As COVID-19 took out businesses, Nolaa Granolaa opened

Melissa Woodworth owner of Nolaa Granolaa in Grimsby

Opening a new store is never easy, especially during a worldwide pandemic, but COVID-19 didn’t stop Melissa Woodworth from opening Nolaa Granolaa in Grimsby. At a time when as many as four businesses have shuttered on Grimsby’s main drag, Woodworth opened her ketogenic food store simply because an opportunity presented itself. She shares an industrial … Read more

Ontario government invests $2M in Beamsville company

Cleanworks announcement

The Ontario government is investing $2 million through the Ontario Together program in a local Beamsville company. The recipient Clean Works Medical and Pure Life Machinery make a product that has its origin in cleaning fruit and vegetables. It has been adapted to clean surfaces to eliminate 99.9% of pathogens, such as the novel coronavirus, … Read more

Federal government’s COVID tracker app hits 1-million downloads

COVID Alert app screens

The COVID Alert app, a new tool in the fight against COVID-19 infections created by the federal government has been downloaded more than one million times since its launch Friday. The app is designed to alert the user if they have been exposed to people who have tested positive for COVID-19. The app, available for … Read more

Five new COVID-19 cases in Niagara, as masks become mandatory

woman in mask

Niagara Region Public Health reported Friday five new cases of COVID-19. That’s on the same day a mandatory temporary mask bylaw is enacted in communities in the region. The bylaw came into force at 12:01 am today (Friday, July 31) and is enacted until Oct. 31 2020. (See more info on mask bylaw.) To date, … Read more