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Niagara transit operators providing free transit to residents travelling to get COVID-19 vaccination
Posted on Monday, March 15, 2021 05:24 PM
Niagara transit operators are pleased to be providing free transit fare to residents to and from their COVID-19 vaccination appointments. This offer is to support the health and safety of the community by providing Niagara residents with access to life saving COVID-19 vaccinations at the location they are booked to receive it.
To receive the free fare, riders are required to show the driver a vaccination appointment confirmation (e-mail or other format) to board and proof of vaccination for the return...
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40,000 masks handed out to Port Colborne residents
Posted on Monday, March 15, 2021 03:25 PM
More than 40,000 masks were handed out to Port Colborne residents at last week’s free non-medical mask giveaway hosted by Fire & Emergency Services.
Thanks to a generous donation of more than 100,000 non-medical masks from Niagara Health, Fire & Emergency Services held its second free mask giveaway last Tuesday, March 9. From 4 – 6 p.m. Fire Fighters and City staff handed out more than 40,000 masks to residents. In a Public Notice issued by the City promoting the mask giveaway, residents...
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Online vaccination registration starts today in Niagara
Posted on Monday, March 15, 2021 02:37 PM
Port Colborne residents 80 years of age and older are able to register online for the COVID-19 vaccination starting today, either online at Ontario.ca/bookvaccine or by calling the Provincial Vaccine Information Line number at 1-888-999-6488.
The City is working closely with Niagara Region Public Health to open the Vale Health & Wellness Centre as a vaccination clinic on April 7, 2021. Until the vaccination clinic opens in Port Colborne, residents are still able access vaccination clinics...
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Are you 80 years of age or older? You can now book a COVID-19 vaccination appointment
Posted on Monday, March 15, 2021 08:35 AM
The provincial COVID-19 vaccine registration portal is now open. Individuals who will be turning 80 or older in 2021 (born in 1941 or earlier) and wish to make an appointment — or an individual trusted to make an appointment on their behalf – can now book an appointment either online at Ontario.ca/bookvaccine or by calling the Provincial Vaccine Information Line number at 1-888-999-6488.
Appointments at Niagara Region Public Health COVID-19 vaccination clinics during March and the first...