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City of St. Catharines preparing for 2026 Beach Season

Renovations are ongoing, however the beaches in St. Catharines will be ready for guests as the season kicks off in May.
The City is preparing for the start of the beach season, with the beach at Lakeside Park ready for visitors come the first blast of warm weather, and work continuing to progress on schedule at Sunset Beach, which is tentatively scheduled to reopen in time for the long weekend in May.

“Lakeside Park and Sunset Beach are key parts of our waterfront experience, and we’re excited to...

Poetry Workshop with Poet Laureate Shannon Kitchings

In celebration of National Poetry Month, the City of St. Catharines and the St. Catharines Public Library are partnering to present a poetry workshop for community members of all ages, all writing levels, and for those who wouldn’t call themselves writers at all, at the St. Catharines Library’s Central Branch (54 Church St.) on April 25 at 10 a.m.

What happens when a dragon goes to carpentry school? Who is going to solve the mystery of the missing octopus? Have you ever seen trees in love? Using...

City’s delivery record of clean, safe water continues

The City of St. Catharines continues to demonstrate a strong track record in providing safe, reliable drinking water to the community.

At Monday’s (March 23, 2026) City Council meeting, Council received a report on the City’s drinking water system outlining the analysis results for over 8,000 water samples collected by staff over the course of 2025. The samples were tested by accredited laboratories for various microbiological parameters, chlorine residue and/or other chemicals, with results...

Controlled burn approved for Malcolmson Eco-Park (2026)

April 8 Update: The Burn will take place on Thurs April 9

The City of St. Catharines and the Friends of Malcolmson Eco-Park are planning to hold their semi-annual controlled burn sometime in March or April.

St. Catharines Fire Services have given the green light for the four to six-hour burn to take place depending on temperatures and wind direction.

The controlled burn will promote the growth of native grass species by adding essential nutrients like phosphorous and nitrogen from the ash back to...

City of St Catharines issues 2026 Interim Property Tax Bills

The City’s interim property tax bills for 2026 have been issued, after being mailed and made available through the e-billing portal on Feb. 6, 2026. Any property owners who have not received their bill should contact Citizens First at 905.688.5600 or CitizensFirst@stcatharines.ca.

Interim property tax bills include levies from the City of St. Catharines, the Niagara Region, and the Province of Ontario. Interim bills represent the first half of the year’s total taxes. The Interim bill is...