Lincoln water web portal to launch in April
The Town of Lincoln is launching the WaterSmart Customer Portal, a web-based tool for residents and businesses.
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Ontario reports 1,745 new COVID-19 cases; Niagara Region reports 48
Ontario reports 1,745 new COVID-19 cases with 10 new deaths. Niagara Region reports 48 cases with no new deaths.
Ontario’s long term care funding will add 288 beds in the Niagara region
Ontario plans to spend $933 million to create more beds — including 288 in the Niagara region — in long-term care and upgrade facilities in the sector that’s been devastated during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Public health declares COVID-19 outbreak at Thorold school
Niagara Catholic District School Board has announced Niagara Region Public Health has formally declared a COVID-19 outbreak at St. Charles Catholic Elementary School in Thorold.
‘Weight of the world’ lifted as City of Welland backs off farmland expropriation
Last summer, the ticking lull of a grandfather clock inside of Marsha Rempel’s Welland farmhouse became a tone of foreboding, counting down the remaining seconds of Rempel’s time on her family’s farmland.
Niagara agricultural association announces award winners
The Niagara Peninsula Fruit and Vegetable Growers’ Association (NPF&VGA) is recognizing the efforts of two organizations responsible for orchestrating the transportation of foreign migrant workers to the region’s greenhouses, orchards and vineyards during a year of challenges.
Ontario reports 1,553 new COVID-19 cases; Niagara Region reports 22
Ontario reports 1,553 new COVID-19 cases with 15 new deaths. Niagara Region reports 22 cases with no new deaths.
1,500 Niagara teachers vaccinated to keep special-ed students in class
Niagara Region Public Health and Niagara Health have vaccinated approximately 1,500 educators who directly support students with special needs.
Feds and province spend $330K to boost horticulture research in Vineland
The provincial and federal government are spending $330,000 to support research projects that increase capacity and productivity in the horticultural sector at the Vineland Research and Innovation Centre (VRIC).
Seven people on latest Niagara DUI offence list
11 people are on the newly issued Niagara police list of drinking and driving offences for the period of Feb. 22 to Feb. 28.