Editing Niagara Falls, Ontario (section)

==Government==
{{main|List of mayors of Niagara Falls, Ontario}}
[[Niagara Falls City Council]] consists of eight councillors and a mayor. City elections take place every four years with the most recent election held on [[2022 Niagara Region municipal elections|24 October 2022]]. Council is responsible for policy and decision making, monitoring the operation and performance of the city, analysing and approving budgets and determining spending priorities. Due to regulations put forward by the Municipal Elections Act 1996, elections are held on the fourth Monday in October except for religious holidays or if a member of council or if the mayor resigns. [[Jim Diodati]] has been the mayor of Niagara Falls since 2010.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Mitchell |first1=Don |title=Jim Diodati re-elected, to serve fourth term as Niagara Falls, Ont. mayor |url=https://globalnews.ca/news/9223473/jim-diodati-re-elected-niagara-falls-mayor |website=Global News |access-date=3 January 2023}}</ref>

As of 2023, the city's fire and emergency services are staffed by 130 firefighters and 104 volunteers.<ref>{{cite web |title=Fire Department |url=https://niagarafalls.ca/city-hall/fire/default.aspx |website=Niagara Falls Canada |access-date=3 January 2023}}</ref> Provincial roads (namely the [[Queen Elizabeth Way]]) are patrolled by the [[Ontario Provincial Police]] (OPP) and the rest by [[Niagara Regional Police]] (NRPS) for city streets and general policing or [[Niagara Parks Police]] (NPP) on property relating to [[Niagara Parks Commission]]. Policing on the Canadian side of bridges (Whirlpool and Rainbow Bridges) are conducted by both [[Canadian Border Services Agency]] (CBSA) and [[U.S. Customs and Border Protection]] (CBP) operations, but may involve Niagara Regional Police and/or OPP, as well as US agencies.<ref>{{cite web| url = https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/n-y-police-chief-defends-border-chase-cops-1.466335| title = N.Y. police chief defends border chase cops {{!}} CBC News}} </ref> [[Michigan Central Railway Bridge]] is an inactive railway bridge; it is closed off by the [[Canadian Pacific Railways]] to prevent trespassing but can be accessed by NRPS or CBSA/CBP if required.