Growing flowers may not seem like tough business, but as many aspiring pandemic green thumbs can now likely attest, there’s more involved than simply adding a little water and sunlight. As the coronavirus began stifling businesses back in March last …
Read MoreNiagara flower growers blooming with optimism into 2021 growing season after pandemic wilt
New requirements of air travellers to provide proof of a negative COVID-19 test result before boarding a plane to Canada are proving to be a barrier for temporary foreign workers from Mexico. Announced Dec. 31, the Transport Canada regulations came …
Read MoreDelayed arrival of migrant workers causing worry among some Niagara greenhouse growers
There is no doubt that 2020 was a challenging year for Main Street businesses, and the storm is not over yet. As 2021 begins, and a provincewide lockdown continues, many local businesses in downtown Grimsby are looking at ways to …
Read MoreGrimsby’s Main Street businesses hope to bounce back in 2021
Shopify Inc. says it has terminated all stores affiliated with U.S. President Donald Trump after violence erupted at the U.S. Capitol building yesterday.
From small local farms to major flower distributors, Niagara’s farm gates are going digital during the pandemic. With the help of up to $5,000 in funding from the provincial-federal  Agri-Food Open for E-Business initiative, the pricey burden of tapping into …
Read MoreNiagara farmers building online presence throughout pandemic
The end of the year makes for long days as farmers like Jeff Barlow slog away the hours in behemoth combines to get crops off the fields before night consumes day and Christmas arrives. On a recent Tuesday, Barlow’s crew, …
Read MoreLower yields as challenging season comes to close for Niagara corn growers
The Ford government will impose a province-wide lockdown starting Christmas Eve, according to media reports Sunday.
Niagara Region moves out of the orange tier of the Ontario COVID-19 response framework and into red Monday at 12:01 a.m. Here’s what that means and how it will affect daily life.
Here is what’s on for the weekend of Dec. 18 – Dec. 20. Listed below are public events planned in Grimsby, Beamsville, Smithville, Jordan Station, Vineland and area. Friday, Dec. 18 Wine and Culinary Experience with Renato at 13th Street …
The Niagara Region’s public health unit doesn’t want the public to know precisely how many COVID-19 cases are in each West Niagara community or where the infections are coming from.
