The LocalSKIM for Wednesday, August 25

  • According to CBC, the body found in Lake Ontario on Tuesday is that of Steve Nkusi, who went missing in the water on Saturday at Sunset Beach in St. Catharines. (CBC News)
  • After being forced to host virtual only events last year, the In The Soil Multiple (p)Arts festival is back live and will run from August 27 to August 29 in downtown St. Catharines. (Thorold News)
  • The majority of Niagara’s new COVID-19 cases are from unvaccinated residents as partly vaccinated people were about four times more likely to get COVID-19 over the last four weeks and unvaccinated people were eight times more likely to get the virus. (St. Catharines Standard)