In this edition:
- Niagara unemployment rate falls as province, country move in opposite direction
- Niagara water/wastewater infrastructure backlog “terrifying:” St. Catharines mayor
- Sanctioned encampments could help Niagara’s homeless crisis, advocates say
- GO service to and from Niagara Falls to be impacted by construction this weekend
- NPCA announces appointment of new CAO
- Ontario cutting funding from daycare centres not in $10-a-day program
- Focus on Technology
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Niagara unemployment rate falls as province, country move in opposite direction
Niagara’s unemployment rate has fallen from 8% in July to 7.5% in August, the latest data from Statistics Canada’s Labour Force Survey have shown. Meanwhile, the provincial unemployment rate rose from 6.8% to 7% in the same period, while Canada’s increased 0.2 percentage points to 6.5%. Niagara’s participation rate fell slightly while employment stayed the same, indicating that this drop could have been caused by people leaving the workforce.
Ontario’s Minister of Economic Development, Job Creation and Trade, the Honourable Vic Fedeli, acknowledged that employment in Ontario dipped last month, but reminded observers that the province has added more than 150,000 jobs so far this year.
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Niagara Region water/wastewater infrastructure backlog “terrifying:” St. Catharines mayor
Regional councillors heard a startling presentation at Thursday’s committee-of-the-whole meeting, learning that there is a backlog of a staggering $680 million in overdue investment in water and wastewater assets and infrastructure — a situation St. Catharines Mayor Mat Siscoe called “terrifying.”
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Sanctioned encampments could help Niagara’s homeless crisis, advocates say
As homeless encampments creep further from downtowns into outlying areas of Niagara, an approach touted in other municipalities could help, advocates say.
In early August, Hamilton Mayor Andrea Horwath proposed so-called “sanctioned encampments” to help centralize people experiencing homelessness, allowing for timely access to services, while utilizing city-owned properties to move people out of parks.
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GO Transit service to and from Niagara Falls to be impacted by construction this weekend
GO Transit is alerting riders of service adjustments this weekend, impacting Lakeshore West riders headed to and from Niagara Falls.
Lakeshore West trains will be running on an hourly schedule due to construction on Saturday and Sunday.
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The Niagara Peninsula Conservation Authority (NPCA) Board of Directors is pleased to announce the appointment of Leilani Lee-Yates as its new Chief Administrative Officer (CAO) and Secretary-Treasurer, effective September 7, 2024. Leilani, currently NPCA’s Director of Watershed Strategies and Climate Change, will be succeeding Chandra Sharma.
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Ontario cutting funding from daycare centres not in $10-a-day program
Ontario child-care centres that aren’t participating in the national $10-a-day program will soon lose provincial funding to offer fee subsidies to lower-income families and their staff could see a pay cut of $2 an hour.
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