The LocalSKIM for Friday, October 8

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  • The Ontario Government has lifted the COVID-19 capacity limits for some indoor spaces where proof of vaccination is required, such as concert venues, theatres, cinemas and arenas as well as certain outdoor settings that have a capacity of less than 20,000. (Thorold News)
  • Dr. Mustafa Hirji is concerned about the potential spread of COVID-19 among younger people this Thanksgiving and is asking people to limit their contact to only vaccinated members of their family. (St. Catharines Standard)
  • Niagara’s unemployment rate fell to 8.2% in September, which is down from 10.5% in August. The national unemployment rate was 6.9% in September. (610 CKTB)

COVID-19 update for Friday, October 8

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The LocalSKIM for Thursday, October 7

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  • A petition has been started calling for the principal of Eden High School to be transferred out of the school. The petition states that the principal “blatantly showed Satanic symbols and her allegiance to Satanic practices on her public social media platforms” (610 CKTB)
  • Someone in the area is $2 million richer as the winning ticket for Wednesday’s Ontario 49 $2 million jackpot was sold in St. Catharines. (610 CKTB)
  • Although nearly every school board in Ontario is breaking for Christmas either on or before Dec. 20, both DSBN and Niagara Catholic will be taking their winter breaks from Dec. 24 until Jan. 10, 2022. (St. Catharines Standard)
  • St. Catharines city council approved a management plan for the city’s core assets, such as roads, bridges, culverts, water, wastewater, stormwater, sidewalks and trails, that will guide decisions about its infrastructure. The plan will also help ensure the city sufficiently funds its assets to ensure they remain in good condition. (St. Catharines Standard)
  • Pfizer Canada says it is preparing to ask Health Canada to authorize its COVID-19 vaccine for kids as young as five by mid-October. (Thorold Today)

Annual Niagara Region staff golf tournament raises over $27,000

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  • The annual Andy Koschok Memorial Niagara Region Golf Tournament raised $27,552 to support local children’s charities. 
  • Members of the golf tournament’s planning committee recently presented donation cheques to Community Crew and Pathstone Foundation.
  • Andy Koschok was a dedicated organizer of the annual Golf Tournament during his time with Niagara Region’s Public Works department.
  • The tournament was re-named in his memory following his passing in 2003.

Thanksgiving holiday service disruptions

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COVID-19 update for October 7, 2021

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The LocalSKIM for Wednesday, October 6

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  • A new fundraising campaign has been launched to raise $1.2 million dollars out of the $50 million needed from the community to build the new West Lincoln Memorial Hospital in Grimsby. (610 CKTB)
  • A COVID-19 outbreak has been declared at Lakeshore Catholic High School in Port Colborne after a link was noted between two cases. (610 CKTB)
  • Thorold city staff will be looking at best practices from other university towns to combat street parties by Brock University students. One idea put forward suggested that permits be required in order to host parties over a certain number of guests. (Thorold Today)
  • The president of the Niagara Military Museum in Niagara Falls says he would consider taking the Pte. Alexander Watson statue that currently sits on the lawn of St. Catharines City Hall if the board and the City of Niagara Falls agree. It would also depend on the cost to relocate the statue. (St. Catharines Standard)
  • The integrity commissioner will be called in to investigate an incident where Coun. Carolynn Ioannoni referred to Niagara Falls Mayor Jim Diodati as a “disgusting excuse for a mayor and human being” in a social media post. Last year, seven of the nine integrity commissioner investigations involved Ioannoni. (Niagara Falls Review)

COVID-19 update for Wednesday, October 6

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The LocalSKIM for Tuesday, October 5

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  • The city of Port Colborne is considering extending its patio season past Oct. 31 or even allowing patios year round, which would allow restaurants to have additional seating capacity and give people another dining option if they are uncomfortable with indoor dining. (Niagara this Week)
  • Brock University is working to control student weekend street parties in Thorold as the parties often get out of control and lead to neighbourhood vandalism. (St. Catharines Standard)
  • St. Catharines is asking the Ministry of Transportation to endorse and materially support tree-planting along highways as a way of deterring graffiti on fences that back onto highways. (St. Catharines Standard)
  • After voting in July to relocate the Watson statue which sits on the lawn of St. Catharines City Hall, council voted against paying up to $100,000 to relocate the statue to the Victoria Lawn Cemetery. The future of the statue is now uncertain after a motion to keep the statue at City Hall but include signage to explain it’s significance was also not approved. (610 CKTB)

Video: Niagara Falls update with Mayor Jim Diodati

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