Ontario reports 2,336 new COVID-19 cases; Niagara Region reports 65
Ontario reports 2,336 new COVID-19 cases with 10 new deaths. Niagara Region reports 55 cases with no new deaths.
Grimsby
Niagara COVID-19 vaccination clinics expanded, include two dates in Grimsby
New Niagara Region vaccine clinic dates have been added in April, including two new dates in Grimsby.
Grimsby council refers whistleblower policy back to staff
Grimsby council referred a report, regarding a whistleblower policy for town staff employees, back to staff at the committee of the whole meeting on March 22.
Ontario’s delayed school break on shaky ground amid surging COVID-19 cases
Ontario’s students and teachers have been holding out for their delayed March break since it was deferred six weeks ago amid what was then considered a dangerously high rate of COVID-19 spread. Those numbers are much higher now and that break is in question. “I don’t want to predict two weeks out, but we’ll be out here … Read more
Niagara police to target muffler violations starting Thursday
The Niagara Regional Police Service said will be ticketing vehicles with illegal mufflers that produce excess noise and smoke in a new policing campaign that starts Thursday.
2 Teens shot with BB gun in St. Catharines park
Two teens sitting were shot with a BB gun by an occupant of an SUV in a St. Catharines park last Thursday evening, Niagara police reported Monday. A police news release said that four male teens, ages 17 to 18, were sitting on play equipment at Joe McCaffery Park at 61 Vansickle Road in St. … Read more
Ontario reports 4,901 new COVID-19 cases over the weekend; Niagara Region reports 131
Ontario reported 2,094 new COVID-19 cases on Monday and 4,901 cases over the weekend. There were 40 new cases today and 131 over the weekend in the Niagara Region.
West Niagara COVID-19 vaccination clinics start Saturday in Grimsby
Niagara Region Public Health is holding a vaccination clinic today in Grimsby, however it is fully booked. But more West Niagara clinics will be held across West Niagara this week. The Grimsby clinic is open from 9:30 am to 6 pm Saturday and Sunday at the Niagara West YMCA at 325 Main St. East in … Read more
Niagara Regional Council extends face-covering by-law
Niagara Regional Council voted Thursday to extend Niagara’s temporary face-covering by-law, which was set to expire on April 1, 2021. The by-law requires masks in all enclosed public spaces in Niagara and aligns with orders issued by the province under the Reopening Ontario Act. The by-law will automatically expire when provincial requirements are no longer … Read more
COVID-19 outbreak declared at Brock University
Niagara Region Public Health has declared a COVID-19 outbreak in student residences at Brock University. There are currently 12 cases that are part of this outbreak, it said in a news release Friday. After learning the number of individuals testing positive for COVID-19 went from one on Wednesday, March 24 to 10 on Thursday, Brock University … Read more