Demystifying regional governance changes

Thursday, October 08, 2026 | by Melinda Cheevers

Two men sit inside the Pond Inlet in chairs angled slightly toward one another but facing out to an audience. One holds a mic and speaks to the audience, while the other looks on.

With a municipal election on the horizon, the Niagara Community Observatory (NCO) hosted Niagara Elections 2026: Changes and Challenges on Oct. 5 to highlight key local issues. More than 100 people joined NCO Director Kyle Rich (right) in the Pond Inlet as he spoke with municipal politics expert David Siegel, Professor Emeritus of Political Science, and moderated a panel discussion with Brock experts. Fact sheets on key municipal issues have been published on the NCO website.