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Mayor Siscoe releases 2024-26 Multi-Year Budget; 1.49% increase to City portion of the tax levy

January 4, 2024 – Mayor Mat Siscoe has released his 2024-26 Multi-Year Budget, which includes a 1.49% City tax levy increase for 2024, starting the 30-day amendment period for Council under the new Strong Mayor legislation. The amendment period allows City Council the opportunity to make changes to the budget and propose service level changes that could further impact the City portion of the levy.

Mayor Siscoe pointed out that, while the new system for the Budget is different from the process...

Read All About It: Mayor Siscoe Launching an Annual Reading Challenge

St. Catharines Mayor Mat Siscoe and the St. Catharines Public Library (SCPL) are teaming up for an annual, year-round reading challenge, to help people of all ages fall in love with reading, beginning January 1st, 2024.

“I am a lifelong reader and I firmly believe that readers are leaders. The importance of reading cannot go unnoticed. It gets your mind working across different areas, boosts communication skills, diversifies our knowledge set, enhances creativity, and most importantly –...

Statement from Mayor Mat Siscoe regarding 25 YMCA Drive Property

December 5, 2023 -

With the ongoing budget deliberations, questions have been asked about the status of the former YMCA building located at 25 YMCA Drive, and the City’s possible involvement in running programming through the facility.

City staff, on the direction of Council, engaged with property owner Atria Development about the possible use of the YMCA building to allow for City recreational programming, specifically with respect to the pool space.

After several months of back-and-forth, Atria...

Notice of Decision - 285 and 285A Pelham Road

Purpose and Effect

The purpose of By-law 2026-056 is to amend Zoning By-law 2013-283 to facilitate the replacement of the fire station. 

The effect of By-law 2026-056 is rezoning a portion of 285A Pelham Road from Minor Green Space (G2) and 285 Pelham Road from Local Neighbourhood Institutional (I1) to Local Neighbourhood Institutional (I1) with a Special Provision 191 to permit a reduced yard abutting a non-residential zone and a reduced landscape buffer.

By-law No. 2026-056 conforms to the intent...

Notice of Decision - 579 Ontario Street

Purpose and Effect

The purpose of By-law 2026-055 is to amend Zoning By-law 2013-283 to permit three-storey residential addition on top of the existing commercial building.

The effect of By-law 2026-055 is rezoning 579 Ontario Street from Low Density Residential – Suburban Neighbourhood (R1) to Medium Density Residential (R3) with a Special Provision 196. The Special Provision is proposed to address reduced building setbacks, parking spaces, landscape buffers, and landscaped open space, as well...