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The LocalSKIM for Friday, September 4

There were 495 people being treated in Ontario’s hospitals on Friday for COVID-19 with 169 of those patients in the ICU. Of the 326 patients being treated outside of the ICU, about 89% are not fully vaccinated. (610 CKTB) For the second straight year, the Labour Day parade and carnival in Merritton has been cancelled […]

Jackfish fall to Barrie; Playoff tickets on sale

The Barrie Baycats scored five runs in the eighth inning and added two runs in the ninth to defeat the Welland Jackfish 10-3 Friday night in Welland. The Jackfish will now play their final home game Saturday at 6:05 p.m. against the first place London Majors before ending the regular season with a game in […]

What’s open and closed for Labour Day with the City of St. Catharines

A number of St. Catharines facilities will be closed on Monday including City Hall, the St. Catharines Enterprise Centre, arenas and sports fields and the Victoria Lawn Cemetery offices. The Port Weller and Russell Avenue Community Centres and Port Dalhousie and West St. Catharines older adult centres will be closed Saturday, Sunday and Monday. Dunlop […]

Police to be out in full force on Tuesday

On Tuesday September 7, the Niagara Regional Police will be out across the Niagara Region in school zones in order to remind drivers and pedestrians of student’s return to school. Beginning at 8:00 a.m., officers and detectives will be reassigned from their daily duties in order to participate in this important initiative, now in its […]