West Niagara is a little less peachy this year
Pick your own peach events are limited in West Niagara this August due to a combination of strict COVID-19 safety measures and bad weather.
Beamsville / Lincoln
Police raid on illegal Jordan Station cannabis grow-op seizes $42-million in cash, drugs and valuables
An OPP-led police raid on an illegal cannabis grow operation in Jordan Station was part of a 12-month, multi-agency collaboration last Thursday that seized $42 million in drugs, guns, vehicles, cash and jewelry. The raid, dubbed Project Woolwich, was the result of a year-log multi-agency investigation led by the OPP. The illegal activity was uncovered … Read more
Ontario COVID-19 emergency orders extended into September
The Ontario government will be extending emergency orders under the Reopening Ontario (A Flexible Response to COVID-19) Acts, 2020 (ROA) until September.
Beamsville firefighters respond to downtown fuel spill
A fuel spill from an unknown truck disrupted traffic Thursday morning in downtown Beamsville
Lincoln’s Rob Foster re-elected to the AMO Board of Directors
Lincoln Regional Councillor Rob Foster has bee re-elected to the board of the Association of the Municipalities of Ontario.
New office space facility is a boon to Grimsby’s downtown strip
Goodbye Home Hardware, hello entrepreneurs. Boone Dog Office Spaces, a new business on the iconic Grimsby downtown strip, is opening in place of the shuttered hardware store.
Still time to apply for back-to-school financial assistance from Ontario government
The province of Ontario is offering a one-time support payment to families with children going back to school this fall.
What’s on in the Bench: Aug. 21 -23
Here is what’s on for the weekend of Aug. 21 to Aug. 23, 2020. Listed below are public events planned in Grimsby, Beamsville, Smithville, Jordan Station, Vineland and area.
Lincoln skatepark and pump track to open in September
Lincoln’s new skatepark and pump track project is nearing completion and is expected to open next month.
Lincoln seeks mural artist for Beamsville beautification project
The Beamsville Business Improvement Area is seeking a local artist or collective to help beautify two public alleyways in downtown Beamsville. The project, which is part of the Downtown Bench Beautification Project, is seeking applications from mural artists, who must be residents of Lincoln, by the end of this week. The search for talent was … Read more