The Greater Fort Erie Chamber of Commerce

MEDIA RELEASE

NIAGARA REGION, February 2, 2010 - Residents can now stay up to date on their Regional government by subscribing to the monthly e-newsletter, ‘Our Niagara e-news’.

‘Our Niagara e-news’ focuses on programs and services offer by Regional government, as well as highlighting important decisions made by Regional council.

“We aim to provide our residents with news they will find useful,” says Niagara Region Chief Administrative Officer Mike Trojan. “Public awareness of the services provided by the Niagara Region is an important goal for council. This e-newsletter is just one of the many ways we are trying to meet this objective.”
Recent e-newsletter stories have addressed issues such as when and where to get your H1N1 flu shot, Christmas tree pick-up schedules and an initiative to use a sugar beet juice compound to reduce the amount of road salt.

“Our Niagara e-news is a way for residents to learn how their tax dollars are put to work,” says Trojan. “This product allows the Region to show their transparency within the community. Tax payers have a right to know how their money is spent. We want Niagara region residents to know what we do and how we serve them,” he added.

The e-newsletter is the Region’s response to the results of a recently completed survey that indicated residents were interested in learning more about Regional government, in different formats, in print and online.

‘Our Niagara e-news’ is distributed the 15th of every month. Niagara residents can sign up to receive the e-newsletter at www.niagararegion.ca in either standard e-mail format or a text-only version for mobile devices. Residents can also connect with their Regional government in real time at www.facebook.com/niagararegion and www.twitter.com/niagararegion.

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Daryl Barnhart
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165 Bertie Street
Fort Erie, ON
Phone: 905-871-6577
Email: drgary@cogeco.ca
   

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Fort Erie, ON
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