The LocalSKIM for Friday, May 28

  • The city of St. Catharines will begin a $1.7 million project that will see an Armour Stone retaining wall constructed on the lakefront in an effort to fight shoreline erosion (Niagara this Week)
  • Niagara reported just 22 new cases of COVID today, marking the lowest number of new cases since March 18 when there were 21 new cases of COVID. (St. Catharines Standard)
  • Dr. Mustafa Hirji said that there are likely multiple cases of the Indian double-mutation of the COVID-19 virus in Niagara and that one dose of the vaccine only offers roughly 30 percent protection, which could pose a threat if it begins to spread during the reopening phase. (Thorold News)