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Public Health is ready to vaccinate 5-11 year olds in Niagara

Posted on Friday, November 19, 2021 01:04 PM

Niagara Region Public Health is excited that Health Canada has approved a vaccine for age 5-11 year olds. This age group currently has by far the highest rate of COVID-19 infection in Niagara, and the vaccine will provide them with very welcome protection.

The age 5-11 version of Pfizer-BioNTech’s Comirnaty vaccine approved today is a different formulation to the vaccine used in adults and children age 12 and older. The version approved for younger children is just as effective as the previous version,...

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Santa returning to Port Colborne

Posted on Thursday, November 18, 2021 09:05 AM

With Christmas around the corner, city staff have been busy planning safe holiday activities for the whole family to enjoy.

Santa will be returning to Port Colborne this year, but a little differently as the city prepares to host its annual Lighted Santa Claus Parade, in reverse, at H.H. Knoll Lakeview Park on Saturday, Dec. 4, 2021, from 6:30 – 9:30 p.m. The reverse parade route will be designed to allow vehicles to drive through and view the stationary, brightly lit floats, including the jolly...

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Region launches survey to help improve diversity, equity and inclusion

Posted on Friday, November 12, 2021 10:48 AM

Individuals from all backgrounds across Niagara are being asked for their input to help make Niagara a more welcoming and inclusive community for everyone.

From now until Dec. 1, Niagara residents can take a short online survey to share experiences of discrimination they have witnessed or experienced in Niagara, and their ideas to eliminate that discrimination. The survey also includes some demographic questions such as ethnicity, education, and gender – data that will help identify differences in...

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Five Port Colborne schools successfully completed their SnowPORTant Mission

Posted on Friday, November 12, 2021 09:12 AM

In mid-October 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.

 Five elementary schools accepted the mission: St. Therese Catholic Elementary School, Oakwood Public School, St. Patrick Catholic Elementary School, DeWitt Carter Public School, and École Elementaire Catholic Saint. Joseph. Students were asked to paint original artwork on the plows with a theme:...

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Approved 2022 operating budget aligns with strategic plan

Posted on Wednesday, November 10, 2021 11:29 AM

Port Colborne city council approved the 2022 operating budget at their meeting on Nov. 8, completing the city’s budget process as the capital budget was approved at the Sept. 27, 2021 meeting.  Both the operating and capital budgets focus on supporting the community and corporate pillars identified in the new strategic plan that is guiding the city’s operations into 2023.

In 2022, the combined impact of the City’s operating and capital budget is an increase of 2.8 per cent (1.7 per cent operating...