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.

Regional Chair says Council is seeking solutions to help Niagara restaurants in crisis over medical officer’s order

Niagara Regional Chair Jim Bradley and Acting Medical Officer Dr. Mustafa Hirji

Niagara Regional Chair Jim Bradley issued a statement this afternoon on the controversial medical order issued by the Region’s acting medical officer that has restaurant owners and workers fearing for their business and jobs.

Bradley issues cryptic message on investigation triggered by whistleblower

Niagara Regional Chair Jim Bradley

Niagara Region Chair Jim Bradley issued a statement late Tuesday night with regard to “an ongoing whistleblower investigation” that may be related to a controversial bio-solids contract. The statement was issued unusually late Tuesday night, significantly beyond business hours, at 10:30 p.m. In the statement, Bradley said: “In the interest of full transparency and openness, … Read more