09/06/2026
After working for three years with Regional staff and fellow councillors, I am pleased to report that, based on my motion, Niagara Region will finally be reviewing how policing costs are levied across Niagara.
The inequity in how policing costs are allocated has been an issue for decades, and many have tried to bring about change. There is more work to be done, but this is a significant step forward toward a fairer and more equitable approach to allocating policing costs across our communities.
Niagara-on-the-Lake households are being charged hundreds of dollars more for regional policing than households anywhere else in Niagara — and regional government is now looking at whether there is a different way to split the bill.