As COVID-19 numbers decline, Niagara honours fallen residents, workers with memorial bench
Published June 1, 2022 at 4:27 pm
As new COVID-19 cases in Niagara continue to decline, the region is honouring its fallen residents and front-line workers with a memorial bench.
The bench has been installed at the Glenridge Quarry Naturalization Site (400 St. David’s Rd) in St. Catharines.
The bench features a plaque with the following inscription: “Remembering the lives lost, sacrifices made and those who served on the front lines during the COVID-19 pandemic.”
At the moment, 563 residents have lost their lives to the virus and thousands have served and sacrificed on the medical front-line in Niagara over the past two-plus years.
“While it is difficult to sufficiently recognize the grief of losing a loved one, this memorial bench is a small way the Niagara Region has chosen to memorialize those who have lost their lives during the pandemic,” said Niagara Regional Chair Jim Bradley.
“Moreover, we should always remember the innumerable sacrifices of those on the front line and our health care workers who compromised their safety to continue serving our community,” he continued. “I encourage residents from all over the Region to visit this newly installed memorial bench and reflect on the events of the last two years.”
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In the meanwhile, ongoing new cases of COVID-19 in Niagara are down to 650, a number not seen since before the Omicron wave swept through the region.
Over the past week, the region has seen less than 30 new cases per day, as well as lows of just 11 new cases on Sunday (May 29) and just four recorded cases today (June 1).
