Ontario government invests $2M in Beamsville company

Cleanworks announcement

The Ontario government is investing $2 million through the Ontario Together program in a local Beamsville company. The recipient Clean Works Medical and Pure Life Machinery make a product that has its origin in cleaning fruit and vegetables. It has …

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Federal government’s COVID tracker app hits 1-million downloads

COVID Alert app screens

The COVID Alert app, a new tool in the fight against COVID-19 infections created by the federal government has been downloaded more than one million times since its launch Friday. The app is designed to alert the user if they …

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Five new COVID-19 cases in Niagara, as masks become mandatory

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Niagara Region Public Health reported Friday five new cases of COVID-19. That’s on the same day a mandatory temporary mask bylaw is enacted in communities in the region. The bylaw came into force at 12:01 am today (Friday, July 31) …

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Back to school plan in Niagara emerges, with masks and co-horts for high schoolers

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The Ontario government’s back to school plan has younger students returning to traditional classroom sizes with enhanced health and safety rules, while Niagara high school students will attend classes with only 15 students under what’s being called an “adaptive model”.

$9-million CEAP fund available to catch up on energy bills

Power lines CEAP

The government of Ontario has committed nine million dollars towards a payment assistance plan intended to aid Ontario residents that may be struggling to pay energy bills during the pandemic. The COVID-19 Energy Assistance Plan (CEAP) is offered through electricity …

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Blood donation centres reopening in Grimsby, Lincoln and West Lincoln with immediate need for donors

Grimsby residents Debbie Gifford and Jeff Gifford donate blood at the St. Catharines blood donor clinic

Canadian Blood Services has an immediate need for donated blood as COVID-19 cases drop and the region gets back to business. “There is an immediate need for blood as demand is rising fast as hospitals resume procedures that were put …

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