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Mayor Siscoe Releases Mayoral Direction to remove barriers for Planning Applications

May 7th, 2024 – Today Mayor Mat Siscoe directed the Chief Administrative Officer and City staff to adopt a housing-focused approach to the administration of the corporation. This direction includes implementing enhanced customer service protocols and expediting planning and development applications, while also acknowledging regulatory compliance as the core function for the City.

In addition, all City departments have been instructed to prioritize development applications, specifically requests...

Mayor Siscoe presents Key to the City to Niagara’s Morning Man - Tim Denis

On April 30th, St. Catharines Mayor Mat Siscoe presented the Key to the City to Tim Denis in honour of his accomplished career on the airwaves. The presentation was made at the conclusion of the Mayor’s long-standing post-Council wrap up interview conducted with Tim, which was all part of Denis’ final day on air.

Affectionately known as Niagara’s morning man, Tim Denis has been waking up Niagara for the last 29 years on 610 CKTB. Tim recently celebrated 47 years in radio and through much change...

Joint Statement from Welland Canal Mayors regarding St. Lawrence Seaway labour disruption

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...

Statement from St. Catharines Mayor Mat Siscoe regarding new Niagara Region shelter

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...

Statement from Mayor on MECP cancelling appearance at City Council

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...