In this edition:
- Niagara College brews excellence through Canadian Craft Brewery Quality Program
- Niagara Realtors hopeful interest rate cut will help local housing market
- Hoverlink holds information session in Toronto to update community on plans
- Skilled trades fair for young people expanding to Niagara
- Longtime Niagara Falls politician Wayne Thomson steps down from city council
- Ford signals reforms coming to Landlord and Tenant Board
- Ridley College seeks ideas on development of nearby land
- Grocers find big benefits in small formats
- Conservatives to push non-confidence motion against Trudeau government
- Focus on Climate
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Niagara College brews consistent excellence through the Canadian Craft Brewery Quality Program
With the craft beer industry becoming a staple in Canada’s economy, Niagara College (NC) has taken a leading role in ensuring quality and consistency across the sector. To address the need for ongoing quality assurance, NC assembled a team of industry and academic partners to establish the Canadian Craft Brewery Quality Program.
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Niagara Realtors hopeful interest rate cut will help local housing market
Realtors in Niagara are positive despite some drops in the real estate market. The Niagara Association of Realtors says the recent interest rate cut should help home sales in the region.
In August, the average price of a home sold in Niagara was $640,200, down 3.4% when compared to July 2023.
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Hoverlink holds information session in Toronto to update community on plans
Plans to offer high-speed hovercraft trips across Lake Ontario might not be proceeding as quickly as once anticipated, but the project is still afloat, its proponent says.
Hoverlink Ontario Inc. held public information sessions in Toronto on Monday. They were broadcast online from OCAD University’s waterfront campus to provide an update on the project.
The GNCC is hosting an event with Hoverlink CEO Chris Morgan on September 20.
Photo credit: Ministry of Labour, Immigration, Training and Skills Development / supplied
This year, over 35,000 students from grades 7 to 12 will have the opportunity to explore more than 140 skilled trades through the Level Up! Skilled Trades Career Fairs taking place between Sept. 12 to Nov. 28.
And for the first time a fair will be held in the Niagara region, on Nov. 20 and 21.
Photo credit: Wayne Thomson
Longtime Niagara Falls politician Wayne Thomson steps down from city council
Wayne Thomson, the longest-serving mayor in Niagara Falls history, has stepped down from his seat as a city councillor.
Thomson, who has decades of municipal experience, 17 of them as mayor, was not present at Tuesday’s council meeting when Mayor Jim Diodati made the announcement.
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Ford signals reforms coming to Landlord and Tenant Board
Premier Doug Ford says changes could be coming to the province’s rental rules, arguing the “pendulum has swung” against small, independent landlords, who are grappling with issues like non-paying tenants.
Ford on Wednesday said he’s been discussing with Attorney General Doug Downey possible reforms to the Landlord and Tenant Board (LTB) — a quasi-judicial body that regulates rental disputes — to address these concerns.
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Ridley College seeks ideas on development of nearby land
Ridley College is seeking professional advice from expert planners about developing a 4.4-hectare vacant property it owns across the street from the institution’s St. Catharines campus.
Ridley purchased the land in 2003. Sometimes it has been used for overflow parking during special events.
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Grocers find big benefits in small formats
A few major North American grocers are making big moves into small-format spaces as they aim to be more accessible to consumers.
This past May, Loblaw-owned discount banner No Frills opened its first small-format store in downtown Toronto. Two months later, a second location opened in Toronto’s Liberty Village neighbourhood.
Photo credit: Pierre Poilievre
Conservatives to push non-confidence motion against Trudeau government
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre says his party will put forward a non-confidence motion when Parliament resumes “at the earliest possible opportunity” with the aim of triggering an early federal election.
Poilievre is calling on both the NDP and Bloc Quebecois to support the motion.
“It’s put up or shut up time for the NDP,” Poilievre said to reporters on Wednesday.
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