Posted on Tuesday, June 29, 2021 02:15 PM
The City of St. Catharines is seeking feedback from the community on the re-naming of Centennial Gardens and some of its amenities.
Public engagement has started on EngageSTC, following City Council’s request to initiate the public process to rename the park, located at 321 Oakdale Ave. Councillors asked that Richard Pierpoint Park be included as one of the options for the name. Pierpoint, considered one of Canada’s most famous black loyalists, spent much of his adult life in St. Catharines after...
Posted on Tuesday, June 29, 2021 10:45 AM
Some City programs, such as outdoor recreation lessons, and modified swimming lessons will be reintroduced as the province moves into Step 2 of Ontario’s Roadmap to Reopen.
The City of St. Catharines continues to reopen facilities and reintroduce programs where possible under Provincial regulations while balancing safety, feasibility, and impacts to the community.
As the Province enters Step 2 on June 30 the St. Catharines Kiwanis Aquatics Centre will reopen, only for:
Posted on Friday, June 18, 2021 03:30 PM
The City of St. Catharines has been honoured with an award for creative excellence for its STC Framework for Recovery: Our Path Forward.
To adapt to the challenges brought forth by the COVID-19 pandemic, last June the City developed a strategic plan to ensure that the safety of residents, businesses and employees are kept a priority, while services, programs and operations return to full capacity. Known as the STC Framework for Recovery, this plan introduces ways in which the City will adjust all...
Posted on Thursday, June 17, 2021 04:45 PM
The City of St. Catharines continues to offer ongoing supports to help strengthen the arts and culture sector, as it prepares for COVID-19 pandemic recovery.
At its June 14 meeting, St. Catharines City Council approved $289,715 in St. Catharines Cultural Investment Program (SCCIP) funding, with $10,715 going towards 16 applicants for the Culture Days Activity Program, and $279,000 being allocated to eight organizations through the Sustaining – Core and Midsized Program funding. This is just the first...
Posted on Thursday, June 17, 2021 01:00 PM
Businesses hard hit by the COVID-19 pandemic will be able to forgo the payment of licensing and sidewalk patio fees in 2022.
In an effort to support business recovery City Council has approved the waiving of business licensing and sidewalk patio fees in 2022 for businesses in certain sectors most impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. The move continues efforts that saw fees waived in 2020 and 2021.
Business licensing fees will be waived for: