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Public Meeting Notice - 2360 First Street
Posted on Monday, March 13, 2023 08:54 AM
The Planning and Building Services Department has received an application for a Zoning By- law Amendment and Official Plan Amendment for lands located at 2360 First Street Louth. The application was declared complete on Jan. 13, 2023, in accordance with the Planning Act, based on the information submitted with the application and a preliminary review by staff.
The application proposes an additional 2,402 m2 of building coverage for an existing place of worship on the subject lands. The proposal...
City continues investments in safe drinking water, renewal of water and wastewater infrastructure
Posted on Tuesday, February 28, 2023 11:02 AM
The City of St. Catharines continues to ensure residents can rely on safe, affordable drinking water, while balancing investments in the future of the City’s water and wastewater infrastructure and enhanced regulatory compliance measures.
On Monday, Council approved rates for water-wastewater services in its 2023 water and wastewater budget. The new rates, represent a $84.58 increase over the year for the average ratepayer – or the equivalent of less than a quarter a day. The increase comes as...
City looking for proponent to help redevelop surplus Geneva Street property into housing
Posted on Tuesday, February 14, 2023 12:32 PM
The City of St. Catharines has reinitiated its efforts to see 320 Geneva St. redeveloped into a project that includes affordable housing.
On Monday night City Council approved the issuing of a negotiated request for proposal for the property, in an attempt to once again redevelop the surplus City lands into a mixed-income housing development that includes a long-term affordable requirement. To address some ongoing health and safety concerns, the City will also move forward with demolition of...
Tenant, property owner plead guilty, facing fines for not maintaining smoke alarms
Posted on Tuesday, February 07, 2023 02:50 PM
Failure to ensure smoke alarms were installed and properly maintained at a Currie Street home has netted a property owner and tenant fines and convictions for Ontario Fire Code offences.
In a Jan. 26 court appearance in Provincial Offences Court, the two defendants and prosecutor for the City of St. Catharines arrived at a resolution, on a joint-submission basis, that led to the property owner pleading guilty to a charge related to a failure to maintain a smoke alarm in operating condition, and...
Operations of Merritton Centennial Arena set to transition from Lions Club to City
Posted on Tuesday, February 07, 2023 09:31 AM
Lions Club votes not to extend lease agreement with City after nearly 45 years
After operating the Merritton Arena autonomously through a lease agreement originally dating back to 1979, the Lions Club of Merritton membership recently approved a motion to not renew the lease agreement beyond this year’s ice season.
The City of St. Catharines has allocated funding in its 2023 operating budget to support arena operations when the lease ends at the end of May. Lions Club treasurer Keith Brown, says...
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