News from the City of St. Catharines

Oct. 18, 2019 – Like most entrepreneurs, starting up his Downtown St. Catharines restaurant started as a dream for Josh Boycott.
With a little creativity, a lot of hard work and support from the St. Catharines Enterprise Centre (SCEC), Boycott brought his dream of a new dining experience on St. Paul Street to life and with the opening of Ludology Boardgame Café in 2018.
“The guidance from the St. Catharines Enterprise Centre helped me considerably... Read More...

The City is set to celebrate fall with free family activities at the 31 st annual Pumpkinville.
The City’s longest-running free family event takes place Saturday, Oct. 19 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Happy Rolph’s Animal Farm, 650 Read Rd. Hay diving, face painting, crafts, games, family photos and more highlight this year’s Pumpkinville.
The first 500 families will receive a free pumpkin to use to enter the pumpkin carving contest. Carving tools will be... Read More...

Be guaran-treed a native tree by coming early to the City’s Free Tree giveaway on Saturday, Oct. 19, at 7:30 a.m., at the Seymour-Hannah Sports and Entertainment Centre.
Four hundred trees will be available on a first-come, first-served basis for residents to plant on their property. The event will run from 7:30 a.m. to 1 p.m., or until supplies last at the centre’s parking lot.
Trees will be distributed in three-gallon pots and are about three-feet tall. They... Read More...

St. Catharines Fire Services is urging landlords and businesses to comply with the Ontario Fire Code to protect tenants, employees and visitors following three Ontario Court of Justice convictions for safety violations.
“Every resident, tenant or employee should feel safe in their home or place of business,” said Acting Fire Chief Jeff McCormick. “Property owners have a responsibility to make sure buildings and rental units meet the Ontario Fire Code prior... Read More...

St. Catharines Council has approved a blueprint that defines the priorities the City will deliver for the next decade.
On Oct. 7, councillors approved a 10-year update to the St. Catharines strategic plan, a document originally developed in 2015 to identify critical priorities and goals based under four pillars of sustainability – economic, social, environmental, and cultural. This is the second update to the strategic plan, which is intended to guide Council for its... Read More...