Posted on Friday, November 11, 2022 04:25 PM
Last fall, St. Catharines City Council authorized the sale of 320 Geneva St. to Penn Terra Group Limited, in an effort to redevelop surplus City lands into a blend of affordable, social and market housing.
This was to be the second large multiple-unit affordable housing building in the City, following Penn Terra's successful completion of 111 Church St. in 2020, which provided 127 new affordable units, and a first-of-its-kind project for the City of St. Catharines.
Both parties are disappointed to...
Posted on Tuesday, November 08, 2022 03:51 PM
An artist has been selected to develop a public work of art in Neil Peart’s honour at Lakeside Park.
The City of St. Catharines’ Neil Peart Commemorative Task Force has selected artist Morgan MacDonald of The Newfoundland Bronze Foundry (Morgan Sculpture Inc.) to create the memorial in Peart’s honour alongside the Neil Peart Pavilion in Lakeside Park – a place that inspired the lyrics to the famous Rush single of the same name. The Newfoundland Bronze Foundry was selected as the highest-ranked...
Posted on Wednesday, October 26, 2022 03:28 PM
The City broke ground on the St. Catharines Fallen Firefighters Memorial this afternoon, Oct. 26.
The memorial is set to be completed in early 2023 and will honour full-time members of St. Catharines Fire Service who have fallen in the line of duty, and volunteer firefighters who fell in service prior to 1919 when the St. Catharines Professional Firefighters Association Local 485 was formed.
Mayor Walter Sendzik, City Councillors, City staff including members of fire services, along with...
Posted on Monday, October 17, 2022 10:21 AM
TAKE NOTICE that the Council of the Corporation of the City of St. Catharines will hold a public meeting on the 7th day of November 2022, at 6 p.m. in the Council Chambers (virtual) in order to consider proposed changes to fees, in accordance with Section 7 of the Building Code Act.
PURPOSE AND EFFECT – The City of St. Catharines is proposing to amend the City’s Rates and Fees By-law 2022-128, Being a By-law under the Building Code Act respecting construction, demolition, change of use, occupancy,...
Posted on Thursday, October 13, 2022 12:00 AM
TAKE NOTICE that the Council of the municipality of the City of St. Catharines passed Parkland Dedication By-law No. 2022-173 on the 26th day of September, 2022, under section 42 of the Planning Act, R.S.O. 1990, c. P.13, as amended;
AND TAKE NOTICE that any person or organization may appeal to the Ontario Land Tribunal under section 42 (4.9) of the Planning Act, in respect of the Parkland Dedication By-law, by filing with the Clerk of the municipality of the City of St. Catharines on or before the...