Regional Council urges medical officer to drop restaurant-killing COVID-19 order

Dr. Hirj

Niagara Regional Council passed a motion unanimously Wednesday night to recommend that the region’s acting medical officer amend his controversial medical order, that the restaurant industry says if left as is would decimate its ranks. The four-part motion is a recommendation from Council that primarily urges acting medical director Dr. Mustafa Hirji to remove a … Read more

Streaming Video: Emergency Meeting of Niagara Regional Council about Dr Hirji’s Section 22 Order

Niagara Regional Chair Jim Bradley and Acting Medical Officer Dr. Mustafa Hirji

The Niagara Regional Council Emergency Meeting to address Dr. Mustafa Hirji’s Section 22 order that targets restaurants in the region starts at 4:30 p.m. Mark Wood, founder of the food service alliance Niagara Restaurants United, will speak. He owns three pubs in the Region including Grimsby’s The Forty Public House, as well as the Grantham … Read more