Not sure why St. Catharines and Niagara Region would be considered a news desert. St. Catharines, Niagara Falls and Welland each have daily newspapers published six days a week, Metroland has a Niagara This Week news website that's a remnant from its former print weeklies, there's a handful of other independent weekly newspapers and some even with print editions. St. Catharines has five radio stations, Welland has two and Niagara Falls and Fort Erie each have one.
Compared to Windsor, what Niagara Region has surprisingly always lacked was its own broadcast television stations.
Spending some tax and Google money on another news website with bare bones staffing doesn't move the needle much for Niagara.
Last edited by DX (January 15, 2025 11:54 am)