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The LocalSKIM for Friday, August 21
Waverly Beach (Fort Erie), Sunset Beach (St. Catharines), Long Beach and Reebs Bay (Wainfleet) have all been posted as unsafe to swim. (Niagara Region) The United States on Friday extended the closure of its land borders with Canada to non-essential travel through Sept. 21 despite Ottawa’s decision to keep its border open to vaccinated Americans. […]
River Lions advance to championship game on Sunday
Philip Scrubb scored a game-winning three-pointer to give the Niagara River Lions an 84-82 win over the Fraser Valley Bandits on Friday in Edmonton to advance to Sunday’s CEBL title game. The River Lions will play the Edmonton Stingers on Sunday at 4 p.m. ET in the championship game. The game will be broadcasted live on CBC TV. Fans […]
Niagara Health vaccination clinic closed Sunday, Aug. 22
Niagara Health’s vaccination clinic at the St. Catharines Site will be closed Sunday, Aug. 22 due to low bookings. For more information, please visit https://www.niagarahealth.on.ca/site/vaccination-clinic.
U.S. to extend border restriction with Canada
The United States is expected to extend its border restrictions with Canada for another 30 days as COVID-19 cases continue to increase south of the border. An official announcement is expected tomorrow. Canada opened its border to fully vaccinated Americans Aug. 9.