Red dresses hang in the trees at Niagara’s post-secondary institutions to symbolize missing and murdered Indigenous women

red dresses hang in trees on the Brock University campus

In conjunction with Niagara College, Brock University is hosting a weeklong event to bring attention to the violence that plagues Indigenous women. The REDress Project, originated at University of Winnepeg in 2011 by Métis artist Jamie Black, has since been replicated nationwide. Empty red dresses signify the loss of life of thousands of Indigenous women, … Read more

How will temporary foreign workers be impacted by new travel restrictions?

Toronto Pearson airplane

With new travel restrictions being imposed on travellers entering Canada, many questions have been raised over the impact it might have on migrant workers coming to work on Niagara’s farms and vineyards. In addition to providing proof of a negative test result for COVID-19 prior to boarding a flight to Canada, the federal government recently announced that … Read more

Niagara schools to reopen for in-class learning Monday

back to school

Niagara students along with several schools in Southern Ontario will return to in-class learning Monday, education minister Stephen Lecce said today. “Following the best medical advice, with the clear support of both Ontario’s and the local Medical Officers of Health, we are reopening schools across the province knowing that we have taken additional steps and … Read more