Bill Sawchuk

1 week ago | wellandtribune.ca | Bill Sawchuk

Niagara Regional Housing has the land — and the plan — to double its housing stock with assistance from the federal and provincial governments over the next 25 years. While regional councillors still need to confirm their commitment to the Consolidated Housing Master Plan at the next full council meeting on May 22, they endorsed the plan and funding strategy at a committee-of-the-whole meeting last week.

1 week ago | stcatharinesstandard.ca | Bill Sawchuk

Niagara Falls regional Coun. Bob Gale has made the first move in the 2026 budget chess game. Gale served a notice of motion at the full meeting of regional council in April that, if approved, would limit the Region’s consolidated levy budget to a 3.5 per cent increase. The motion is up for discussion at the May 22 council meeting, where Gale said Lincoln Coun. Rob Foster would second it. The Region’s tax increases over the past three years are 9.6 per cent, 7.02 per cent and 7.5 per cent.

1 week ago | niagarafallsreview.ca | Bill Sawchuk

Niagara Falls regional Coun. Bob Gale has made the first move in the 2026 budget chess game. Gale served a notice of motion at the full meeting of regional council in April that, if approved, would limit the Region’s consolidated levy budget to a 3.5 per cent increase. The motion is up for discussion at the May 22 council meeting, where Gale said Lincoln Coun. Rob Foster would second it. The Region’s tax increases over the past three years are 9.6 per cent, 7.02 per cent and 7.5 per cent.

1 week ago | wellandtribune.ca | Bill Sawchuk

Niagara Falls regional Coun. Bob Gale has made the first move in the 2026 budget chess game. Gale served a notice of motion at the full meeting of regional council in April that, if approved, would limit the Region’s consolidated levy budget to a 3.5 per cent increase. The motion is up for discussion at the May 22 council meeting, where Gale said Lincoln Coun. Rob Foster would second it. The Region’s tax increases over the past three years are 9.6 per cent, 7.02 per cent and 7.5 per cent.

1 week ago | stcatharinesstandard.ca | Bill Sawchuk

Niagara regional councillors have voted to eliminate trips to U.S. conferences and trade shows for the remainder of 2025, and earmarked any savings for programs that help mitigate the economic impact of tariffs. “We as councillors in the region need to acknowledge what I call the economic tsunami coming at us,” Lincoln Coun. Rob Foster said in introducing his motion in April. Foster said Niagara is uniquely and disproportionately impacted by the trade disruption as a border region.