The new Foyer Richelieu Welland, a Francophone long-term care home, has officially opened in Welland, adding 128 modern long-term care beds to the Welland community. The redeveloped Foyer Richelieu Welland home will offer 66 new and 62 upgraded beds and is officially accepting its first residents. The new building is designed around four resident home […]
St. Catharines Mayor Mat Siscoe has released his proposed 2026 budget, which includes a number of changes to city staff’s proposed budget to reduce the overall property tax burden for residents. City staff were proposing an overall budget of $127.2 million for 2026. Siscoe made a number of changes to the budget, including funding a […]
A Niagara family known for its philanthropy and innovation is making a major investment in the region’s healthcare future. The Haj-Ahmad Family Foundation has donated $500,000 to Niagara College’s Together campaign, supporting the construction of the College’s new Healthcare Education building at the Welland Campus — a 75,000-square-foot facility that will expand teaching, learning, and […]
Residents of the Town of Niagara-on-the-Lake can expect a much smaller property tax increase for 2026 than in recent years. Following a 6.74 per cent increase in 2024 and a 7.34 increase in 2025, residents could be forgiven for expecting more bad news from the 2026 budget process. However, staff and Lord Mayor Gary Zalepa […]
The Government of Ontario plans to appoint a new Niagara Regional Chair following the death of former chair Jim Bradley rather than allow the position to continue to rotate among Regional Councillors until next year’s municipal elections. In a letter to Anne-Marie Norio, Regional Clerk for the Regional Municipality of Niagara, Minister of Municipal Affairs […]
As crime and community safety continue to be top of mind for Canadians from coast to coast according to many recent polls, the Niagara Regional Police is seeking a significant increase to its budget for the 2026 fiscal year. When the Police Services Board met last week, Niagara Regional Police Chief Bill Fordy presented a […]
Last spring, the Ford government tabled Bill 33, officially known as the Supporting Children and Students Act, 2025. The Bill has generated a lot of controversy. After a raft of recent school board trustee expense scandals, Education Minister Paul Calandra has tabled Bill 33 to try to, at least in part, rein in excesses at […]
The 2026 budget process has officially kicked off in the City of St. Catharines. With Mayor Mat Siscoe poised to present his budget later this month under the strong-mayor powers given to him by the province, city staff laid out a first draft of their proposed operating budget for next year. The budget will largely […]
Last Friday, MP Chris Bittle, Acting Regional Chair Pat Chiocchio, Niagara Falls Mayor Jim Diodati, and other transit representatives unveiled the newly renovated interior of the Niagara Falls Train Station. The renovations are valued at $4.4 million, with the stated goal of transforming Niagara Falls’ historic train station and its surroundings into a modern transit […]
Rents in Niagara Falls, St. Catharines, and Welland all fell in September, as rents across Canada fell to a two-year low. That’s all according to a new Rentals.ca report. Overall Canadian rents fell by 3.2 per cent in September compared to a year prior. The monthly Rentals.ca National Rent Report includes 60 cities across Canada […]