• Local Journalism Initiative

    Niagara Falls Council refuses to make decision on controversial 1,300-unit Lyons Narrows development

    It was hard not to feel dissatisfied, especially if you were one of the numerous local residents that packed Council Chambers on Tuesday, May 28th to witness Niagara Falls City Council consider an Official Plan and Zoning By-law for the Lyons Narrows development, a proposal consisting of 1,344 dwelling units on 82.9 hectares of land, including the lands that formerly housed King Waldorf’s Tent and Trailer Park and the Oaklands Golf Club. It would be one of the largest residential developments in

  • Local Journalism Initiative

    Immunization rates among Peel students have plummeted since the pandemic

    Last month, Hamilton Public Health reported a child under the age of five had died after contracting the measles, marking the first death from the preventable virus identified via provincial monitoring since 1989. It was later reported the child was unvaccinated. It is a growing trend emerging across the province and particularly in Peel. A Public Health Ontario report from July 2023 revealed the number of seven-year-olds considered to be fully vaccinated against measles dropped from 78 percent

  • USA TODAY

    60 million people under heat advisories; severe thunderstorm watches issued: Monday weather forecast

    Nearly 60 million people across the country were under heat advisories as of Monday morning, according to the National Weather Service.