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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...

7 Thomas Street - Notice of Passing of Designation By-Law 2026-042

Public Notice

The Council of the Corporation of the City of St. Catharines passes Designation By-law 2026-042, which designates the lands, buildings and structures known municipally as 7 Thomas Street under Part IV, Section 29 of the Ontario Heritage Act, R.S.O. 1990, c.O.18, as amended, as a property of cultural heritage value or interest.

The City Clerk did not receive any objections to the Notice of Intention to Designate the Property. Therefore, City Council did not consider any objections...

Notice of Hearing: Property Standards Appeal-31 King Street

Take Notice that the Property Standards Committee will meet electronically on May 7, 2026 at 5:00 p.m. for the purpose of hearing an Appeal from the Order of the Property Standards Officer dated the 23rd day of March, 2026, in the matter of the Ontario Building Code and in the matter of the City of St. Catharines Maintenances and Occupancy By-law 2014-248, as amended.

Application Location:

• 31 King Street
• CP2 LOT 1071 TO 1074

Hearing Participation:

Under the authority of the Statutory Powers Procedure...