Lincoln’s new rainbow benches celebrate diversity
Rainbow benches are being installed across Lincoln as symbols of diversity and inclusion in the community.
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21 people on latest Niagara DUI offence list
Twenty one people have been named on the latest Niagara police list of drinking and driving offences for the period of March 15-21.
Brock’s acting vice-provost of Indigenous engagement experiences online attacks
A Brock University senate advisory committee is calling on the school to file a complaint over alleged online harassment directed at acting vice-provost of Indigenous engagement Robyn Bourgeois.
Ontario discloses public employee salaries over $100K for 2020
The Ontario government has disclosed 2020 salaries for all public employees that earn $100,000 or more in the province.
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.
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.