Niagara regional police urges residents to avoid calling 911 about COVID-19 order violations

Niagara Regional Police Services reminds residents that concerns about COVID-19 emergency order enforcement should be directed towards your municipality’s bylaw office and 911 should not be called in relation to these concerns.

Total cases in Ontario inch towards 100K, as the province reports 1,210 new COVID-19 cases today; Niagara reports 20

Ontario reported 1,210 new COVID-19 cases today, a decrease from yesterday’s report of 1,417. The Niagara Region reports 20 new cases, an increase from yesterday’s report of 16.

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

Ontario reports 1,417 new COVID-19 cases, 32 more deaths; Niagara reports 16, two new deaths

COVID-19 cases in Ontario plus Niagara Region

Ontario reported 1,417 new COVID-19 cases today, an increase from yesterday’s report of 1,249. The Niagara Region reported 16 new cases today, a ten case decrease from yesterday’s report of 26.