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St. Catharines celebrates significant impact of community volunteers’ dedicated service

The City of St. Catharines shone the spotlight last night on community volunteers’ dedicated service at the annual St. Catharines Volunteer Recognition Awards.

Recipients of the new Mayor’s Lifetime Volunteer Service Award, Mayor’s Volunteer of the Year Award, Margaret and Robin MacLennan Youth Volunteer of the Year Award, and Community Impact Award were greeted and celebrated by City staff, Councillors and Mayor Mat Siscoe.

“On behalf of the St. Catharines City Council, I’d like to thank the many...

City partners with St. Catharines Tennis Club to program renewed Community Park tennis courts

A partnership between the City and the re-established St. Catharines Tennis Club marks the rebirth of organized tennis in St. Catharines on the newly revitalized tennis courts at Community Park in Merritton.

The City has upgraded the three existing tennis courts at the park and added a fourth court with the support of a $40,000 contribution from the St. Catharines Tennis Club. Tennis court lighting and fencing was replaced, and hard surface connections added. Temporary lines have been painted, with...

Call for Artists opens for Juried Art Exhibition, Layers

All established, emerging and student artists living in the Niagara region are invited to submit their works to the 16th City of St. Catharines Annual Juried Art Exhibition, titled Layers.

The theme encourages artists to explore how they interpret the concept of layers through different approaches. The exhibition will be displayed in the third-floor gallery space at City Hall at 50 Church St. from Sept. 26, 2025, to March 13, 2026.

“We are proud to again invite local artists to submit their works...

Explore city’s past with St. Catharines Museum’s spring series of community walks

Join the St. Catharines Museum and Welland Canals Centre’s staff-guided walks this spring and learn more about the history hidden around the city’s historic neighbourhoods, parks, trails, and Victoria Lawn Cemetery.

During the Museum Walking Tours – Spring Session, museum staff provide participants with historic knowledge and insights about a different site in the city’s urban landscape each Saturday for approximately 90 minutes from April 26 through May 31. Note: no walk is scheduled on Saturday,...

Park at City beaches this season for just $15 with a residential beach parking permit

Enjoy stress-free beach days all season long! St. Catharines residents can park at Lakeside Park Beach and Sunset Beach for just $15 with a 2025 Residential Beach Parking Permit.

For $15 per vehicle, permit holders can park without paying hourly or daily parking rates. Each household can purchase up to two permits (one per vehicle) but only one permit can be used at a beach lot at a time. Residents are encouraged to apply early.

Parking rates are in effect May 1 to Sept. 30, daily from 9 a.m. to...