Double duty, directly elected, Regional council is not about saving money. It is about being more effective.

St. Catharines city councillors not giving up on a move to reduce the number of local politicians. Last night, councillors voted to request that the region ask the province for permission to change the city's governance model. In layman's terms,…

Niagara Region councillors at Thursday night's regional council meeting endorsed a staff recommendation that calls for the construction of a new provincial offences courthouse on Duncan St. in Welland. Including the purchase of land, the pricetag…

Like everyone else, Niagara is not spending the money to keep up with the demand. For instance, it allocated $7 million for road resurfacing in 2015, which is only half of what's required to meet the need.

The state of our roads are bad for business — in more ways than one. Poor roads are not only harsh on company fleets, they go a long way in turning off tourists, Niagara Falls regional Coun. Bob Gale says.

The most expensive project ever undertaken in the history of the Region will now become the focus of a new task force set up to probe how the Burgoyne Bridge replacement's price tag has soared by tens of millions of dollars over the original estimate.

Do as I say, not as I do is an interesting statement often attributed to those who publicly promote a more liberal approach to issues but practice the opposite in their private/professional lives.

It seems the attempt to obtain all-year GO Train service to Niagara is stalled for now, to put an optimistic spin on it.

St. Catharines city council voted Monday night to fill the vacancy created by Al Caslin's ascension to Niagara Region chair with Matt Harris, who would serve double duty as a city and regional councillor. Such a scenario is not allowed under the…

A heated debate over the issue Monday night ended in a 7-6 vote to appoint St. Andrew's Coun. Matt Harris to a regional council vacancy, but not everyone liked the way it went down.