Kim McQuhae of Gryphon Ridge Highlands is a rare breed among Niagara’s farmers. In Niagara-on-the-Lake, on 10 acres of land sandwiched between lucrative vineyards, McQuhae is breeding hardy, rustic bulls and cows hailing from the Scottish Highlands.
The daughter of an 82-year-old St. Catharines resident and veteran of the Royal Canadian Navy has some lingering concerns after her father, Johnson Mont, narrowly missed out on receiving a COVID-19 vaccination this past January.
Grimsby Mayor Jeff Jordan is set to pay the town back as a result of a breach of conduct committed in July 2020. Town councillors voted to have the mayor pay the $1,302.62 assessed cost of the breach by the town’s clerk, at a committee of the whole meeting Feb 16. The designated amount is … Read more
Ontario reports 1,138 COVID-19 new cases with 23 new deaths. Niagara Region reports 12 cases with one new death.
Most of the Niagara community mayors are supportive of the move to the red tier of the province’s framework, anticipated Monday. That is with the exception of the mayor of Niagara-on-the-Lake.
Ontario reports 1,054 COVID-19 new cases with nine new deaths. Niagara Region reports 13 cases with no new deaths.
Two students at Twenty Valley Public School in Lincoln tested postive for COVID-19 in the last two weeks, according to a provincial government website. The students are among 10 people in Niagara Region schools that have been counted as new COVID-19 cases by the province. Niagara Catholic School Board also issued an alert Tuesday evening … Read more
Grimsby council recently narrowed down the options on the table, voting in favour of considering three to eight wards, seven to nine councillors and keeping an election by ward voting system.
Grimsby council unanimously threw its support behind the inclusion of a theatre at the new soon-to-be-built West Niagara Secondary School (WNSS). Though there is no financial commitment, council voted in favour following a presentation by Friends of the Arts in West Niagara who are embarking on a $2.6-million fundraising campaign for the theatre. Matt Miller, principal … Read more
Ontario reports 975 COVID-19 new cases with 12 new deaths. Niagara Region reports 23 cases with three new deaths.