Niagara Region investigates barbershop operating as film production studio ST. CATHARINES, Ont. — A representative for the Niagara Region says an investigation has started into a St. Catharines, Ont., barbershop that reopened during the COVID-19 lockdown as a film production studio. Jan 22, 2021 7:00 PM By: Canadian Press Updated ST. CATHARINES, Ont. — A representative for the Niagara Region says an investigation has started into a St. Catharines, Ont., barbershop that reopened during the COVID-19 lockdown as a film production studio. Chrome Artistic Barbering recently started booking "auditions" at its barbershop for a series called "A Bit Off the Top," telling clients they would receive a haircut "while candidly discussing life" in front of rolling cameras.