The LocalSKIM for Wednesday, September 22
- The First Ontario Performing Arts Centre is supporting a nationwide initiative called #LightUpLive. Hundreds of venues, including the PAC, will light their venues red in support of the thousands of people who are still out of work in the live event industry. (610 CKTB)
- Pathstone’s school on Merrittville Highway in Thorold has been named the Mountainview Centre for Innovative Learning after Mountainview Building Group made a $1M donation to Pathstone. (610 CKTB)
- The price tag for Port Colborne’s cruise ship dock was originally estimated at $2M – $3M but will now cost $5M as the project requires other development such as site clean up, site servicing, landscaping, and creating pathways. (Niagara this Week)
- Dr. Mustafa Hirji said although Ontario’s new vaccine certificate program is considered a temporary measure to control the spread of COVID-19, it will likely remain in place at least until next summer. (St. Catharines Standard)
- Although Niagara has done a good job of keeping the fourth wave of COVID-19 under control, case counts could increase as the cooler weather forces people indoors. The threat of school outbreaks and the Thanksgiving holiday could also bring new risks. (St. Catharines Standard)