Rick Ferron News Today

‘It kind of blows Wallenda, Canal Days and the Fort Erie Friendship Festival and all the others out of the water in terms of the estimate’

They have been meeting for over a year to work out the details on handling the massive crowd expected to descend on the region on April 8 for a once-in-a-lifetime event

For three days last Christmas, a severe and crippling blizzard blasted through south Niagara causing extended whiteout conditions, stranding drivers, impacting emergency services and taking the power out of thousands of homes.

Residents urged to only visit EDs for emergencies

Across the country, ambulance agencies and first responders are questioning the value and safety of "running hot" on emergency calls.

Also provides funding toward three new staffers at Niagara EMS dispatch centre