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Project Zero to help reduce fire and carbon monoxide deaths as City kicks off Fire Prevention Week
Posted on Friday, October 02, 2020 11:30 AM
With a little help from Enbridge Gas, St. Catharines Fire Services is acting to ensure vulnerable citizens are protected in the event of a fire or from carbon monoxide.
On Thursday, Oct. 1, St. Catharines Fire Service received 420 combination smoke and carbon monoxide alarms through Project Zero, a public education campaign that this year will provide 7,500 such alarms for distribution by 35 municipal fire departments in Ontario. In St. Catharines the alarms will be distributed through partner agencies...
City receives grant to help local businesses go digital
Posted on Thursday, October 01, 2020 11:15 AM
The City of St. Catharines is reintroducing its Digital Service Squad to help main street small businesses enhance their digital presence thanks to a $72,659 grant from Digital Main Street. Funding for the grant was provided by FedDev Ontario, a federal program.
As small businesses adapt to the challenges posed by COVID-19, enhancing their digital presence is more important than ever.
“We are so pleased to once again host the Digital Service Squad Program as it has proven to be a timely initiative...
St. Catharines offers tax relief to non-residential property owners
Posted on Friday, September 25, 2020 02:00 PM
The City of St. Catharines is rolling out tax relief to non-residential property owners to provide support from the COVID-19 pandemic.
This new program is open to owners of occupied commercial, shopping centre, parking lot or office property who can demonstrate financial hardship related to COVID-19. If the application is approved, property tax payments can be deferred from July 31 and Oct. 30 to Nov. 30, 2020.
“This application-based program will offer assistance to commercial property owners...
St. Catharines and Lincoln formalize tourism partnership
Posted on Friday, September 18, 2020 02:30 PM
St. Catharines and the Town of Lincoln’s economic development and tourism departments have begun the process of recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic through formalizing a sub-regional tourism marketing partnership.
“Partnerships such as this are a well-established way of driving business in our region,” said Mayor Walter Sendzik. “For more than a decade economic development and tourism in the Niagara region has relied upon collaborative marketing and advertising.
“The formalization of a...
Online open house underway for short-term rental Zoning By-law amendment
Posted on Thursday, September 17, 2020 02:30 PM
As the City continues efforts to address the impacts of short-term rentals on the community, staff are looking to the public for their input.
An online open house is underway, running until Oct. 16, providing the public with a breakdown of proposed amendments to the City’s Zoning By-law related to short-term rentals (STRs). Several concerns related to such property uses were identified in previous public consultation on the topic in late 2019.
On Feb. 24, 2020 City Council directed staff to begin the...
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