Wayne Gates charged the Ford government's plan to cancel Niagara's regional chair race is "disrespectful" to its residents, as opposition MPPs continued to slam the proposed election changes Thursday. Continue reading
On the same day as a heated debate in the legislature about Doug Ford's 11th-hour changes to Ontario's municipal election, St. Catharines regional Coun. Bruce Timms is calling for a referendum on having an elected chair. Continue reading
After more than a year of discussion on developing a new code of conduct for regional councillors, they ultimately decided to stick with the one they have. Continue reading
With a final nip here, and a tuck there, politicians were able to bring the 2018 Niagara Region budget in line with where they originally wanted it. Continue reading
After cutting nearly half a per cent from next year's recommended 2.99 per cent tax hike, Niagara's budget committee members referred the Region's $1.1 billion 2018 budget back to staff to cut it even more. Continue reading
