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Bambi's Bistro receives $10,000 through My Main Street to support its downtown small business

Main streets play a vital role in growing the Canadian economy and supporting local communities.

Bambi's Bistro is pleased to be receiving a non-repayable contribution of $10,000 through the My Main Street, Local Business Accelerator program.

This contribution will allow Bambi's Bistro to support findings from the market research provided by My Main Street to drive economic growth and attract new customers to the business and the entire Port Colborne community.

Bambi’s Bistro is an eclectically...

Call for applications - Community Services Recovery Fund

We are pleased to announce the Community Services Recovery Fund will be open for applications on

January 6, 2023 with applications due on February 21, 2023.

The Community Services Recovery Fund is a $400 million investment from the Government of Canada to support charities and non-profits as they focus on how to adapt their organizations for pandemic recovery. United Way Niagara and the Niagara Community Foundation are working in collaboration with United Way Centraide Canada, the Canadian Red...

Port Colborne now accepting by-law applications, appeals, and variances online

In an effort to better serve the residents of Port Colborne, by- law services have moved all their compliance applications, appeals, variances, complaints, and payment of associated fees online.

Compliance applications that have moved online, include reliefs from noise by-law, fence by-law, sign by-law, pool by-law, discharge of firearms by-law, and encroachment by-law application. An online credit card payment options have also been added for interested applicants.

To be open and transparent,...

Oak Tree Yoga & Wellness receives support through the Government of Canada-funded My Main Street

Main streets play a vital role in growing the Canadian economy and supporting local communities.

Oak Tree Yoga & Wellness is pleased to be receiving a non-repayable contribution of $10,000 through the My Main Street, Local Business Accelerator program.

This contribution will allow Linsey Hill of Oak Tree Yoga & Wellness to support findings from the market research provided by My Main Street to drive economic growth and attract new customers to the business and the entire Port Colborne community.

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Port Colborne puts itself back on the fishing map

The airing of Port Colborne’s first episode of the populartv series, Fish TV, aims to put the community back on the fishing map.

“I welcomed the show’s hosts [Ron James and Jeff Chisholm] at Sugarloaf Marina on their first day of shooting,” says Mayor Bill Steele. “Even though they had been to Port Colborne before, I wanted them to know they were in for a real treat that week. The walleye were biting like crazy and the weather couldn’t have been better.”

The idea to collaborate with...