Posted on Tuesday, October 24, 2023 11:22 AM
The Mayors of the Welland Canal issued a joint call today pushing for both sides of the St. Lawrence Seaway labour disruption to get back to the bargaining table, and reiterated the vital need for the Seaway to maintain operations. With the visible imagery of ships lining up in front of the canal at both ends, the ramifications of the shutdown are clear to the Mayors of Port Colborne, Welland, Thorold and St. Catharines.
The Seaway is one of the most vital conduits for trade throughout North...
Posted on Tuesday, October 24, 2023 11:14 AM
I am encouraged to see the announcement today that the Niagara Region will be building a temporary, modular facility to house 50 shelter spaces in St. Catharines. This facility is one step in the right direction to address the need for these services in our community and provide better options for residents in need.
I appreciate that identifying a location was the most difficult part of the process; with almost a hundred different sites across the city reviewed by regional staff, the decision to...
Posted on Wednesday, September 28, 2022 10:15 AM
With just more than 24 hours before the Ministry of the Environment, Conservation and Parks was set to present updated results of its monitoring of 282-285 Ontario Street in St. Catharines to City Council, MECP staff have notified the City they will not be attending the meeting.
“This is incredibly disappointing and frustrating,” said St. Catharines Mayor Walter Sendzik. “This meeting to update Council was set a month ago. To be cancelled at the last minute is unacceptable.”
Council requested back...
Posted on Tuesday, September 13, 2022 01:30 PM
Canada’s most successful long-distance runner, Mohammed Ahmed, has been presented the Key to the City by St. Catharines Mayor Walter Sendzik.
A highly accomplished track star, Ahmed has broke several Canadian records, and won countless medals while representing Canada on the world stage, including a gold medal at the Pan American Games in 2015. In 2021, after being named to the Canadian Olympic team for a third time, he made history for Canada when he won a silver medal after a dramatic surge in...
Posted on Thursday, March 17, 2022 12:00 PM
It’s been just over two years since the COVID-19 pandemic changed the community, but St. Catharines Mayor Walter Sendzik said the City is ready to forge ahead with recovery in 2022.
The Mayor, during his annual State of the City address at FirstOntario Performing Arts Centre on Wednesday night, said while few generations before have faced an issue such as the COVID-19 pandemic, moving forward as a unified and inclusive community will help the City move forward on many different fronts.
“We...