In this edition:
- Government of Canada invests in expansion and renovation of Niagara-on-the-Lake Museum
- Province remains mum on Niagara’s next regional chair
- Number of arrivals by car and plane to Canada down for 9th consecutive month
- Value of issued building permits grows in September
- Greenwashing rules to be scaled back, but scope of changes remain unclear
- Focus on Tourism
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Picture credit: Niagara-on-the-Lake Museum
Government of Canada invests in expansion and renovation of Niagara-on-the-Lake Museum
Today, Chris Bittle, Member of Parliament (St. Catharines), announced funding of $2,000,000 for the Niagara-on-the-Lake Museum. He made this announcement on behalf of the Honourable Steven Guilbeault, Minister of Canadian Identity and Culture and Minister responsible for Official Languages.
This funding, provided through the Canada Cultural Spaces Fund, supports the preservation and promotion of the history of Niagara-on-the-Lake and its communities.
Picture credit: Brad Demers / Greater Niagara Chamber of Commerce
Province remains mum on Niagara’s next regional chair
Ontario’s Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing, Robert Flack, is playing his cards close to his chest regarding the selection of Niagara’s next regional chair.
The Standard forwarded a list of nine questions to Flack’s office regarding the timeline for Jim Bradley’s replacement, whether the minister will expand the appointment to include the 2026-30 term, and if he is considering providing the new chair with “strong-mayor powers” to help address the housing crisis.
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Number of arrivals by car and plane to Canada down for 9th consecutive month
In October, the preliminary number of international arrivals to Canada (returning Canadian residents and non-residents combined) by air and automobile was 4.6 million, down 12.6% from October 2024. This was the ninth consecutive month of year-over-year declines.
Photo credit: Francesco Scatena / Adobe Stock
Value of issued building permits grows in September
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Greenwashing rules to be scaled back, but scope of changes remain unclear
Canada’s greenwashing rules are being scaled back, but it remains to be seen what the changes mean for businesses wanting to talk about their environmental record.
In the federal budget released last week, the government said it plans to remove parts of the greenwashing laws, passed in June last year, that are part of the Competition Act.
Focus on Tourism
U.S. tourism faces $5.7B US loss as Canadians continue to stay home
Sophia Harris / CBC News
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