Ontario Premier Doug Ford and his government announced the most extreme lockdown measures yet since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic today. They include a wide-ranging series of new restrictions that will extend police power and further restrict movements of Ontario residents. Ford said Ontario will extend its stay-at-home order to a total of six … Read more
A 38-year-old man has been charged after police in Niagara Region allege he sexually assaulted a woman in her 80s in the town of Lincoln.
West Lincoln Mayor David Bylsma received a summons yesterday for him to appear in court after attending and speacking at a anti-lockdown rally last weekend.
A Welland woman reported threats from a man armed with a handgun yesterday. It resulted in the arrest of two men in a Grimsby store.
Niagara Catholic announced the following 19 COVID cases at its schools that have been confirmed by Niagara Region Public Health during the spring break.
Niagara Region Public Health has announced new dates for COVID-19 vaccination clinic dates to the provincial booking portal, including two days in Pelham. There are also May dates still available in West Lincoln. It announced today the following clinic dates: April 19-20 – Pelham, Meridian Community Centre Apr. 23-27– Niagara Falls, MacBain Community Centre Apr. … Read more
Parents of students at Lakeview Public School in Grimsby have been advised that a COVID-19 case has been detected at the school. In a letter emailed to parents Tuesday, school principal Bob Blake said: “I wanted to let you know that Niagara Region Public Health (NRPH) has advised us that an individual at Lakeview Public … Read more
The fallout for West Lincoln Mayor Dave Bylsma continued today after he took part in a demonstration on the weekend where he appeared without a mask and spoke against public health measures to control the pandemic.
The Ford government is moving Ontario elementary and secondary schools to remote learning following the April break.
