Posted on Friday, February 23, 2024 12:28 PM
St. Catharines Cultural Investment Program (SCCIP) applications are open for the 2024 funding cycle. With important deadlines approaching, cultural organizations, arts initiatives, and festival producers are encouraged to apply for funding to support their creative endeavours.
SCCIP offers six program streams tailored to specific priorities, eligibility criteria, and evaluation standards.
Important deadlines for 2024 applications:
Posted on Tuesday, February 13, 2024 11:50 AM
The City of St. Catharines reports the successful evaluation, application, and receipt of grants and funding totaling $30,356,614 for 2023.
These funds have played a pivotal role in advancing various projects and initiatives aimed at enhancing the City's infrastructure, services, and quality of life for residents.
Grant opportunities, comprising federal, provincial, and private funding sources, have been meticulously pursued by the City's Grant Committee, which meets regularly to strategize and...
Posted on Tuesday, February 06, 2024 02:13 PM
The City is calling on new farmers and producers to apply for a space at the 2024 St. Catharines Farmers Market.
Every spring, the market expands to include outdoor spaces from May to October, welcoming back farmers for the main harvest season. Periodically on Saturdays throughout the summer, the outdoor market also features local musicians, plus an interactive community engagement table with free and fun experiences for all ages.
“We really want to focus on building the sustainability of our...
Posted on Monday, February 05, 2024 10:42 AM
Mayor Siscoe on Friday took the step of waiving the Mayoral veto period for the 2024-26 Multi-year Budget, bringing the budget process to a close with the adoption of the City of St. Catharines Budget for 2024. This concludes the first budget process under the new Strong Mayor legislation introduced by the Province of Ontario in 2023.
“This year’s budget process was very different in terms of how we proceeded, but I think the outcome speaks to better, more transparent and accountable decisions...
Posted on Thursday, February 01, 2024 02:52 PM
St. Catharines is leading the way for local area municipalities as a new emergency call-handling system called Next Generation 911 (NG-911) is introduced in Niagara.
The new system will bring innovative new technology to replace Ontario’s 30-year-old 911 voice-based infrastructure once it is fully operational. The first steps are getting underway today with this year’s focus on installing the necessary infrastructure and staff training.
911 callers will have a new experience when connecting with...