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Fire Chief issues total fire ban for St. Catharines effective immediately

The City of St. Catharines has issued a ban on all open-air burning until further notice due to prolonged dry weather conditions.

With Natural Resources Canada warning the risk of wildfires in southern Ontario is now categorized as “extreme”, Fire Chief Dave Upper has issued the ban effective immediately. The order prohibits all open-air burning, including cooking fires, fireworks, sparklers and any other types of outdoor burning.

Individuals that hold Agricultural Burn Permits issued by the City...

Older Adult Centre Art Calendar Now Available

The City of St. Catharines Older Adult Centre (OAC) art calendar is now available for purchase, with a portion of proceeds supporting The RAFT.

Back for a third year, the 12-month 2026 calendar showcases art created by members of the City’s OAC recreational painting program, who meet weekly. This year's list of talented contributing artists includes Linda Shedden, Donna Orr, Wendy Schuit, Antoinette Lintack, Terry Morin, Nancy Teminski, Peg Noble, Isabel Streeter, Steve Drake, Shirley Conway,...

City unveils Irish Global Famine Way project

The City of St. Catharines is proud to unveil the Irish Global Famine Way project, a monument of iconic Bronze Shoes accompanied by an interpretative panel, commemorating the thousands of Irish immigrants and Famine survivors who arrived in St. Catharines between 1837 and 1850 to work on the Second Welland Canal.

Niagara Irish Festival championed and funded the project, supported by the St. Catharines Heritage Advisory Committee, with technical and administrative assistance from the St....

City celebrates new Fire Station 2 built to Zero Carbon Building Standard with public open house

City’s first net-zero facility constructed with about $440,000 federal government Green Municipal Fund grant

Mayor Mat Siscoe and St. Catharines Fire Chief Dave Upper were joined on July 8 by MPP Sylvia Gualtieri, Parliamentary Assistant to Ontario Solicitor General Michael Kerzner, who gave remarks on his behalf, St. Catharines MP Chris Bittle, St. Catharines MPP Jennie Stevens and Fire Services firefighters and staff to celebrate the official opening of the new, state-of-the-art, net-zero Fire...

Cool off and stay fire safe with Hot Summer Nights

St. Catharines Fire Services community event Hot Summer Nights returns next week for its fourth year of sizzling summer sprinkler fun and fire safety training.

Throughout the summer, St. Catharines Fire Services’ ladder trucks and dedicated fire prevention team will be visiting a different city park every Wednesday night from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m., transforming their vehicles into giant sprinklers.

Those who attend can tour the fire trucks and learn crucial fire safety practices, including hands-on fire...