by Diana Huson | May 26, 2021 | Region Updates
This past week Niagara Regional Council was tasked with endorsing an option for our Natural Environment System (NES), which is an important component of Niagara’s new Official Plan. This document will guide how and where growth will take place across Niagara. The NES...
by Diana Huson | Apr 23, 2021 | Region Updates
This month the Provincial Government commenced consultation to gather public feedback on strengthening accountability for municipal council members. Members of the public are encouraged to participate by filling out an online survey by July 15, 2021, which can be...
by Diana Huson | Apr 14, 2021 | Region Updates
This week Public Health reached an important vaccination milestone – 100,000 doses of the COVID-19 vaccine administered across Niagara, representing approximately 20% of the population. With nearly 450,000 people residing in Niagara, this means our Public Health team...
by Diana Huson | Apr 2, 2021 | Region Updates
In what seemed like a cruel April fool’s joke, we received news on April 1st that the Province was applying a province wide emergency brake in response to the escalating caseloads and a shift in new variants. This means effective April 3rd the colour-coded zones have...
by Diana Huson | Feb 2, 2021 | Region Updates
Last week the Region finalized our levy budget, which encompasses our operating expenses, some capital expenditures, our suite of programs and services, and also our agencies, boards and commissions. Staff had followed a 2% budget guideline and, to their credit, were...
by Diana Huson | Jan 18, 2021 | Region Updates
On Thursday, January 13th, Regional Council considered a number of important policies impacting the levy budget, which we expect to finalize this week. The levy budget consists of all Regional programs and services, regional operations, as well as the agencies and...