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St Catharines Farmers Market celebrates Farmers Market Week

St. Catharines Farmers Market celebrates the harvest season during Farmers Market Week

You can’t ‘beet’ local produce. The St. Catharines Farmers Market will join markets across Ontario in celebrating Farmers Market Week, Aug. 3 to 10.

Residents can visit the St. Catharines Farmers Market on Thursday (8 a.m. to 2 p.m.) or Saturday (7 a.m. to 2 p.m.) at Market Square, 91 King St. in Downtown St. Catharines. The farmers market offers year-round access to fresh, locally grown fruits, vegetables,...

Guided Spirit Walks return to Victoria Lawn Cemetery for 2025

Guided Spirit Walks Return for 14th Year at Victoria Lawn Cemetery

The St. Catharines Museum and Welland Canals Centre invites residents to join the 14th annual Guided Spirit Walks at Victoria Lawn Cemetery, a beloved annual event that brings history to life through a guided walk and theatrical performances throughout the cemetery.

“The Guided Spirit Walks are a fantastic opportunity to connect with our community’s past. Our talented volunteer performers bring history to life, providing a...

City unveils Irish Global Famine Way project

The City of St. Catharines is proud to unveil the Irish Global Famine Way project, a monument of iconic Bronze Shoes accompanied by an interpretative panel, commemorating the thousands of Irish immigrants and Famine survivors who arrived in St. Catharines between 1837 and 1850 to work on the Second Welland Canal.

Niagara Irish Festival championed and funded the project, supported by the St. Catharines Heritage Advisory Committee, with technical and administrative assistance from the St....

2025 IceDogs Community Suite Applications Now Open

Local non-profits given opportunity to watch IceDogs play from community suite

The City of St. Catharines is offering some suite seats at the Meridian Centre to local charities, non-profits, and youth sports groups for no charge for the 2025-26 Niagara IceDogs season. 

Through the City’s Meridian Centre Community Use Program, organizations can use the City’s community suite in one of two ways: provide the seats to youth to attend an IceDogs game, or they can sell or auction the seats for...

City celebrates new Fire Station 2 built to Zero Carbon Building Standard with public open house

City’s first net-zero facility constructed with about $440,000 federal government Green Municipal Fund grant

Mayor Mat Siscoe and St. Catharines Fire Chief Dave Upper were joined on July 8 by MPP Sylvia Gualtieri, Parliamentary Assistant to Ontario Solicitor General Michael Kerzner, who gave remarks on his behalf, St. Catharines MP Chris Bittle, St. Catharines MPP Jennie Stevens and Fire Services firefighters and staff to celebrate the official opening of the new, state-of-the-art, net-zero Fire...