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Your 72-hour head start: St. Catharines Encourages Emergency Preparedness

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...

Seymour-Hannah Sports and Entertainment Centre Getting Refrigeration Upgrades this Summer

The City of St. Catharines is committed to ensuring our community’s recreation facilities are maintained to the highest standard. As part of this ongoing commitment, Seymour-Hannah Sports and Entertainment Centre will undergo a major refrigeration system replacement from June to August 2025.

This $1.7-million project, approved in the 2024-2026 Multi-Year Capital Budget, will include the replacement of the refrigeration plant, compressors, and cooling towers. These components are beyond their...

Mayor Siscoe calls special Council meeting on regional governance reform

Mayor Mat Siscoe has called a Special Meeting of City Council for Monday, March 2, 2026, at 6 p.m. to discuss Regional Governance Reform in Niagara.

The purpose of the meeting is to provide an opportunity for residents and members of Council to share their views on the future of regional governance in Niagara. The meeting will take place at City Hall, 50 Church St., and will be open to the public and can also be viewed via livestream at www.stcatharines.ca/youtube.

Residents who wish to address...

The Third Welland Canal

Following the Confederation of Canda in 1867, the new Federal Government enacted policies to promote and grow the new national economy. The Great Lakes and the Welland Canal were central to that plan.

New iron steam ships also continued to outgrow the small locks completed in 1845 and the volume of traffic and delays in getting through the busy canal were a constant complaint. Further delays were caused by the requirement to unload cargo onto smaller vessels to fit through the canal, then load...