In this edition:
- Niagara College to expand mental health and addiction supports through new provincial funding
- St. Catharines butcher shop among best new restaurants in Canada
- Food processing sector shines as construction continues on Canada’s largest sugar refinery
- St. Catharines’ self-cleaning washroom to be closed and removed
- Homeless encampment behind Welland city hall gone
- Record set at Niagara food bank as 269 families depended on Community Care in just one day
- Two new EV chargers ready to be used at West Lincoln Community Centre
- Focus on Climate
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Dr. Karen Csoli, Director, Health, Wellness & Accessibility Services, Niagara College Welland Campus. | Photo credit: Niagara College
Niagara College to expand mental health and addiction supports through new provincial funding
Niagara College is expanding its suite of mental health and addiction services for students through new funding from the provincial government.
Earlier this year, the Ontario government announced NC would be one of 10 postsecondary institutions to receive funding to support mental health projects in underserved communities across the province.
Photo credit: Fat Rabbit Restaurant and Butcher
St. Catharines butcher shop among best new restaurants in Canada
Fat Rabbit on Geneva Street in St. Catharines is making waves.
The butcher shop and restaurant has come 8th in a list of best new restaurants published by Air Canada’s EnRoute Magazine on Monday.
Photo credit: HOPA Ports
Food processing sector shines as construction continues on Canada’s largest sugar refinery
As the buildings take shape on the new sugar refinery on Hamilton’s port lands, project supervisors from HOPA Ports and its tenant customer SucroCan are monitoring the progress closely.
HOPA Ports is the federal entity which oversees port lands in Hamilton, Oshawa and Niagara.
“This is a big deal for us and our tenant SucroCan,” says Ian Hamilton, HOPA Ports’ President & CEO. “Our team prides itself on our ability to partner with our customer to stand-up a facility like this quickly and expertly.”
Photo credit: Urben Blu
St. Catharines’ self-cleaning washroom to be closed and removed
St. Catharines’ notorious self-cleaning washroom — closed 75 per cent of the time — is being shut down, removed and put in storage after repeated vandalism.
City councillors made the unanimous decision on Monday night after receiving a staff report that included photos of excrement, filth and needles — photos that were so graphic, the pages came with a warning label.
Photo credit: luzulee / Adobe Stock
Homeless encampment behind Welland city hall gone
A homeless encampment just 60 metres from the entrance to Welland Public Library and Welland Civic Square is no more.
Chief administrative officer Rob Axiak said city workers cleared out what remained of tents and other items left behind by those who set up in a small hollow beside the walls of the second Welland Canal’s aqueduct.
Photo credit: Dragana Gordic / Adobe Stock
Record set at Niagara food bank as 269 families depended on Community Care in just one day
Last year, over a 12-month period, 103,000 residents used Community Care, and as of September, they had already surpassed that number.
St. Catharines M.P.P. Jennie Stevens brought up the issue at Queen’s Park today, saying Community Care of St. Catharines and Thorold has reported their highest number of people served in a single day – 269 families.
Photo credit: NVB Stocker / Adobe Stock
Two new EV chargers ready to be used at West Lincoln Community Centre
West Lincoln has unveiled two new electric vehicle charging stations.
The Level 2 electric vehicle (EV) charging stations have been installed at the West Lincoln Community Centre, and are ready to be used.
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