St. Catharines

Niagara Region community and labour leaders decry harmful impact of Ford’s policies

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Friday, February 2, 2024

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NIAGARA FALLS, Ontario, Feb. 02, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Niagara Region community and labour leaders joined the Ontario Federation of Labour (OFL) at a media conference on Friday to decry the harmful impacts of Doug Ford’s government, in advance of the Ontario PC Party’s 2024 policy convention in Niagara Falls this weekend.

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NIAGARA FALLS, Ontario, Feb. 02, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Niagara Region community and labour leaders joined the Ontario Federation of Labour (OFL) at a media conference on Friday to decry the harmful impacts of Doug Ford’s government, in advance of the Ontario PC Party’s 2024 policy convention in Niagara Falls this weekend.
“Corruption, closures, and cost-of-living crisis – welcome to Doug Ford’s Ontario in 2024,” said Laura Walton, President of the OFL.
“Five years after Ford’s election in 2018, life in Ontario is more difficult and more expensive for workers and their families,” added Walton.
“And we have no reason to think that this weekend’s policy convention will change any of it.

SEIU Local 2: Sobeys’ refusal to offer fair wages could mean a national boycott and significant lost revenue at Lawtons Drugs

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Friday, December 8, 2023

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As the workers’ strike enters its fourth week, local, provincial, and national actions were revealed.

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As the workers’ strike enters its fourth week, local, provincial, and national actions were revealed.
“Sobeys’ offer of a nickel raise above minimum wage is a heartless insult,” said Danny Cavanagh, the NSFL President.
“It is shameful that these workers can’t afford to shop at the place they work,” said Debbie Richardson, the HDLC President.
For information about the workers’ efforts to win a fair contract from Sobeys, owners of Pete’s Frootique, visit www.PetesOnStrike.ca .

Transport Canada funds innovative research to prevent spread of invasive species in Great Lakes and St. Lawrence River

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Wednesday, December 20, 2023

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Ballast water management systems reduce the risk of introducing or spreading invasive species when ballast water is unloaded.

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Ballast water management systems reduce the risk of introducing or spreading invasive species when ballast water is unloaded.
"By investing to find new ways to manage ballast water, we are protecting biodiversity and ecosystems from invasive species in Canada.
The investments announced today will improve the ballast water management systems in the Great Lakes and St. Lawrence River region to help reduce the spread of aquatic invasive species."
By 2030, Canada's regulations are expected to reduce the spread of aquatic invasive species at Canadian Great Lakes ports by 82 per cent.

FP Canada™ 2023 Financial Stress Index finds money remains the leading source of stress for Canadians

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Thursday, June 15, 2023

Results from this year's Financial Stress Index also indicate financial-related stress has negatively impacted over half of the Canadian population, with one-in-three (36%) Canadians experiencing mental health challenges such as anxiety or depression related to financial stress.

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Results from this year's Financial Stress Index also indicate financial-related stress has negatively impacted over half of the Canadian population, with one-in-three (36%) Canadians experiencing mental health challenges such as anxiety or depression related to financial stress.
However, FP Canada's 2023 Financial Stress Index revealed that Canadians who work with a professional financial planner feel significantly more hopeful about their financial future (59%) than those who don't (46%), underscoring the value that financial planning can bring to Canadians in today's challenging economy.
The latest Financial Stress Index findings show that inflation's impact on the costs of goods and services, and elevated gas and grocery prices specifically, are contributing to Canadians' financial stress.
Encouragingly, FP Canada's 2023 Financial Stress Index shows that many Canadians have taken steps to reduce their financial stress, including tracking expenses (44%), paying down debt (36%) and saving more (34%).

Buffalo Bandits Get Over the Hump, Win First NLL Cup Since 2008 and Fifth In Franchise History

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Sunday, June 4, 2023

was named Finals MVP, after recording two goals and seven assists in Game 3 to lead the Bandits.

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was named Finals MVP, after recording two goals and seven assists in Game 3 to lead the Bandits.
Dhane Smith becomes the 12th player in NLL history to win a regular season MVP and Finals MVP in their career.
With the victory, the Bandits claim their fifth NLL title, good for a tie for third by any NLL franchise (Halifax, trailing the Albany FireWolves and Toronto Rock franchises with six), and their first since 2008.
The decisive third game marked the fourth time since 2014 that the NLL Finals have needed all three games to determine a winner.

Canada and Brock University invest in climate action project to reduce greenhouse gas emissions

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Friday, May 26, 2023

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This project will reduce emissions through retrofits that will increase Brock University's reliance on grid electricity and reduce its dependence on natural gas.

