Nick Redekop

More in-house management could cost millions. Pictured: St. Catharines City Council. Photo Credit: City of St. Catharines. As the end of another year approaches, budget consultations are in full swing for municipalities throughout Niagara. In the city of St. Catharines, a part of this process is contemplating how to maximize fiscal and operational effectiveness regarding […]

Council voted 9-2 in favour of the zoning bylaw amendments. Pictured: St. Catharines City Council. Photo Credit: City of St. Catharines.

McShane is the current CEO of the Niagara Home Builders Association. Pictured: McShane giving an address at Niagara College's Convocation. Photo Credit: Niagara College.

The federal government has provided a total of nearly $750 million to help cover the cost of housing since 2017. Photo Credit: Depositphotos. The City of Niagara Falls is known as one of the world’s most famous tourist destinations. In recent years, however, it has also become an interim housing hub for thousands of asylum […]

Debt utilization is projected to jump to 21.2 per cent. Pictured: Members of Niagara-on-the-Lake Council. Photo Credit: Town of Niagara-on-the-Lake. Budget 2025 negotiations are continuing across Niagara municipalities. In Niagara-on-the-Lake, the Town council has approved, in principle, a $7 million increase to the capital budget for the coming year. The capital budget deals with items […]

Trade will be a major issue as Trump once again takes the presidency. Pictured: Niagara West MP Dean Allison. Photo Credit: Dean Allison/Facebook.

When education, regional and municipal components are included, the tax bill is projected to have increased by 6.45 percent. Pictured: Port Colborne councillors. Photo Credit: City of Port Colborne. As the calendar steadily inches closer to 2025, residents of the City of Port Colborne are poised to contend with more than post-Christmas bills and inflationary […]

Mayors Mat Siscoe, Frank Campion, and Jim Diodati are supporting Ford using the notwithstanding clause to address encampments. Photo Credit: iStock.

NRPS Chief Bill Fordy originally asked for a 15.1 per cent increase. Pictured: Fordy. Photo Credit: NRPS.

OLT required that numerous studies and changes be made if the project is going to continue. Pictured: Randwood Estate. Photo Credit: Town of Niagara-on-the-Lake.