Ontario COVID-19 emergency orders extended into September
The Ontario government will be extending emergency orders under the Reopening Ontario (A Flexible Response to COVID-19) Acts, 2020 (ROA) until September.
Beamsville / Lincoln
Beamsville firefighters respond to downtown fuel spill
A fuel spill from an unknown truck disrupted traffic Thursday morning in downtown Beamsville
Lincoln’s Rob Foster re-elected to the AMO Board of Directors
Lincoln Regional Councillor Rob Foster has bee re-elected to the board of the Association of the Municipalities of Ontario.
New office space facility is a boon to Grimsby’s downtown strip
Goodbye Home Hardware, hello entrepreneurs. Boone Dog Office Spaces, a new business on the iconic Grimsby downtown strip, is opening in place of the shuttered hardware store.
Still time to apply for back-to-school financial assistance from Ontario government
The province of Ontario is offering a one-time support payment to families with children going back to school this fall.
What’s on in the Bench: Aug. 21 -23
Here is what’s on for the weekend of Aug. 21 to Aug. 23, 2020. Listed below are public events planned in Grimsby, Beamsville, Smithville, Jordan Station, Vineland and area.
Lincoln skatepark and pump track to open in September
Lincoln’s new skatepark and pump track project is nearing completion and is expected to open next month.
Lincoln seeks mural artist for Beamsville beautification project
The Beamsville Business Improvement Area is seeking a local artist or collective to help beautify two public alleyways in downtown Beamsville. The project, which is part of the Downtown Bench Beautification Project, is seeking applications from mural artists, who must be residents of Lincoln, by the end of this week. The search for talent was … Read more
Ontario uptick: 125 new COVID-19 cases, yet no new cases in Niagara Region
Ontario has reported 125 cases of COVID-19 today and four new deaths. That’s a dramatic uptick over recent daily reports which have largely been below 100 cases per day. The new daily report is the highest number of new daily infections in a month. The new cases are localized infections: 17 cases in Peel, 27 … Read more
First ride: New on-demand transit vans are an affordable, easy, and safe way to travel locally
Safe, affordable, and easy. That’s the experience you can expect when you take NRT OnDemand’s new ride-share service in West Niagara. Niagara Region Transit launched its new on-demand transit service and Niagara Info tested it to give residents the inside scoop. The service is called NRT OnDemand, works in a similar way as other popular ride apps, such as Uber … Read more