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Mask requirements in high-risk settings extended until June
The Chief Medical Officer of Health is maintaining existing provincial masking requirements in select higher-risk indoor settings until June 11, 2022.
Provincial masking requirements which were set to expire on April 27, 2022 are being extended in current settings until 12:00 a.m. on June 11, 2022, including:
- public transit;
- health care settings (e.g., hospitals, doctors’ offices, clinics that provide health care services, laboratories, specimen collection centres, and home and community care);
- long-term care homes;
- retirement homes; and
- shelters and other congregate care settings that provide care and services to medically and socially vulnerable individuals.
A complete list of settings where masking requirements continue to apply is available online.
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Welland building permits on course for record-breaking year
The City of Welland is experiencing another record-breaking year for building permits, including a range of housing options. To date, in the first quarter of 2022, 173 permits have been issued, including the start of 309 new dwelling units in the City.
Driving the numbers are the various types of housing units under construction. Consisting predominately of apartments, condominiums, and accessory dwellings, options for non-traditional housing units make up the majority; townhouses and single-detached makeup only a small portion of the residential growth.
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Welland Bridge 13 May Illumination Schedule
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Niagara Health surgical program temporarily ramping down
The Niagara Health system is experiencing growing pressures with patient volumes and staff and physician illness, resulting in the need to adjust operations to use limited resources where they are most needed.
Today, the surgical program will temporarily ramp down to 70% capacity. This measure will allow Niagara Health to use these beds to care for COVID-19 positive patients and other patients with urgent needs.
Niagara Health has been working to catch up on their surgical backlog created during earlier waves, and expressed their regret at having to make this move.
In non-emergency situations, Niagara Health encourages patients to reach out to their primary care provider first or make an appointment with Virtual Urgent Care (www.UrgentCareOntario.ca).
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Canada Games Park officially opens
Friday marked the official grand opening of Canada Games Park and the Walker Sports and Abilities Centre.
A legacy project for the Niagara 2022 Canada Summer Games, Canada Games Park is located at the corner of Merrittville Highway and Sir Isaac Brock Way in Thorold, Ontario, and is home to new state-of-the-art sport facilities. This facility will be the main venue for a majority of the competitions throughout the Niagara 2022 Canada Summer Games, running from August 6-21.
These facilities include the 200,000-square-foot cutting-edge Walker Sports and Abilities Centre, along with the entry plaza found right outside the facility, which is known as the Walker Founder’s Plaza.
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JHSC Learner Survey
- MLTSD JHSC Learner Survey: Know someone who has taken JHSC Cert Training? This survey is designed to help the MLTSD understand the experience of those who have taken the Chief Prevention Officer’s (CPO) Joint Health and Safety Committee (JHSC) Certification Training. The results will help identify opportunities to improve the effectiveness of the Certification Training Standards. This survey closes on April 29, 2022.
April eNews articles
- Struck-by safety inspections begin May 1: 4 tips to prepare – Inspectors will likely focus on the safe operation of vehicles and mobile equipment, and preventing struck-by injuries. Check out these four tips to boost compliance.
- Year-long inspection blitz seeks out MSD hazards in warehouses – An ergonomics compliance initiative gets underway May 1 in warehouses, distribution centres and other manual material handling environments, such as retail storerooms.
- Q&A with Monte McNaughton on Ontario’s new disconnecting from work policy – Workplaces with 25+ employees implement a policy on disconnecting from work by June 2. Ontario’s Minister of Labour, Training, and Skills Development explains how workers and employers will benefit.
- Teleworking: 7 ways to reduce noise and improve well-being – Distracting and intrusive noise in home offices may trigger noise sensitivity, irritation, stress, and sleep disturbances, affecting our ability to focus, concentrate, and be productive.
- 5 ways your pandemic measures can make worklife better – Through this pandemic we’ve come to understood how valuable our employees are. Here are five ways to integrate what we’ve learned into our ongoing operations.
Small Biz Safety Podcast
- Mailbag Special – We open up the mailbag to answer listeners’ questions! Safety experts Kirsi Henry, Jack Minacs, Pam Patry and Lori Shepherd discuss returning to the office, tips on becoming an HSR, seasonal workers and more.
NEW Ag Podcast: Cultivating Safety – A Between the Rows Special Edition
- Cultivating Safety: Protecting Your Farm’s Greatest Asset is a series of quarterly episodes of Glacier FarmMedia’s Between the Rows Special Edition Podcast sponsored by WSPS. The first episode features Health & Safety Consultant Jay Remsik talking about preparing for the new season and Workplace Mental Health expert, Danielle Stewart talking about the stigma around farmer stress and mental health.
Thank you,
Stella Nicastro-Greenough
Account Representative (Small Business)
Workplace Safety & Prevention Services
Phone: 416-475-9260 | Customer Care: 1-877-494-9777
fgryyn.avpnfgebterrabhtu@jfcf.pn
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Driven by mixed-housing unit options, first-quarter
building permits foreshadow another record-breaking year
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
April 26, 2022
Welland, ON – The City of Welland is experiencing another record-breaking year for building permits, including a range of housing options. To date, in the first quarter of 2022, 173 permits have been issued, including the start of 309 new dwelling units in the City.
Driving the numbers are the various types of housing units under construction. Consisting predominately of apartments, condominiums, and accessory dwellings, options for non-traditional housing units make up the majority; townhouses and single-detached makeup only a small portion of the residential growth.
“The number of permits issued to date is surprising only because the first quarter is generally slower due to the weather and ability to begin construction,” said Grant Munday, director of planning and development services. “These numbers indicate that 2022 will be another strong year for the city in terms of growth in our community.”
The City collects development charges on building permits at the date of issuance. Those charges go toward recovering growth-related costs associated with the capital infrastructure needed to service new development and redevelopment within the city.
The seven-storey Upper Vista Welland residential condominium at 350 Prince Charles Drive South, along the Welland Recreation Canal, contributed 226 dwellings units to the first-quarter results. In addition, the project contributed $29.5 million to the overall building permit construction value.
Permits issued to date represent over $55 million. Last year, building permits issued were valued at over $236 million, generated through the construction start of 759 dwelling units of various types.
As the year progresses, building permit applications increase during months when construction is less likely to be impeded by weather. However, based on the numbers up to March 31, 2022, planning and development services have a full slate of applications to review.
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For media inquiries, please contact:
Marc MacDonald
Corporate Communications Manager
905-735-1700 x2337
znep.znpqbanyq@jryynaq.pa
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Best regards,
Alexis Higginbotham
Executive Director
WDBIA
60 East Main Street
Welland, ON
L3B 3X4
905.736.2884
downtownwelland.ca
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