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Vaccination pop up clinic coming to Performing Arts Centre

Residents who need a first or second dose of a COVID-19 vaccine are invited to pop in to an upcoming Niagara Region Public Health clinic at the FirstOntario Performing Arts Centre in downtown St. Catharines. The clinics will take place Saturday, Aug. 28 from noon to 8:45 p.m. and Sunday, Aug. 29 from 10 a.m. to […]

The LocalSKIM for Monday, August 24

The search for a missing man who jumped off a boat Saturday night near the shore of Sunset Beach and disappeared under the water continued today. (610 CKTB) Dr. Mustafa Hirji says Niagara may soon start to see the impact of the Delta variant on our hospital system as COVID-19 admissions are slowly increasing and […]

River Lions lose in league finals

The Edmonton Stingers became the first repeat champions of the Canadian Elite Basketball League (CEBL) with a convincing 101-65 win over the Niagara River Lions in front of 2,710 fans at the Expo Centre in Edmonton. Phil Scrubb led all River Lions players with 17 points, six assists, and three steals while Tommy Scrubb finished with 15 […]

Niagara Region taking proactive steps to protect drinking water from blue-green algae

Niagara Region is taking proactive steps to protect Niagara’s drinking water after identifying a small quantity of blue-green algae upstream in the reservoirs serving the DeCew Falls Water Treatment Plant. Microcystin, the neurotoxin released by blue-green algae, has not been detected during daily testing of the water leaving the Decew Falls Water Treatment Plant over […]