The LocalSKIM for Friday April 30 – Local Skim St. Catharines

Short term rental operators such as Airbnb could face financial penalties and demerit points for failing to comply with the rules. Council will vote on the recommendation on May 10. (St. Catharines Standard)
Niagara Region Council is looking at ways to stop confidential information from getting leaked to the media. Councillors agreed to take another look at a set of recommendations that came from a review of the code of conduct in 2017. (St. Catharines Standard)
Canada is set to receive additional vaccine from Pfizer starting next week. Canada is expected to receive 2 million doses a week from Pfizer alone. (610 CKTB)
Plans to distribute doses of the Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine next week have been delayed after Health Canada discovered some of the doses were manufactured at a Maryland facility that was recently cited for violations that resulted in 15 million U.S bound doses being destroyed. (The Free Press)