Local News Briefs
- City’s Bylaw Challenged – An Ottawa-based pro-life organization is taking the City of St. Catharines to court over a bylaw that bans the delivery of photos of fetuses to homes without warning labels. The group is arguing that the bylaw is illegal, violates the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms and should be declared invalid. (St. Catharines Standard)
- Fire Victim Dies – The man who was rescued by firefighters from a burning Port Colborne triplex died yesterday in hospital. The fire remains under investigation. (CKTB)
- NOTL Patio Program Extended – Niagara-on-the-Lake has extended its current temporary patio bylaw until 2025 while staff creates a permanent patio program. The tempoary program was introduced in 2020 as a result of the COVID pandemic. (Niagara-on-the-Lake Local)
- Museum Wants New Home – The Thorold Museum has applied for a $6.3 million grant to convert the retired Fire Station 1 on Towpath St. into a new home for the museum. The museum has taken over the lease of the Canadian Corps Museum on Carleton St. and will operate out of that location temporarily. (Thorold Today)
- Object Sighted In Sky – A shining object falling from the sky was reported by many people in West Niagara around 6:48pm last night. Some witnesses believe it may have been a meteor. (CKTB)