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Ontario Moving to Step Three of Roadmap to Reopen on July 16

With key public health and health care indicators continuing to improve and the provincewide vaccination rate surpassing the targets outlined in the province’s Roadmap to Reopen, in consultation with the Chief Medical Officer of Health the Ontario government is moving the province into Step Three of the Roadmap to Reopen at 12:01 a.m. on Friday, July 16, 2021.

“Thanks to the tireless efforts of our frontline heroes, and the ongoing commitment of Ontarians to get vaccinated, we have surpassed...

Port Colborne Library opens doors to in-person browsing

As Port Colborne enters Step 2 of the Roadmap to Reopen provincial framework, the Library is excited to announce in-person browsing is now available. After more than a year of curbside pick-up only, Library staff are eager to welcome Port Colborne residents back through its doors.

Hours of operation: 

Curbside and Browsing:

• Monday, Tuesday, & Thursday: 10 a.m. - 7 p.m.
• Wednesday & Saturday: 10 a.m. - 4 p.m. 

Curbside and Computers: 

Friday: 10 a.m. - 4 p.m.

Library staff will continue to work with...

Niagara Region Public Health connects with clients as vaccine administration concern affects people

On June 16, six individuals received an injection of harmless saline diluent instead of the COVID-19 vaccine at the Niagara Region Public Health clinic in Port Colborne. Out of an abundance of caution, Public Health is currently contacting 205 clients who had an appointment on that day to book a repeat vaccination. Only those clients contacted directly by Public Health are considered potentially impacted. 

Clinic management acted immediately when the end-of-day audit identified that six...

Annual City line painting program postponed until further notice

The annual City line painting program, originally scheduled to take place this week, has been postponed due to weather. Once a new date has been confirmed, it will be communicated accordingly.

As a reminder, this is a city-wide initiative to maintain centreline and shoulder paint and will include the painting of all solid yellow/dashed yellow/solid white centrelines and shoulders. No stop bars, crosswalks, or parking stalls will be painted during this time.

Painting will be completed by Apex Pavement...

Youth Aged 12-17 Across Ontario Eligible for Accelerated Second Dose

As the province moves to Step Two of its Roadmap to Reopen, Ontario is accelerating second dose eligibility to all children and youth aged 12 to 17 to provide them with a strong level of protection against COVID-19, including the Delta variant, and support a safe return to school in September.

Starting on Monday, July 5, 2021 at 8:00 a.m., youth aged 12 to 17 across the province will be eligible to book an accelerated second dose appointment to receive the Pfizer vaccine through the provincial booking...