Niagara Region

BAFFIN CONQUERS OVER 936 KM OF BRUCE TRAIL ON PRODUCT TESTING EXPEDITION

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Wednesday, April 3, 2024
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STONEY CREEK, ON, April 3, 2024 /PRNewswire/ - Baffin, a leading innovator in cold-climate footwear and apparel, is proud to announce the successful completion of The End-to-End Project: Bruce Trail Adventure; a rigorous product testing expedition that spanned over 936 km along the Bruce Trail, Canada's oldest and longest marked footpath.

Key Points: 
  • STONEY CREEK, ON, April 3, 2024 /PRNewswire/ - Baffin, a leading innovator in cold-climate footwear and apparel, is proud to announce the successful completion of The End-to-End Project: Bruce Trail Adventure; a rigorous product testing expedition that spanned over 936 km along the Bruce Trail, Canada's oldest and longest marked footpath.
  • The Bruce Trail served as the ultimate testing ground, offering some of Ontario's most challenging terrain.
  • "Embarking on this journey in our own backyard along the Bruce Trail and meeting our community on the trail added a special dimension to this trek.
  • The End-to-End Project: Bruce Trail Adventure marked Baffin's first large-scale product testing expedition since 2018.

Government of Canada invests $15 Million in Clean Fuels Projects in the Niagara Region and Across Canada

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Friday, March 8, 2024
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These fuels, like gasoline and diesel, help power our economy, but their extraction and combustion represent a significant source of pollution in Canada.

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  • These fuels, like gasoline and diesel, help power our economy, but their extraction and combustion represent a significant source of pollution in Canada.
  • Today, the Honourable Jonathan Wilkinson, Minister of Energy and Natural Resources, announced in Thorold, Ontario, a federal investment of $15 million to support six clean fuels projects across Canada, including $10 million for two projects in the Niagara region.
  • This funding will help advance clean fuels while supporting new jobs, attracting more investments, and bringing more clean energy and technology businesses to our region.
  • Launched in June 2021, the Clean Fuels Fund is investing $1.5 billion to grow the production of clean fuels in Canada, such as hydrogen, renewable diesel and natural gas, cellulosic ethanol, synthetic fuels and sustainable aviation fuel.

Ontario workers rally against Ford’s corruption, closures and cost-of-living crisis

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Saturday, February 3, 2024
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The rally highlighted the Ford government’s record of corruption, closures, and cost-of-living crisis, and featured labour and community speakers from the Niagara Region and across Ontario.

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  • The rally highlighted the Ford government’s record of corruption, closures, and cost-of-living crisis, and featured labour and community speakers from the Niagara Region and across Ontario.
  • “If ever there was a ‘best-before’ date for governments, this one is well past it,” said Jackie Taylor, Executive Vice-President of the OFL.
  • “Almost six years after Ford’s election, life in Ontario is harder and more expensive for workers and their families.”
    Rally speakers condemned Ford’s privatization agenda and its devastating impact on public services, especially health care.
  • The Ontario Federation of Labour represents 54 unions and one million workers in Ontario.

REPEAT – MEDIA ADVISORY: Ontario Federation of Labour to hold media conference in advance of Ontario PC Party policy conference

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Friday, February 2, 2024
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NIAGARA FALLS, Ontario, Feb. 02, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Ontario Federation of Labour (OFL) will join with Niagara Region workers and community leaders to hold a media conference at the Embassy Suites Hotel on Friday, February 2 at 11:00 a.m. in advance of the Ontario PC Party’s 2024 policy conference in Niagara Falls.

Key Points: 
  • NIAGARA FALLS, Ontario, Feb. 02, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Ontario Federation of Labour (OFL) will join with Niagara Region workers and community leaders to hold a media conference at the Embassy Suites Hotel on Friday, February 2 at 11:00 a.m. in advance of the Ontario PC Party’s 2024 policy conference in Niagara Falls.
  • Since 2018, the policies of Doug Ford’s conservative government have made life harder and more expensive for working-class people, in every region of the province.
  • Speakers at the media conference will address the impact of these failed policies, including in the Niagara Region, and call for specific measures to reverse their effects.
  • Location: Embassy Suites by Hilton Niagara Falls Fallsview, 6700 Fallsview Blvd
    Local MPP Wayne Gates (Niagara Falls, Fort Erie & Niagara-on-the-Lake) will also be present at the media conference.

REPEAT – MEDIA ADVISORY: Ontario Federation of Labour to hold media conference in advance of Ontario PC Party policy conference

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Thursday, February 1, 2024
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NIAGARA FALLS, Ontario, Feb. 01, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Ontario Federation of Labour (OFL) will join with Niagara Region workers and community leaders to hold a media conference at the Embassy Suites Hotel on Friday, February 2 at 11:00 a.m. in advance of the Ontario PC Party’s 2024 policy conference in Niagara Falls.

Key Points: 
  • NIAGARA FALLS, Ontario, Feb. 01, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Ontario Federation of Labour (OFL) will join with Niagara Region workers and community leaders to hold a media conference at the Embassy Suites Hotel on Friday, February 2 at 11:00 a.m. in advance of the Ontario PC Party’s 2024 policy conference in Niagara Falls.
  • Since 2018, the policies of Doug Ford’s conservative government have made life harder and more expensive for working-class people, in every region of the province.
  • Speakers at the media conference will address the impact of these failed policies, including in the Niagara Region, and call for specific measures to reverse their effects.
  • Location: Embassy Suites by Hilton Niagara Falls Fallsview, 6700 Fallsview Blvd
    Local MPP Wayne Gates (Niagara Falls, Fort Erie & Niagara-on-the-Lake) will also be present at the media conference.

