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City appoints Sandor Csanyi as Director of Legal and Clerk Services

The City of St. Catharines has announced Sandor Csanyi has been appointed the new Director of Legal and Clerk Services and City Solicitor.

With more than a dozen years of law practice, including about half of that with the City of St. Catharines, Csanyi will step into the role permanently, after serving as acting director since the retirement of Heather Salter last April.

“Sandor has been a great asset to the City since joining us in June 2017, supporting a wide variety of complex issues during...

City facilities to remain closed on Dec. 24 due to winter storm

City will open Market Square again for warming centre on Saturday

 The City of St. Catharines has announced all facilities will remain closed on Saturday, Dec. 24, in anticipation of poor conditions due to the winter storm.

This follows the early closure of all facilities on Dec. 23. While administrative offices were scheduled to be closed as part of usual business hours, the City has decided to close the following facilities, and cancel all programming, on Dec. 24:

• St. Catharines Museum and...

City facilities closing at noon due to winter storm

The City of St. Catharines will be closing facilities at noon today (Friday, Dec. 23) due to the winter storm. The following facilities will be affected:

• City Hall, Enterprise Centre and administrative offices
• St. Catharines Museum and Welland Canals Centre
• Russell Avenue Community Centre and Port Weller Community Centre
• The Dunlop Drive and West St. Catharines Older Adult Centres
• St. Catharines Kiwanis Aquatics Centre
• Seymour-Hannah Sports and Entertainment Centre
• Bill Burgoyne Arena

In anticipation...

What’s open and what’s closed over the holidays

Note: This information was updated on Dec. 23, to reflect the closure of City facilities on Dec. 24 due to the winter storm.

Several City facilities will be closed over the holidays, but there is no shortage of ways to celebrate the season over the break.

Let it Glow

The family-friendly outdoor celebration will illuminate the city until Jan. 8, 2023. For more details, including a map of the lighting installations and a full schedule of events, visit lovestc.ca/letitglow.

Arenas

Ring in the New...

Make 2023 the year to ‘Engage as You Age’

A new program, funded with the support of the province, will help community members aged 50-plus experience the diversity of programming at the City’s Older Adult Centres and Community Centres.

Thanks to a Seniors Community Grant from the Province of Ontario, the City of St. Catharines will launch the Engage as You Age program in the new year, an opportunity for residents who are not members of the City’s Older Adult Centres to get a free sample of what activities exist. From Jan. 2-8, 2023, a free...