Niagara tourism fund launched for tourism operators
A team at Niagara Region is working to provide direct financial support for tourism operators adapting their operations during COVID-19.
Business
Niagara flower growers blooming with optimism into 2021 growing season after pandemic wilt
Growing flowers may not seem like tough business, but as many aspiring pandemic green thumbs can now likely attest, there’s more involved than simply adding a little water and sunlight. As the coronavirus began stifling businesses back in March last year, Arie Koole, owner of Creekside Greenhouses in Jordan Station, recalled it being a time … Read more
Delayed arrival of migrant workers causing worry among some Niagara greenhouse growers
New requirements of air travellers to provide proof of a negative COVID-19 test result before boarding a plane to Canada are proving to be a barrier for temporary foreign workers from Mexico. Announced Dec. 31, the Transport Canada regulations came into effect Jan. 7, leaving some Niagara greenhouse growers worried about if and when much … Read more
Grimsby’s Main Street businesses hope to bounce back in 2021
There is no doubt that 2020 was a challenging year for Main Street businesses, and the storm is not over yet. As 2021 begins, and a provincewide lockdown continues, many local businesses in downtown Grimsby are looking at ways to weather the storm over the coming months, and find ways to get back on their … Read more
Niagara farmers building online presence throughout pandemic
From small local farms to major flower distributors, Niagara’s farm gates are going digital during the pandemic. With the help of up to $5,000 in funding from the provincial-federal Agri-Food Open for E-Business initiative, the pricey burden of tapping into the online marketplace has been made a little lighter for area farmers forced online to … Read more
Lower yields as challenging season comes to close for Niagara corn growers
The end of the year makes for long days as farmers like Jeff Barlow slog away the hours in behemoth combines to get crops off the fields before night consumes day and Christmas arrives. On a recent Tuesday, Barlow’s crew, with two harvesters, two grain buggies and two grain trucks, were tackling some of the … Read more
Ford government to implement province-wide lockdown Christmas Eve
The Ford government will impose a province-wide lockdown starting Christmas Eve, according to media reports Sunday.
Niagara Region headed into the red tier Monday; What that means and what the new rules are
Niagara Region moves out of the orange tier of the Ontario COVID-19 response framework and into red Monday at 12:01 a.m. Here’s what that means and how it will affect daily life.
Where are the COVID-19 infections in West Niagara coming from? It’s a secret
The Niagara Region’s public health unit doesn’t want the public to know precisely how many COVID-19 cases are in each West Niagara community or where the infections are coming from.
Niagara Region administered 35 infractions to businesses
The Niagara Region issued 35 fines to businesses for infractions under provincial COVID-19 emergency regulations.