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• Niagara Region appoints Commissioner of Public Works

  September 28, 2023

  Roads and Transportation

• Niagara Region appoints Deputy Chief Administrative Officer

  September 28, 2023

  Government and Council

• Applications open for Niagara’s Building Safer Communities Grant to support youth crime prevention across Niagara

  September 25, 2023

  Public Safety Government and Council

• Chair Bradley’s statement on the protection of Green Belt lands

  September 22, 2023

  Environment Government and Council

• Niagara Region receives Distinguished Budget Presentation Award from Government Finance Officers Association

  September 21, 2023

  Budget and Taxes

• First person infected with West Nile virus in Niagara

  September 1, 2023

  ​​Niagara Region Public Health has detected its first laboratory-confirmed infection of West Nile virus for 2023.

  Public Health

• Niagara Region News launches Sept. 5

  September 1, 2023

  ​We are excited to announce the Sept.

  Statement

• Niagara Region ready to enforce speed limits as Automated Speed Enforcement Program launches in time for back to school

  August 30, 2023

  ​Today, officials from Niagara Region, the City of St.

  Council Transportation

• Add vaccines to your back-to-school checklist

  August 10, 2023

  ​With school fast approaching, Niagara Region Public Health is reminding parents and students to get caught up on their missing vaccinations.

  Public Health

• Mosquitoes test positive for West Nile Virus

  August 9, 2023

  ​Niagara Region Public Health is informing residents that Niagara has received its first confirmation of West Nile Virus (WNV) in mosquitoes in 2023.

  Public Health

• Chair Bradley’s statement on the start of the 2024 Regional budget process

  July 27, 2023

  ​Niagara Regional Chair Jim Bradley offered the following statement in advance of the first meeting of the Regional Council’s budget committee: “This afternoon, Councillors will meet to start work on the 2024 Regional budget.

  Budget Council Statement

• Seat at the Table project supports increased number of women elected to local government

  July 24, 2023

  ​Niagara Region’s Seat at the Table project, in partnership with Greater Niagara Chamber of Commerce, Women in Niagara, City of St.

  Council

• Niagara Region moves forward with plans to support more attainable housing, find efficiencies

  July 21, 2023

  ​In response to some of the most pressing concerns of residents and businesses, yesterday Niagara Region outlined its initial plans to both increase the supply of attainable housing options and find ways to better utilize public resources across Niagara.

  Council

• Niagara Region strategically focused on Growing Better Together

  July 20, 2023

  ​At this afternoon’s special meeting of Niagara Regional Council, members unanimously approved their new strategic priorities for the 2023-2026 term which are focused on “growing better together”.

  Council

• Niagara Region’s Public Works Committee endorses direction to not ‘opt in’ and continue residential recycling collection on behalf of Producers

  July 11, 2023

  ​Niagara Region’s Public Works Committee has approved a staff recommendation to not ‘opt in’ to providing curbside collection of recycling from residences, facilities and public spaces after Niagara Region’s transition to the new Producer Responsibility Blue Box Program on Jan.

  Garbage