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This project will reduce emissions through retrofits that will increase Brock University's reliance on grid electricity and reduce its dependence on natural gas.
Brock University will see a cumulative reduction of about 13,700 tonnes of greenhouse gas emissions by 2030—equivalent to the energy use of over 3,200 homes for one year.
Through the Low Carbon Economy Fund, the Government of Canada is partnering with climate leaders nationwide to cut emissions.
The enhanced Low Carbon Economy Fund will support climate action by Indigenous peoples with a new $180 million Indigenous Leadership Fund.

InventHelp Inventor Develops Improved Outdoor Dining And Décor Accessory (TRO-837)

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Thursday, May 18, 2023

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PITTSBURGH, May 18, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- "I thought there could be a more convenient, stable and portable outdoor entertaining accessory, so I developed this," said an inventor from St. Catharines, Canada.

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PITTSBURGH, May 18, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- "I thought there could be a more convenient, stable and portable outdoor entertaining accessory, so I developed this," said an inventor from St. Catharines, Canada.
"My invention adds style and flair to an outdoor seating while solving the problem of not having enough seating."
This stylish and functional patent-pending invention provides a portable umbrella for shade and seating while adding to the general ambience of an outdoor setting.
As such, it could be ideal both for individuals who enjoy entertaining guests or family, and for the commercial restaurant and hospitality industries.

Health Coalition Announces Massive Fight Back to Stop the Ford Government’s Plans to Privatize Ontario’s Public Hospitals

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Monday, April 17, 2023

On January 16, the Ford government announced it is moving forward with plans to “substantially,” in their own words, expand for-profit clinics and hospitals to take the surgeries and diagnostics out of our local public hospitals. Surgeries, MRIs and CTs are core public hospital services. In response to media questions, Premier Ford said that it is his government’s estimation that 50% of the surgeries done in our public hospitals are the “easy” sort-- the profitable ones that for-profit clinics and hospitals want to take – and the kind that his government wants to privatize. The government has contracted the first three for-profit clinics (day hospitals) in Windsor, Waterloo and Ottawa, and is allowing for-profit corporations to run surgeries out of under-used public hospital operating rooms already.

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TORONTO, April 17, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- For the first time, Ontario’s government is pushing forward with plans to privatize the province’s public hospitals.
On January 16, the Ford government announced it is moving forward with plans to “substantially,” in their own words, expand for-profit clinics and hospitals to take the surgeries and diagnostics out of our local public hospitals.
The Health Coalition has vowed an unprecedented fightback to match the unprecedented privatization of Ontario’s core public health care services.
The Ontario public has never had any say about this plan to cut these vital services from our local public hospitals and privatize them.

Health Coalition Announces Massive Fight Back to Stop the Ford Government’s Plans to Privatize Ontario’s Public Hospitals

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Friday, April 14, 2023

On January 16, the Ford government announced it is moving forward with plans to “substantially,” in their own words, expand for-profit clinics and hospitals to take the surgeries and diagnostics out of our local public hospitals. Surgeries, MRIs and CTs are core public hospital services. In response to media questions, Premier Ford said that it is his government’s estimation that 50% of the surgeries done in our public hospitals are the “easy” sort-- the profitable ones that for-profit clinics and hospitals want to take – and the kind that his government wants to privatize. The government has contracted the first three for-profit clinics (day hospitals) in Windsor, Waterloo and Ottawa, and is allowing for-profit corporations to run surgeries out of under-used public hospital operating rooms already.

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TORONTO, April 14, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- For the first time, Ontario’s government is pushing forward with plans to privatize the province’s public hospitals.
On January 16, the Ford government announced it is moving forward with plans to “substantially,” in their own words, expand for-profit clinics and hospitals to take the surgeries and diagnostics out of our local public hospitals.
The Health Coalition has vowed an unprecedented fightback to match the unprecedented privatization of Ontario’s core public health care services.
The Ontario public has never had any say about this plan to cut these vital services from our local public hospitals and privatize them.

InventHelp Inventor Develops Improved Outdoor Dining And Décor Accessory (TRO-837)

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Friday, April 7, 2023

Multimedia, Family, Sale, Entertainment, St. Catharines

PITTSBURGH, April 7, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- "I thought there could be a more convenient, stable and portable outdoor entertaining accessory, so I developed this," said an inventor from St. Catharines, Canada.

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PITTSBURGH, April 7, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- "I thought there could be a more convenient, stable and portable outdoor entertaining accessory, so I developed this," said an inventor from St. Catharines, Canada.
"My invention adds style and flair to an outdoor seating while solving the problem of not having enough seating."
This stylish and functional patent-pending invention provides a portable umbrella for shade and seating while adding to the general ambience of an outdoor setting.
As such, it could be ideal both for individuals who enjoy entertaining guests or family, and for the commercial restaurant and hospitality industries.