Students in Niagara College’s Community Integration through Co-operative Education (CICE) program are benefiting from a newly developed learning environment designed to strengthen both academic and life skills. The CICE Experiential Learning Lab, located at the Daniel J. Patterson Campus in Niagara-on-the-Lake, was recently dedicated in recognition of a $100,000 contribution from the Ontario Paper Thorold […]
Niagara-on-the-Lake has joined Port Colborne and Thorold in asking the Ford government to slash its council size from eight members to six, plus the Lord Mayor. Normally, city councils can decide to change member composition on their own. However, because this is an election year, such a move would require provincial intervention. Lincoln, for example, […]
Niagara Regional Council has approved a new long-term waste strategy, which sets the direction for waste management in the region for the next 25 years. The framework is meant to guide waste planning for the years 2026 through 2051, with key goals being to improve waste diversification, system efficiency, environmental performance and long-term sustainability. “This […]
Long-time Lincoln Mayor Sandra Easton has decided not to seek re-election in this year’s municipal election. Easton, who is now 81, has served three terms as Lincoln’s mayor. Before serving as mayor, Easton was a Ward 1 Councillor between 1982 and 1988. “Serving as Mayor of Lincoln has been one of the greatest privileges of […]
Families welcoming new life in Niagara now have a new way to celebrate those moments while giving back to local healthcare. The Niagara Health Foundation has launched its new “Baby Wall,” a recognition installation located on the fourth floor of the Women’s & Baby Unit at Marotta Family Hospital. The initiative invites families to commemorate […]
The Ford government has unveiled sweeping new legislation that will change how Niagara Region is governed and will strengthen the power of appointed regional chairs. The Better Regional Governance Act, 2026 was unveiled by Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing Rob Flack on Thursday. The first major change affecting Niagara Region will see the size […]
After rejecting a push to shrink the size of Council in November, Thorold City Council has passed a motion asking the province to shrink the number of Councillors from eight to six, as was proposed by former regional chair Bob Gale shortly before his resignation earlier this month. In a report last November, city staff […]
The province has officially launched a Homeless and Addiction Recovery Treatment (HART) Hub in St. Catharines, part of the Ford government’s overall plan to replace safe injection sites with treatment centres throughout Ontario. Those attending the official ribbon cutting ceremony included Associate Minister of Mental Health and Addictions Vijay Thanigasalam, Niagara West MPP Sam Oosterhoff, […]
A new partnership between Niagara College and Okanagan College is set to broaden access to wine education in two of the country’s most prominent agricultural regions, while laying the groundwork for future collaboration in food, agriculture and tourism programming. The colleges formalized the agreement last week at Niagara College, signing a memorandum of understanding that […]
Port Colborne isn’t waiting around to see who the Ford government picks as the next Niagara Regional Chair before pushing ahead with an agenda to reduce the number of local politicians. Port Colborne is asking the province to authorize a plan to shrink the size of Port Colborne’s city council from its current nine members […]