Updated - March 1, 2022 City Council Meeting
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Niagara Regional Police Services Presentation
The Niagara Regional Police Services (NRPS), including Chief of Police, Bryan MacCulloch, addressed public safety concerns within the community by sharing a presentation. The presentation included information on the NRPS mission statement, organizational structure, police programs, statistical trends in policing, mental health calls, general occurrence reports, and crime prevention and community engagement.
Watch the Niagara Regional Police Services presentation or view the PDF.
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Municipal Accommodation Tax (MAT)
In 2018, the City of Niagara Falls passed By-law No. 2018–104 to implement a mandatory Municipal Accommodation Tax (MAT) calculated at a rate of $2.00 per night of occupancy of transient accommodation in accordance with Part XII.1 of the Municipal At, 2001, S.O. 2001 c. 25, as amended, and the Municipal Accommodation Tax Regulation O. Reg. 435/17, effective January 1, 2019.
The Municipal Accommodation Tax applies to the purchase of accommodations provided for a continuous period of 30 days or less, and must be identified as a separate item on the invoice or receipt, as the case may be.
The Niagara Falls Canada Hotel Association (NFCHA) Inc. is a non-profit corporation created for the express purpose of promoting the City of Niagara Falls, Ontario, as a tourism destination. Council approved the NFCHA request to extend the existing agreement related to the collection and administration of the Municipal Accommodation Tax (MAT) and greater clarity was added to the agreement with regard to the authority of the Hotel Association and the municipality.
View Report: CAO-2022-01 - Delegated Authority to the Mayor and CAO to extend the agreement with the Niagara Falls Hotel Association on the collection of the Munic - Pdf
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Key to the City Presented to Erika Casupanan, winner of “Survivor 41”
On Friday, February 25th at Niagara Falls City Hall, Mayor Diodati presented Erika Casupanan with the “Key to the City of Niagara Falls” to honour her success as the winner of “Survivor 41.” Erika is the most recent winner of the popular television show “Survivor” and hails from Niagara Falls.
Erika was gifted with a one-of-a-kind official Key to the City of Niagara Falls, designed and painted by local Niagara Falls artist, Skye Hicks who is an Award-winning Canadian Professional Artist.
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- Prospective Land Acquisition by the City - Road Widening for Niagara South Hospital - Biggar Road
- 2022 Plow Truck Procurement
- Naming and Renaming of City Property – Dr. Henry Girdlestone Acres Application
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Proclamations, Flag-Raising and Illumination Requests
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Proclamation | March 2022
Meal on Wheels - March for Wheels
The Executive Director of Meals on Wheels for the Niagara Falls/NOTL area, requested that the City raise the "Meals on Wheels" flag in March 2022, to help promote the "March for Meals" campaign.
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Proclamation | April 7, 2022
Green Shirt Day - Organ Donation Awareness
To bring awareness to the importance of organ donation, Thursday, April 7, 2022 has been proclaimed as "Green Shirt Day." Green Shirt day came out of the horrific bus crash in Canadian history in April 2018, involving the Humboldt hockey team. The Niagara Falls Illumination Board will be illuminating the Falls green at 10:00 pm on April 7, 2022 for fifteen (15) minutes..
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Proclamation | May 3, 2022
Poland's Constitution Day
The Polish National Union of Canada requested that the City of Niagara Falls raise Poland's National Flag at City Hall on Tuesday, May 3, 2022, to officially celebrate Poland's "Constitution Day."
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Flag-Raising | June 2, 2022
Italian Heritage Month
The National Congress Italia Canada, Niagara Peninsula District, requested that Council raise the Italian Flag to recognize the 12th Annual Italian Heritage Month taking place on Thursday, June 2nd, 2022 at 12:00 PM.
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Proclamation | June 6-12, 2022
Hidradenitis Suppurativa Awareness Week
The week of June 6-12, 2022 has been proclaimed as "Hidradenitis Suppurativa (HS) Awareness Week. Requested by the Canadian Skin Patient Alliance, this non-profit organization is dedicated to advocating, educating and supporting Canadians living with skin diseases, conditions and traumas.
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Upcoming Proclamations. Flag-Raising and Illuminations
(approved at Previous Council Meetings)
Flag-raising | Republic of Bulgaria (March 3, 2022)
Proclamation | Bullying Elimination Week (May 23 - 30, 2022)
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Next Council Meeting: March 22, 2022
The next Niagara Falls City Council meeting will be held on Tuesday, March 22, 2022. For more information, please visit niagarafalls.ca/council.
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