Local
Welland City Council received a report last week outlining exactly how much councillors cost municipal taxpayers in 2024.
The grand total was $591,386.
That total includes salaries, conference expenses, benefits, pension contributions, employer health tax, mileage for meetings, and cell phone and data usage.
Mayor Frank Campion rang up the biggest bill for taxpayers. His salary was $78,077 and the grand total of his compensation was $117,511. Campion also racked up $1,896 in mileage expenses for meetings and had a car allowance of $4,800.
Local
Vince Kerrio previously served on Council from 1997 until 2022.
Vince Kerrio, a former Niagara Falls City Councillor, returned to the Council chambers last week after being asked to fill a vacant,,,
Sports
For the first time since 2019 the Niagara IceDogs will compete in the Ontario Hockey League (OHL) postseason.
The seventh ranked IceDogs will play the second seeded Barrie Colts…
National
As the 2025 federal election campaign is now well underway, marking the beginning of a five-week sprint toward an April 28 vote.
Provincial
Ontario Premier Doug Ford has once again appointed the largest Cabinet in Ontario’s history.
Ford beat his own record in appointing 37 members to his new Cabinet, which will oversee his government’s agenda as it begins its third term.
National
Last week several senior CEOs in the oil and gas industry, including some distribution companies, penned a letter to all national party leaders.
Provincial
After his historic win of a third majority government, Ontario Premier Doug Ford’s unveiling of his new cabinet was a bit anti-climatic.
The ceremony took place at the Royal Ontario Museum…
