unemployment

Supporting local businesses more important than ever

April 1, 2020

Storefront sign saying, "Yes, we're open"

TIM MOSSHOLDER / UNSPLASH PHOTOGRAPHY The Government of Ontario announced that only essential services will remain open during the COVID-19 self-isolation, forcing most local businesses to close on March 24. Smaller businesses are taking a heavy hit right…

Unemployment on the rise in Niagara region

March 26, 2014

The closing of Big Lots and Myers Industries paired with severe winter conditions may be the cause in an unemployment spike. The spike was announced in March after February numbers were officially released. “Two factors during the last month likely…