The Niagara Peninsula Fruit and Vegetable Growers’ Association (NPF&VGA) is recognizing the efforts of two organizations responsible for orchestrating the transportation of foreign migrant workers to the region’s greenhouses, orchards and vineyards during a year of challenges.
Ontario reports 1,553 new COVID-19 cases with 15 new deaths. Niagara Region reports 22 cases with no new deaths.
Niagara Region Public Health and Niagara Health have vaccinated approximately 1,500 educators who directly support students with special needs.
The provincial and federal government are spending $330,000 to support research projects that increase capacity and productivity in the horticultural sector at the Vineland Research and Innovation Centre (VRIC).
11 people are on the newly issued Niagara police list of drinking and driving offences for the period of Feb. 22 to Feb. 28.
Ontario reports 1,508 new COVID-19 cases with 14 new deaths. Niagara Region reports 48 cases with no new deaths.
Ontario reports 1,074 new COVID-19 cases with 11 new deaths. Niagara Region reports 51 cases with no new deaths.
Niagara West MPP Sam Oosterhoff has confirmed he will be headlining an anti-abortion event titled “Gen Z: Challenging Abortion in Politics” for a student-run university group that has compared abortion to the Holocaust.
As the Niagara region moves into the province’s red level of its COVID-19 reopening framework, fitness instructors who moved their businesses online reflect upon the year passed and look toward the future.
