Posted on Friday, May 02, 2025 01:01 PM
As part of Emergency Preparedness Week, May 5 to 11, the City of St. Catharines is encouraging residents to take simple, proactive steps to ensure they are ready for emergencies that can happen at any time.
This year’s national theme - Be Prepared. Know Your Risks - aligns with the City’s focus on three key actions: knowing the hazards, making a plan, and preparing an emergency kit.
“Basement flooding, power outages, and high winds are real risks in our community,” said Deputy Fire Chief Andrea...
Posted on Friday, May 02, 2025 09:50 AM
As planning begins for the 2026 municipal and school board election, the City of St. Catharines is inviting residents to share how they would prefer to vote.
An online survey is now available at engagestc.ca/ElectionSurvey, where residents can learn more about the options under consideration - including in-person voting, online voting, and vote-by-mail - and weigh in on what voting methods would make participation easiest and most accessible for them.
“Hearing directly from residents is a critical...
Posted on Monday, April 28, 2025 11:56 AM
Residents keen to help create a green St. Catharines can go online now to purchase a rain barrel for their property.
Residents can purchase, at the deeply discounted rate of $60 each, as many as two rain barrels for their property until May 30 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 out of the sewer system.
Environmental stewardship is one of the five pillars in the City of St....
Posted on Friday, April 25, 2025 02:48 PM
Pride in Every Step, Love in Every Action poem will be displayed on front steps of City Hall
All emerging, student and established 2SLGBTQI+ poets living in Niagara Region are invited to submit a short poem to the inaugural City of St. Catharines Poetry Call Out, titled Pride in Every Step, Love in Every Action.
The theme asks poets to focus on the transformative power of action, language, love, and acceptance. The selected poem will reflect on small acts of allyship or personal reflections of...
Posted on Thursday, April 24, 2025 09:42 AM
Fore! It’s time to dust off your clubs, as the Garden City Golf Course has officially opened.
Golfers can enjoy spring rates now through June, with weekday green fees set at $13.45 for nine holes and $25.80 for 18. On weekends, nine holes are available for $17.40 and 18 holes for $28.15.
Tee times are available seven days a week, beginning at 7:30 a.m. To accommodate longer days, opening tee times will shift to 7 a.m. starting May 2. Final tee times will be approximately 3:30 p.m. for 18-hole...