Local News Briefs
- Airport Budget – The Niagara District Airport Commission is asking for Niagara Falls to contribute almost $479,000 and St. Catharines to contribute $694,000 to the airport’s 2024 budget. Niagara-on-the-Lake is being asked to contribute $96,000. (Niagara-on-the-Lake Local)
- Automatic Speed Cameras – Welland city council has voted to ask the Niagara Region to review the automated speed cameras after hearing complaints from residents. Drivers are complaining that they are getting multiple tickets from the same camera and that driving slightly about the speed limit triggers a ticket. (The River)
- Regional Budget – The Niagara Region has voted to limit the 2024 waste management budget to a zero per cent increase and to not replenish capital and landfill liability reserves. The decisions were made in an effort to find savings for the taxpayer. (St. Catharines Standard)
- War Protest In Falls – Hundreds of people gathered in Niagara Falls Sunday afternoon to oppose Israel’s military action in Gaza. Speakers at the event are calling for an immediate ceasefire and access to full humanitarian aid. (Niagara this Week)
- NPCA Adds Land – The NPCA has announced they have added 11 conservation areas encompassing almost 2,050 acres to land already committed to a plan to protect 30% of Canada lands and waters by 2030. The additional land nearly doubles the total amount of NPCA property placed under this designation. (St. Catharines Standard)
