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 Crystal Ridge Community Centre in Fort Erie on Saturday, August 14 from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. As mass immunization efforts continue, pop-up clinics like this will hopefully […]
Last night, the St. Catharines Jr. A Athletics defeated the Brampton Excelsiors 14-13 to capture the Ontario Junior Lacrosse League Championship. This was the first championship for the Athletics since the 2003 season. Due to COVID, the OJLL season was replaced with a single-site tournament that took place over the past 3 weekends at the […]
Ontario has now been in the third step of its pandemic reopening plan for the past 3 weeks but it has yet to hit the vaccination targets set for restrictions to roll back further. The province had previously progressed through earlier phases of its reopening within the 3 week timeframe but a drop-off in vaccinations is […]
The Welland Jackfish gave up an 11-6 lead heading into the 9th inning and eventually lost 13-12 to the Hamilton Cardinals. The Cardinals scored 5 runs in the bottom of the 9th to tie the game at 11-11. In the 10th inning, the Jackfish scored a single run but it wasn’t enough as the Cardinals […]
The Niagara River Lions have clinched second place in the CEBL regular season after defeating the Hamilton Honey Badgers on Thursday night in Hamilton. As the second playoff seed, the River Lions will receive a bye into the semi-finals at the 2021 CEBL Championship Weekend that will be played in Edmonton. However before travelling to […]
Niagara Health will officially close its mass vaccination clinic at the Seymour-Hannah arena on Aug. 15 and will open a new smaller clinic at the St. Catharines Hospital. The new vaccination clinic, which will be located in the Mental Health Outpatient Clinic, will open on Aug. 17 and will serve approximately 200 patients per day. […]