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Daily Update: August 14 2024

August 15, 2024 | Daily Update

In this edition:

  • Applications open for final round of St. Catharines Cultural Investment Program funding
  • Feds issue Niagara Region written warning for wastewater violations at Niagara Falls plant
  • New Forks Road bridge opens, reconnecting Dain City with Welland
  • Town of Lincoln introduces community initiatives to promote healthy urban tree canopy
  • Niagara Parks invests in resurfacing improvements along South Niagara Parkway
  • Q1 in Ontario saw “solid growth,” but sector performance is mixed: FAO
  • Focus on Climate

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Applications open for final round of St. Catharines Cultural Investment Program funding

Applications are now open for the final round of St. Catharines Cultural Investment Program (SCCIP) funding for 2024.

The deadline for Arts Development, Culture Builds Community, and Sustaining Festival Programs applications is Sept. 19 (for projects starting Jan. 2025 or later).

SCCIP offers six program streams tailored to specific priorities, eligibility criteria, and evaluation standards.

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Feds issue Niagara Region written warning for wastewater violations at Niagara Falls plant

The Ministry of Environment and Climate Change enforcement branch issued a written warning to Niagara Region for 48 breaches of wastewater effluent regulations at its Niagara Falls Wastewater Treatment Plant since 2021.

The most serious warning is from March 11, when the region’s effluent testing revealed an “acute toxicity with 60 per cent mortality” for fish.

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New Forks Road bridge opens, reconnecting Dain City with Welland

The City of Welland is pleased to announce the opening of the new Forks Road bridge. This milestone reconnects the Dain City community with the rest of Welland, completing a significant project that enhances transportation and supports economic growth.

The new Forks Road bridge will be open to the public on Friday, August 16; it was constructed to replace the original structure that was closed in 2019 due to safety concerns.

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Photo credit: Volodymyr / Adobe Stock

Town of Lincoln introduces community initiatives to promote healthy urban tree canopy

The Town of Lincoln is announcing several community engagement initiatives starting in Fall 2024 to rally the community towards a collective, ongoing goal of a healthy urban tree canopy.

The Town established an Urban Forest Management Review working group in late 2023 to review and revise its urban forest practices.

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Photo credit: Niagara Parks Commission

Niagara Parks invests in resurfacing improvements along South Niagara Parkway

As part of its capital improvements program, Niagara Parks is continuing its investment in infrastructure along the South Niagara Parkway, with resurfacing work set to begin on August 19, 2024. The project is expected to be completed by September 30, 2024.

Resurfacing will be done on five kilometres of the South Niagara Parkway, from just south of Cairns Crescent to just north of the Bowen Street intersection, and approximately one kilometre of the Parkway from north of Wintemute Street to the junction on the south side of Catherine Street.

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Q1 in Ontario saw “solid growth,” but sector performance is mixed: FAO

In the first quarter of 2024, Ontario’s real Gross Domestic Product (GDP), the broadest measure of economic activity, increased 0.7% with widespread gains across most spending categories. The solid rise in real GDP followed several quarters of weak growth, Ontario’s Financial Accountability Office (FAO) reported today.

The latest economic indicators suggest mixed results for Ontario’s economy in the second quarter of 2024, with gains in employment and wholesale trade, but weakness in retail sales, housing market activity, manufacturing sales and net exports.

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Did you know?

1.9 billion hectolitres of beer were brewed in 2022 – enough to fill over six million tank trailers.

Focus on Climate

‘It just didn’t work’: how businesses are struggling with re-useable packaging

For several months last year, patrons of a Seattle coffee shop called Tailwind Cafe had the option of ordering their americanos and lattes in a returnable metal to-go cup. They could borrow one from Tailwind, go on their way and then at some point – perhaps a few hours later, perhaps on another day that week – return it to the shop, which would clean it and refill it for the next person. If the cup wasn’t returned within 14 days, the customer would be charged a $15 deposit, although even that was ultimately refundable if the cup was returned by the end of 45 days.

But the system quickly ran into trouble. It was “overwhelming” trying to explain the return system to every interested customer, said Tailwind’s head chef, Kayla Tekautz. Many were hesitant to participate after learning that they could only return the cups to Tailwind or the other drop-off location, six miles away. Plus, Tailwind’s QR code reader kept malfunctioning, requiring repeated visits from a mechanic. At the end of last summer, Tailwind quietly ended the scheme. “It just didn’t work,” Tekautz said.

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Through the Daily Updates, the GNCC aims to deliver important business news in a timely manner. We disseminate all news and information we feel will be important to businesses. Inclusion in the Daily Update is not an endorsement by the GNCC.

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