Posted on Friday, October 08, 2021 01:45 PM
The City of St. Catharines is gearing up to give away more free trees this fall.
While fall’s tree giveaway will take place in a modified format with online ordering required – as it did for the spring giveaway – residents still have an opportunity to receive a free tree to plant at their own property, helping the City continue its efforts to grow the tree canopy in St. Catharines. Starting Tuesday, Oct. 12, at 9 a.m., residents can visit www.stcatharines.ca/trees to request a tree.
Five hundred trees...
Posted on Thursday, October 07, 2021 03:41 PM
With about a year to go until the 2022 municipal election the City of St. Catharines is looking to voters for their input on how they would prefer to cast a ballot.
More individuals are participating in and engaging with their community at a distance, be it by phone, mail or online. With increasing resident comfort in new means of engagement the City wants to ensure voters can not only cast their ballot securely for City Council, Regional Council and school boards, but also that they can vote in...
Posted on Saturday, October 02, 2021 12:30 PM
There is some new greenery at Cherie Road Park thanks to a team effort between the City of St. Catharines; Friends of Walker’s Creek; Friends of Malcolmson Eco-Park and the Niagara Peninsula Conservation Authority.
On Saturday, Oct. 2, community volunteers from both the Friend’s of Walkers Creek and Friends of Malcolmson Eco-Park gathered at the City park to plant approximately 550 trees and shrubs native to the Carolinian Zone. The new greenery come courtesy of the Niagara Peninsula Conservation...
Posted on Friday, October 01, 2021 01:15 PM
St. Catharines Fire Services is challenging residents to learn the sounds of fire safety as Fire Prevention Week returns for another year from Oct. 3 to 9.
Mindful of COVID-19 restrictions Fire Services is offering up both in-person and digital opportunities for residents to participate in this year’s theme: Know the Sounds of Fire Safety.
Be it the chirp of an alarm indicating a low battery, or the full ring of a carbon monoxide alarm indicating the need to evacuate, residents will have several opportunities...
Posted on Thursday, September 30, 2021 12:00 PM
Today (Sept. 30) marks the first National Day for Truth and Reconciliation. The City of St. Catharines was pleased to partner with Niagara Regional Native Centre for an event at City Hall, creating a space to bring all of the community together for an opportunity to learn about the truth of residential schools and begin healing together as a community, while honouring the lost children and survivors of residential schools, their families, and their communities.
The following statement is on...