Ontario pushes back first-dose completion date due to vaccine delays
COVID-19 vaccine delays have caused the Ontario government to push back the first dose completion date from Feb. 5 to Feb 10.
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‘Expect a visit’: Niagara’s farms under scrutiny in COVID-19 enforcement blitz
Niagara’s agricultural and farming operations have been put on notice. Ontario labour minister, Monte McNaughton, recently said the region’s agriculture sector “can expect a visit” from ministry inspectors. “We’re proactively going to farms, greenhouses and other locations where agricultural workers work, with a specific focus on operations employing temporary foreign workers,” the minister said in … Read more
Ontario reports 745 new COVID-19 cases; Niagara reports 34
Ontario reports 745 COVID-19 new cases with 34 new deaths. Niagara Region reports 34 cases with eight new deaths.
New West Niagara hospital gets more funding and is on track to break ground next year
The Ontario government is making an additional investment of over $15 million to support the planning and design of West Lincoln Memorial Hospital in Grimsby this year, with construction expected to start in 2022. The project is entering Stage 3, which is a further definition of specifications for the hospital before it goes to design … Read more
Drive-through food giveaway in Wainfleet meets community need, at a distance
An hour-and-a-half before the food giveaway was scheduled to begin, cars had already begun to line up at the Wainfleet BIC Church this past Saturday. Open Arms Mission of Welland, who paired up with the church, had around 1,500 pounds of donated food to giveaway at their first drive-through event, dubbed a “mobile food pop-up.” … Read more
Sledding boy killed by truck in Lincoln
A snowsledding boy who was struck by a truck in Lincoln yesterday has died.
Ontario reports 1,969 COVID-19 cases Monday; Niagara Region cases also dropping
Ontario reported 1,969 new COVID-19 cases on Monday and 3,911 cases over the weekend. There were 57 new cases today and 147 over the weekend in the Niagara Region.
Schools in four more Ontario public health units to reopen for in-person learning
TORONTO — Schools in four more public health units in southern Ontario will reopen for in-person learning on Monday, but students in several other regions will continue to learn online.
Sisters tap generations of home cooking to survive the pandemic
Jenny and Clarissa Vasquez spent most of last year honing their techniques and recipes for a pop-up tamale business, blending influences from Mexico and Guatemala, where their parents were born.