THE RIDING: Niagara West is a large, sprawling riding with an interesting mix of rural and urban areas. It includes Grimsby, Lincoln, West Lincoln, Pelham, Wainfleet and parts of St. Catharines, meaning it has a mixture of large towns, smaller villages and lots of farmland. It is the largest riding in Niagara in terms of … Read more
Grimsby Mayor Jeff Jordan is set to pay the town back as a result of a breach of conduct committed in July 2020. Town councillors voted to have the mayor pay the $1,302.62 assessed cost of the breach by the town’s clerk, at a committee of the whole meeting Feb 16. The designated amount is … Read more
Most of the Niagara community mayors are supportive of the move to the red tier of the province’s framework, anticipated Monday. That is with the exception of the mayor of Niagara-on-the-Lake.
After an investigation into an integrity commissioner complaint filed by a Grimsby councillor against Mayor Jeff Jordan suggested no corrective action be taken, council voted to further the investigation. At the Feb. 1 committee of the whole meeting, council along with the town’s integrity commissioner Charles Harnick discussed a complaint filed against Jordan by Coun. … Read more
Lincoln’s Chief Administrative Officer Mike Kirkopoulos has been appointed to the Niagara Region’s vaccine task force.
Volunteers were out again last weekend cleaning up the iconic Forty Mile Creek in Grimsby. But it was more of a call to action than a group activity thanks to the COVID-19 lockdown.
In the last week, West Lincoln COVID-19 cases have grown to 35.4 cases per 10,000 residents making the township the leader in active cases in the Niagara Region. Calculated against the township’s population of approximately 14,500 residents, the infection rate suggest 51 active cases in the area. Mayor Dave Bylsma said in a statement: “I … Read more
Sammy Jackson was hoping 2020 would be a year full of shows and festivals to promote the release of her sophomore EP. Instead, the music went quiet. Like many artists and musicians, the ongoing pandemic put a road block in front of Jackson’s career goals, but the St. Catharines-based jazz singer said she made the … Read more
Niagara communities will be receiving shipments of the COVID-19 vaccines early next week, with more each week thereafter, said Niagara West MPP Sam Oosterhoff. In a press advisory, Oosterhoff said: “Many in Niagara have raised the urgent need for COVID-19 vaccine in our region. I have spoken with Premier Ford, the Ministry of Health, and the … Read more
Niagara Region has seen two spikes in its COVID-19 death toll in recent days and the people who are dying are residents of retirement and long care facilities, said the region’s acting medical officer. Through the fall, the death toll was holding at around 99. However, over the Christmas weekend, Niagara Region Public Health reported … Read more