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Swing into the 2026 golf season at the Garden City Golf Course

Fore! The Garden City Golf Course has officially opened for the season.

The course opened on Thursday, April 30, with walking only until the conditions dry out. To open the season golfers can enjoy nine holes for $15.45 and rounds of 18 for $26.80 all days of the week (power carts, once conditions permit, are extra). Activity packs are also available.

Spring green fees are in effect until the prime season begins on May 16.
The golf course is open seven days a week from 7:30 a.m. to dusk. Tee times...

St. Catharines encourages emergency preparedness with simple, proactive steps

‘Prepared together’ is the theme of 2026 campaign

To mark Emergency Preparedness Week, May 3 to 9, the City of St. Catharines is urging residents to take simple, proactive steps to be adequately prepared in the event of an emergency.

“Prepared together” is the theme of this year’s Canada-wide campaign, which aligns with the City’s focus on three key actions: know the hazards, make a plan, and prepare an emergency kit to protect yourself, your family, and your community.

“Emergencies like power...

Community invited to free 150th anniversary celebration on May 2 at Montebello Park

The City of St. Catharines is set to mark a milestone, and the community is invited to celebrate in a big way with a free, family-friendly event.

Join us on Saturday, May 2, at Montebello Park and help celebrate the 150th anniversary of St. Catharines being incorporated as a City. It was May 1, 1876 when the growth of the community – much of which was a catalyst of the work on the third Welland Canal just five years earlier – saw it attain City status after more than 30 years of being...

Municipal election candidate nominations open May 1

Third-party advertiser registration set to open on same day

Individuals interested in running in the 2026 municipal and school board elections can file their nomination papers from May 1 to Aug. 21, 2026. Nomination papers are available through the Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing website or at municipal Clerk’s Offices. The following information applies to candidates filing nomination papers:

• Nomination papers may be filed with the clerk of the appropriate municipality during regular...

Make every drop count: Rain barrel sales now open

Purchase by May 25 or until sold out; pickup set for June 13

Residents interested in helping to create a green St. Catharines can go online now to purchase a City-subsidized rain barrel for their property.

Residents can now purchase, at the deeply discounted rate of $60 each, as many as two rain barrels for their property until May 25 or when pre-orders sell out. Rain barrels enable residents to collect rainwater for use in their gardens while reducing water pollution by keeping property runoff...