Local News Briefs

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  • Major Investment In GM Plant – The St. Catharines General Motors plant will become the first Detroit Three facility in Canada to produce electric vehicle propulsion systems. The investment is expected to support around 500 jobs at the St. Catharines facility and enable the production of more than 400,000 EV drive units a year. (Unifor, GM Canada)
  • Niagara Falls To Host Major Curling Event – Niagara Falls will be hosting the world’s top men’s and women’s curling teams Oct. 17-22 at the Gale Centre. The Hearing Life Tour Challenge is the largest event of the 2023-24 Pinty’s Grand Slam of Curling Season and will feature 64 teams in a two-tier challenge broadcasted by Sportsnet. (Niagara Falls Review)
  • Freezing Rain Warning – Niagara in under a Winter Storm Watch as prolonged period of freezing rain leading to significant ice build up in some areas is expected late Wednesday and into Thursday. Precipitation may begin as snow or ice pellets before changing to freezing rain late Wednesday. (Weather Network)
  • Library Ends Overdue Fees – Beginning today, the St. Catharines Public Library will no longer charge late fees to its members. The library decided to end late fees for all members after overdue fees were dropped for children and seniors in May 2021 but the majority of items were still returned on time. (InNiagara Region)
  • Steve Miller Band Comes To Niagara – The Steve Miller Band will be playing at the OLG Stage at Fallsview Casino on Friday July 8.  On August 19, Country star Kane Brown will also perform at the OLG Stage at Fallsview Casino. Tickets for both shows go on sale Friday, February 24 at 10 a.m. (Giant FM)
  • Welland Condos Collapse – The Ontario Ministry of Labour is investigating a partial collapse of the Upper Vista Welland Condominiums that are under construction in Welland. The incident took place Saturday evening and is described as a “pancake-style” collapse, with the concrete slabs falling straight down. There were no reports of injuries. (Welland Tribune)
  • IceDogs Play 1000th Game – On Sunday, the Niagara IceDogs played their 1000th game since moving to St. Catharines from Mississauga in 2007. The IceDogs defeated the Sudbury Wolves 6-2, earning just their 11th win of the season. On Monday, the IceDogs lost 10-7 to the Oshawa Generals in Oshawa. (BP Sports)