MEDIA ADVISORY: Ontario Federation of Labour to hold media conference in advance of Ontario PC Party policy conference

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Wednesday, January 31, 2024
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NIAGARA FALLS, Ontario, Jan. 31, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Ontario Federation of Labour (OFL) will join with Niagara Region workers and community leaders to hold a media conference at the Embassy Suites Hotel on Friday, February 2 at 11:00 a.m. in advance of the Ontario PC Party’s 2024 policy conference in Niagara Falls.

Key Points: 
  • NIAGARA FALLS, Ontario, Jan. 31, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Ontario Federation of Labour (OFL) will join with Niagara Region workers and community leaders to hold a media conference at the Embassy Suites Hotel on Friday, February 2 at 11:00 a.m. in advance of the Ontario PC Party’s 2024 policy conference in Niagara Falls.
  • Since 2018, the policies of Doug Ford’s conservative government have made life harder and more expensive for working-class people, in every region of the province.
  • Speakers at the media conference will address the impact of these failed policies, including in the Niagara Region, and call for specific measures to reverse their effects.
  • Location: Embassy Suites by Hilton Niagara Falls Fallsview, 6700 Fallsview Blvd
    Local MPP Wayne Gates (Niagara Falls, Fort Erie & Niagara-on-the-Lake) will also be present at the media conference.

Niagara Region winemakers weather a punishing harvest season in Crush: Message in a Bottle

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Thursday, November 2, 2023
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Toronto, Ontario, Nov. 02, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Experience a year in the lives of artisanal winemakers and growers in Ontario’s Niagara Region.

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  • Toronto, Ontario, Nov. 02, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Experience a year in the lives of artisanal winemakers and growers in Ontario’s Niagara Region.
  • Together, they’re creating a serious winemaking region from the soil up.”
    "All of the winemakers/winegrowers in Crush are stewards of the soil.
  • With Jamaican family roots and deep ties to the Niagara Region, Ann-Marie Saunders has devoted herself to labour-intensive regenerative farming.
  • Crush also features Thomas Bachelder, who trained in Burgundy and now devotes himself to exploring the varying terroir of the Niagara Region.

Forty Creek Launches Cherrywood Reserve, Made and Inspired by Local Fruits from the Niagara Region

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Tuesday, September 19, 2023
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Cherrywood Reserve pays homage to the Niagara Region by crafting an exquisite whisky steeped in cherry wood from one of Ontario's most treasured fruit belts, bringing out a wonderfully unexpected character and flavour.

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  • Cherrywood Reserve pays homage to the Niagara Region by crafting an exquisite whisky steeped in cherry wood from one of Ontario's most treasured fruit belts, bringing out a wonderfully unexpected character and flavour.
  • Cherrywood Reserve is a 5-year-old pot distilled whisky made with malted barley, rye and corn, and a hint of aged brandy.
  • "It is uniquely inspired by the Niagara Region, Canada's treasure and the source of over 90% of Ontario's tender fruit crop, including sweet and sour cherries."
  • Forty Creek Cherrywood Reserve is now available for sale in select provinces across Canada and on fortycreekwhisky.com , retailing for $89.95.

Andrew Peller Limited Comments on Positive Wine Industry Growth Report

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Wednesday, July 19, 2023
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GRIMSBY, Ontario, July 19, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Andrew Peller Limited (ADW.A / ADW.B) (“the Company”) supports the findings of a new Deloitte study identifying Ontario’s wine industry as a key driver of economic growth and job creation for the Niagara Region.

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  • GRIMSBY, Ontario, July 19, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Andrew Peller Limited (ADW.A / ADW.B) (“the Company”) supports the findings of a new Deloitte study identifying Ontario’s wine industry as a key driver of economic growth and job creation for the Niagara Region.
  • Ontario Craft Wineries, Tourism Partnership of Niagara and Wine Growers Ontario commissioned the report with Deloitte that reveals the Ontario wine sector is well positioned to drive sustainable economic growth for the region, the province, and the country.
  • The Ontario wine industry plays a leading role, acting as an accelerator for economic growth and job creation.
  • “For over 50 years, Andrew Peller Limited has been a proud employer and producer of quality wines in the Niagara region and is committed to supporting its long-term sustainable growth,” commented John Peller, the Company’s President and Chief Executive Officer.

Niagara Residents Travel to Queen’s Park to Demand Ford Government Stop the Overnight Closure of their Hospitals’ Urgent Care Centres

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Monday, June 5, 2023
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Local community members with the Ontario Health Coalition are travelling to Queen’s Park on Tuesday to demand that the Ford government take action to stop the closures.

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  • Local community members with the Ontario Health Coalition are travelling to Queen’s Park on Tuesday to demand that the Ford government take action to stop the closures.
  • When: Tuesday, June 6 at 12:30 p.m.
    Who: Local advocates: Heather Kelly Fort Erie SOS group, Niagara Health Coalition; Sue Hotte, Niagara Health Coalition.
  • Niagara MPPs Wayne Gates, Niagara Falls (and Fort Erie) and Jeff Burch, Niagara Centre (inclu.
  • For more information: Sue Hotte, Niagara Health Coalition 905-932-1646 cell and Natalie Mehra, executive director, Ontario Health Coalition 416-230-6402 (cell).