Local News Briefs
- Contract Awarded For New Hospital – EllisDon Infrastructure Healthcare has been awarded a fixed-price contract of approximately $3.6 billion to design, build, finance and maintain the new South Niagara Hospital. Construction will begin this summer with occupancy planned for 2028. The 1.3-million-square-foot hospital will be located in Niagara Falls just off the QEW on the corner of Montrose and Biggar roads. (Niagara Health)
- Freezing Rain Warning – The Niagara Region is under a freezing rain warning. Light snow mix with ice pellets will begin late this afternoon and change over to freezing rain this evening. Freezing rain will continue tonight before tapering off early Thursday morning to patchy freezing drizzle. Extensive utility outages and tree damage are likely due to the combination of ice accretion and strong winds. (Weather Network)
- NHL Alumni Play In Niagara Falls – NHL legends, including Jeremy Roenick, Mike Krushelnyski, John LeClair, Wayne Primeau, Wendel Clark, Shayne Corson, Al Iafrate, Rick Vaive, Brad May, Andre Roy, Dave McLlwain, Craig Muni and Darryl Shannon will be playing in the Seventh Annual Celebrity Ice Cup, which is a fundraiser for the Hotel Dieu Shaver Foundation. The NHL legends will play against a team of selected amateur hockey players on Feb 24th at noon at the Gale Centre in Niagara Falls. (InNiagara Region)
- Migrants Numbers Should Level Off – Niagara Falls Mayor Jim Diodati has been told that the number of asylum seekers coming to Niagara Falls should level off this week. The migrants are being redirected from Quebec to Niagara Falls by the federal government and are being housed in local hotels. With 1,700 hotel rooms already booked for migrants, there was concern that the lack of hotel room availability could negatively impact tourist season. (105 The River)
