Posted on Thursday, April 16, 2020 04:30 PM
The City is launching a new telephone-based program that offers community members 50 years of age and older the opportunity to enjoy socialization and programs from the comfort of their own home.
With the City’s Older Adult Centres closed and programming on hold until further notice, the City of St. Catharines is launching Seniors’ Centre Without Walls. The new program offers interactive, telephone-based social and educational programming, free of charge and registration is now open. The City is offering...
Posted on Monday, April 13, 2020 02:15 PM
The City of St. Catharines is encouraging artists to take action through their art and engage with the truths of indigenous experiences in Canada and address meaningful reconciliation as we move forward together as a community.
The City has launched a call to artists for its 2020 City of St. Catharines Annual Juried Exhibit. This year’s exhibit, presented in partnership with the Niagara Regional Native Centre, aims to educate and inspire both artists and the community to move from the written words...
Posted on Tuesday, March 31, 2020 03:00 PM
The City is making it easier for residents to support local and “PickUp” St. Catharines together.
The City’s Economic Development and Tourism Services team has recently launched PickUpSTC, a new website aimed at providing residents with links to local businesses that remain open. Consumers can visit www.PickUpSTC.ca and either browse through the list of businesses, or search for one based on business type and the service it offers, including takeout, delivery, curbside pickup and more. The list of...
Posted on Wednesday, March 11, 2020 04:15 PM
The City is previewing a novel solution to the age-old problem of monitoring and assessing its less-accessible infrastructure.
Residents along the Welland Canal and along waterways in Port Dalhousie might notice some drones — or remotely-piloted aircraft systems — zipping overhead in the days to come as City Engineering, Facilities and Environmental Services staff take in a demonstration from Mohawk College’s IDEAWORKS applied research department. The effort will explore the ways in which the use...
Posted on Thursday, January 30, 2020 04:15 PM
The City of St. Catharines continues to take steps to address the safety and security concerns related to the state of the property commonly referred to as the former General Motor lands on Ontario Street.
While the City has taken steps to prosecute the current landowner over alleged infractions under the Ontario Building Code and Ontario Fire Code, work continues to address concerns regarding the condition of the privately owned property at 282-285 Ontario St. and 10 Pleasant Ave. Since Monday night’s...