It started last summer with 87, grew to 300, and most recently shot up to around 2,000 hotel rooms that were being utilized in Niagara Falls, Ont. to accommodate asylum seekers, With nearly 3,000 migrants having been transferred since July, community services of the city are feeling the pressure.
Customers should prepare to pay more to heat their home this winter. It could cost more than $1,000 between November and March, according to National Fuel. This is the highest since 2008.