In this edition:
- Walker Industries acquires biogas facilities from Miller Waste Systems
- Meridian Credit Union announces Ontario Votes Winner The SEED as part of the 5th Annual Small Business Big Impact Awards
- MPPs to raise Niagara governance as Queen’s Park gets back to business
- Gas prices dropping in Niagara and Hamilton overnight
- Stormwater concerns raised as councillors vote to lift hold on St. Davids subdivision
- Government of Canada raises the federal minimum wage
- ClimateFirst report quantifies ROI on climate resilience for multi-residential buildings
- Focus on International Trade
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Walker Industries acquires biogas facilities from Miller Waste Systems
Walker Industries Holdings Ltd. (Walker), and Miller Waste Systems (Miller Waste) are pleased to announce the successful sale of Miller Waste Systems’ Escarpment Renewables and Maryland Farms organic waste-to-energy facilities and pre-processing assets to Walker.
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Meridian Credit Union announces Ontario Votes Winner The SEED as part of the 5th Annual Small Business Big Impact Awards
Meridian Credit Union is proud to announce The SEED as the Ontario Votes Winner of the 5th Annual Small Business Big Impact Awards, recognizing a community driven organization making a meaningful impact on food access and food security in Ontario.
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MPPs to raise Niagara governance as Queen’s Park gets back to business
Health care and affordability are top of mind for Niagara’s MPPs as the Ontario legislature resumed Monday after a 14-week winter break.
But the governance cloud lingering over Niagara will also rain down on the new parliamentary session at Queen’s Park.
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Gas prices dropping in Niagara and Hamilton overnight
Gas prices are expected to drop by about 13 cents tomorrow.
According to Gas Wizard, the price of a litre of regular gas will drop to 162.9 tomorrow, and diesel will also drop 20 cents overnight.
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Stormwater concerns raised as councillors vote to lift hold on St. Davids subdivision
What should come first — approving new development or making sure the stormwater system can handle it?
That question surfaced at Niagara-on-the-Lake council as councillors debated lifting a hold on the proposed Tawny Ridge Estates Phase 2 subdivision in St. Davids before ultimately voting to move the project forward during their March 10 meeting.
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Government of Canada raises the federal minimum wage
Today, the Government of Canada announced that, starting April 1, 2026, the federal minimum wage will rise to $18.15 per hour. This represents a total cumulative increase of 21% since the introduction of the standalone federal minimum wage in 2021.
This measure only affects the federally regulated sector.
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Early indicators show manufacturing sales uptick in February
Statistics Canada is providing an advance estimate of sales in the manufacturing sector. Advance results indicate that total manufacturing sales increased 3.8% in February. The largest increases were in the transportation equipment and food subsectors.
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ClimateFirst report quantifies ROI on climate resilience for multi-residential buildings
As climate‑driven disasters become more frequent, many building owners still lack a clear roadmap for which resilience measures to pursue — or whether those investments will pay off.
A recent study on the impacts of climate change on an identical multi-family residential building model in nine U.S. and three Canadian cities reveals some surprising findings: the right investments in resilience can result in significant monetary returns.
Focus on International Trade
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