Back to school plan in Niagara emerges, with masks and co-horts for high schoolers

high school student wearing a mask

The Ontario government’s back to school plan has younger students returning to traditional classroom sizes with enhanced health and safety rules, while Niagara high school students will attend classes with only 15 students under what’s being called an “adaptive model”.

$9-million CEAP fund available to catch up on energy bills

Power lines CEAP

The government of Ontario has committed nine million dollars towards a payment assistance plan intended to aid Ontario residents that may be struggling to pay energy bills during the pandemic. The COVID-19 Energy Assistance Plan (CEAP) is offered through electricity …

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Blood donation centres reopening in Grimsby, Lincoln and West Lincoln with immediate need for donors

Grimsby residents Debbie Gifford and Jeff Gifford donate blood at the St. Catharines blood donor clinic

Canadian Blood Services has an immediate need for donated blood as COVID-19 cases drop and the region gets back to business. “There is an immediate need for blood as demand is rising fast as hospitals resume procedures that were put …

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Niagara Police names 7 people charged with DUI offenses in last 2 weeks of July

Niagara DUI charges

The Niagara Regional Police Service has reported 7 names of people charged with an alleged criminal impaired driving offense in the Niagara Region for the period July 20 to July 26, 2020.

News cases of COVID-19 in Ontario still dropping with 111 reported Tuesday

Ontario COVID-19 cases decreasing

Ontario Health Minister reported 111 new cases of COVID-19 on Tuesday morning. Twenty-seven of 34 Public Health Units reported five or fewer cases. That’s eight less than yesterday when 119 new infections were logged. Today marked the forth day in a row …

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