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STC150: Mineral Baths

One of the most important commodities for early settlers was salt which was important in the preservation of food for longer storage, helped maintain the health of livestock, and of course makes food taste better.

The St. Catharines Museum and Welland Canals Centre is helping us celebrate our 150th anniversary of being officially incorporated as a City with a weekly look back into our rich history from a diverse range of perspectives.

After the War of 1812, the village of St. Catharines had...

STC150: New Elections

When the Provincial legislature passed the Act to Incorporate the City of St. Catharines, the act included provisions and rules to hold new elections for Mayor and City Council. These to be held as soon as practical after May 1st. According to the Act, the Council “shall consist of a mayor, who shall be the head thereof, and eighteen aldermen, three aldermen being elected for each ward…”

The St. Catharines Museum and Welland Canals Centre is helping us celebrate our 150th anniversary of being...

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...

Happy St. Catharines Day

The Act to Incorporate the City of St. Catharines came into effect on May 1st, 1876. This news item appeared in the Hamilton Spectator on that same day.

According to this article, citizens were celebrating beginning at midnight with a torchlight procession and bonfire and continuing on into the morning.

A holiday was declared for May 1st and local businesses were closed so celebrations to mark this momentous occasion could continue unabated. If The Hamilton Spectator is to be believed, some chose...

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...