Gates Demands Emergency Funding for Niagara Restaurants

Wednesday, 18 November 2020 13:36

By Linda Morgan

One Niagara MPP is asking Premier Doug Ford to provide funding for Niagara bars and restaurants.

At yesterday's legislature, NDP MPP Wayne Gates reminded Ford that Niagara is a tourist hotspot that relies on restaurants and bars.

He says that 13 percent of all jobs in the area are tied to that sector, and recent COVID-19 restrictions introduced in the region are making it difficult for those businesses to make ends meet.

Gates went on to say that should further restrictions occur, the provincial government has a responsibility to help restaurants and bars survive.

More from Local News

Man Dead After Welland Shooting

A wanted suspect was killed after exchange of gunfire with police, after Mississauga domestic incident
Optimism Fading for Beluga Whales

Animal rights group director says a whale has been moved to Marineland's sick tank
Apartments Approved for Queenston Street

2,442 units, with commercial space, to be built where St. Catharines hospital was
3 Arrested After NRP Find Cocaine

Police searched 2 houses, after watching suspected drug activity
Police Looking for 2 Arsonists

A house in West Lincoln was lit up early Thursday morning
Niagara Health Funding Gone Up: MPP

Sam Oosterhoff says it's gone up over 42% over the last few years
Wainfleet Taxes Rise Next Year

The Township says a home valued at over $300,000 will pay another $134
OPP Appeal for Drivers to Come Forward

They understand a driver might not realize they might have hit someone or something on Highway 406 last week

Gates Demands Emergency Funding for Niagara Restaurants

Share

More from Local News