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Brookfield Road Closure extending to October 21

The Brookfield Road closure, between Forkes Road and Third Concession Road, will be extended until Friday, October 21, 2022, at 4 p.m. as crews work to re-surface the road following the replacement of a cross culvert on the Henry Municipal Drain.

The detour route will remain in place for local traffic and emergency vehicles. Please see the map above for more information.

Questions? Please call Public Works at 905-835-2900 x291.

Trail at T.A. Lannan Sports Complex undergoing maintenance October 20 to 21

Are you an active user of the trail system within the T.A. Lannan Sports Complex?

Part of the trail located within the T.A. Lannan Sports Complex will be closed Thursday, October 20 and Friday, October 21, 2022, from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m., for re-paving to improve your trail experience in the future.

The closed area is outlined in red on the map above.

Questions? Please call Public Works at 905-835-2900.

Lucky Thai receives $10,000 from My Main Street to support its main street small business

Lucky Thai receives support through the Government of Canada-funded My Main Street, Local Business Accelerator program

Lucky Thai is pleased to be receiving a non-repayable contribution of $10,000 through the My Main Street, Local Business Accelerator program. This contribution will allow Lucky Thai to support findings from the market research provided by My Main Street to drive economic growth and attract new customers to the business and the entire Port Colborne community.

On behalf of Lucky Thai,...

Oakwood Public School’s snowplow design ready to make a difference this winter

At the start of the school year city staff asked local elementary schools to help them with a SnowPORTant mission: to cheer up our snowplows as they prepare for a long, cold, and snowy winter ahead by painting them.

Eight elementary schools and one high school accepted the mission: St. Therese Catholic Elementary School, Oakwood Public School, St. Patrick Catholic Elementary School, DeWitt Carter Public School, St. John Bosco Catholic Elementary School, Saint-Joseph Catholic Elementary School, McKay...

Port Colborne’s annual lighted Santa Claus parade is back

Since 2001, Port Colborne’s annual lighted Santa Claus parade has marked the beginning of the holiday season as an opportunity for families to watch Old Saint Nicholas rolling through the city among the seemingly endless number of colourful floats lit with Christmas lights.

After a one-year hiatus in 2020 and a reverse parade in 2021, the city’s annual lighted parade is back in full form for 2022, happening Saturday, Dec. 3, beginning at 6:30 p.m.

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