Ontario reports 1,670 new COVID-19 cases; Niagara reports 104
Ontario reports 1,670 COVID-19 new cases with 49 new deaths. Niagara Region reports 104 cases with five deaths.
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‘Extremely disappointing’: Niagara big-box store blitz turns up compliance issues
Niagara Region big-box stores were pulled into the province’s enforcement blitz this past weekend.
DSBN Kindergarten registration is open
The District School Board of Niagara says it has opened Kindergarten registration for the fall using an online process. Parents can register their children for Kindergarten at the DSBN at this link: dsbn.org/kindergarten. The deadline is Feb. 28 for the …
Ontario reports 1,740 new COVID-19 cases; Niagara reports 93
Ontario reports 1,740 COVID-19 new cases with 63 new deaths. Niagara Region reports 93 with eight new deaths.
How many tickets have been issued for violating emergency orders in Niagara?
What enforcement action has been like since the start of the COBID-19 pandemic in Niagara communities.
Greenhouses keeping fresh food local during winters in Niagara
It may be getting colder out, but stepping inside Rita Pintea’s greenhouse offers a balmy escape from the chill.
District School Board of Niagara files $4.2M lawsuit against former CIO, associates
The District School Board of Niagara has filed a $4.2-million lawsuit against its former chief information officer, his wife and several of his associates — including another former school board employee.
“It was nail-biting but we did it”: Canadian shows didn’t let COVID derail production
While some TV shows affected by lockdowns last March were able to resume production in the summer and air in the fall, many were held up by restrictions, a lack of COVID-19 insurance, and the development of expensive health and safety protocols with officials and unions.
Five big lessons experts say Canada should learn from COVID-19
In light of the COVID-19 pandemic, The Canadian Press interviewed a group of leading Canadian experts in disease control and epidemiology and asked them what should be done to reduce the harms the next time a germ with similar destructive potential emerges. Here are the five most important lessons they offered.
New low-cost cremation service that can be requested at click of a button
Eirene.ca, a low-cost cremation services company has expanded into the Niagara region.