Local News Briefs
- Deficit For Shaw Festival – Shaw Festival finished the 2023 season with a record deficit of $5.7 million. Rising costs, inflation, the ending of government funding and lower than anticipated ticket sales led to the deficit. (Niagara-on-the-Lake Local)
- City Gets Housing Funding – St. Catharines will receive more than $2.35 million from the province for reaching its housing target. The province is rewarding municipalities that make significant progress against their housing targets by providing funds for housing and community enabling infrastructure. (CKTB)
- Crystal Beach Shooting – Police are saying that a dispute regarding taking aluminum cans from residential blue boxes resulted in two people being shot Monday morning in Crystal Beach. Police believe the suspect was collecting recyclables and got into an argument with a male who was also collecting recyclables. (St. Catharines Standard)
- Free River Lions Tickets – Registered charities, local non-profits and youth sport organizations are invited to apply to the Meridian Centre Community Use Program. Successful organizations will receive 12 River Lions home game tickets to access the City’s suite at the Meridian Centre. Full program details can be found at stcatharines.ca/CommunityUseProgram. (City of St. Catharines)