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 for the build is estimated at $12.4 million. In voting to support the staff recommendation, which was supported by the corporate services committee on June 3, council also agreed to put the future of a planned new courthouse in St. Catharines on hold. Continue reading