Posted on Thursday, January 27, 2022 06:30 AM
Flags at City facilities are at half-mast today, Jan. 27, to mark International Holocaust Remembrance Day.
Today the City is paying tribute to the memory of the victims of the Holocaust and reaffirming our community’s unwavering commitment to counter antisemitism, racism, and other forms of intolerance that lead to group-targeted violence. The date marks the anniversary of the liberation of the Nazi Concentration and Extermination Camp of Auschwitz-Birkenau by Soviet troops on Jan. 27, 1945.
Posted on Tuesday, January 18, 2022 02:02 PM
City Council returned to full complement Monday night with the swearing in of Robin McPherson as the City Councillor representing Ward 4.
McPherson was sworn in during Monday’s regularly scheduled meeting of City Council to fill the St. Patrick’s Ward seat left vacant with the departure of Coun. Mat Siscoe. Following the death of St. Catharines Regional Councillor Sandie Bellows in October, St. Catharines City Council recommended the appointment of then City Councillor Siscoe to the Regional Council...
Posted on Tuesday, January 18, 2022 08:55 AM
The City has successfully concluded another step in a string of legal actions against the property owner, 2390541 Ontario Inc., of the former industrial property at 282-285 Ontario Street.
On Friday, Jan. 14, the numbered corporation and its directors, pleaded guilty in Provincial Offences Court to two charges each under the Building Code Act and four charges each under the City’s Waste By-law, totalling 12 charges, reflecting recent amendments made to allow the City to better address issues with...
Posted on Friday, January 07, 2022 01:50 PM
Today, the City of St. Catharines is pleased to announce that the downtown and Merritton neighbourhoods will be participating in the My Main Street Local Business Accelerator program to help revitalize main streets.
In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Government of Canada, through the Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario (FedDev Ontario), announced a $23.25-million investment to the Canadian Urban Institute (CUI) and the Economic Developers Council of Ontario (EDCO) to establish...
Posted on Wednesday, January 05, 2022 01:19 PM
There’s a neighbourhood in the city where ideas and dreams meet craftmanship and innovation to become reality, and now residents can check it out virtually or in person.
The City of St. Catharines is partnering with home design, construction, retail and manufacturing businesses to launch the Design District, a one-stop destination for design, building and renovation needs in the city. Conveniently located next to the QEW, the Design District encompasses a cluster of businesses spanning the area between...