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About Mayor Siscoe

Mat Siscoe was born in Halifax, Nova Scotia, to David (a Naval officer) and Susan (a Registered Nurse). His family relocated frequently, as is common for military families, living in Halifax, Petersfield in the United Kingdom, and eventually settling in Ottawa. Mat completed his high school education in Ottawa before moving to Kingston, where he obtained a Bachelor of Applied Science in Mining Engineering from Queen's University.

In 2004, Mat relocated to Changwon, South Korea, where he met his wife Chrissy Sadowski, who graduated from Laura Secord High School and grew up in St. Catharines. After several years of teaching English in South Korea, Mat and Chrissy returned to Canada and settled in St. Catharines. Mat pursued a Bachelor of Education from the University of Ottawa in 2007.

Mat began his career in education in 2007 as a physics teacher at Saint Paul High School in Niagara Falls. During this time, Mat and Chrissy started their family by adopting their first child, Xavier, in 2009. They expanded their family further with the addition of their second son, Canaan, in 2012, their third son, Darius, in 2014, and finally their daughter Sophia in 2015.

In 2010, Mat was elected to St. Catharines City Council, representing the St. Patrick's Ward. He served on various committees, including the City's Governance committee, the Downtown Association BIA, the Heritage committee, the St. Catharines Transit Commission, and the Linking Niagara Transit Committee. From 2015 to 2022, he held the position of Chair of the Budget Standing Committee. In early 2022, Mat was appointed to fill the Regional Council seat left vacant by the passing of Councillor Sandie Bellows. As a member of Regional Council, he served on the Public Works Committee, the Public Health and Social Services Committee, and the inaugural Niagara Transit Commission.

Throughout his adult life, Mat has been actively involved in local youth sports. He has volunteered as a coach and board member for CYO hockey in St. Catharines, coached with the St. Catharines Minor Baseball Association, Port Weller Soccer, Niagara Regional Minor Football Association, and Niagara Youth Flag Football.

He has also dedicated his time to coaching rugby, wrestling, and football when he was a teacher. Mat has further contributed to the community by organizing the Labour Day parade food drive for Community Care alongside Councillor Matt Harris, working overnight shifts for Out of the Cold at Queen St. Baptist Church, and serving as a Board member and Chair of the Niagara Children's Centre Board of Directors, which holds a special place in his heart.

Contact Mayor Siscoe

You can contact Mayor Mat Siscoe by phone at 905.688.5601 ext. 1540, by email at mayor@stcatharines.ca or by mail at:

City of St. Catharines
50 Church St.
PO Box 3012
St. Catharines, ON L2R 7C2

Mayoral Services

Community members can make requests to the mayor's office for a variety of services to recognize milestones, celebrations and special events.

Certificates

• Congratulatory certificates are provided to individuals, groups, businesses and other organizations in St. Catharines to commemorate anniversaries, birthdays, milestone occasions, official openings and other special honours.

• The Mayor provides certificates for residents in St. Catharines celebrating their 75th, 80th, 85th, 90th, 95th, 100th and over 100 birthdays, and 25th, 40th, 50th, 60th, 65th, 70th, 75th and over 75 anniversaries. 

• Please complete our Certificate Request Form if you would like to receive a congratulatory certificate from the Mayor. We request that request forms be submitted at least six weeks prior to your celebration. Please note that these certificates are not civic endorsements. 

Proclamations

• The City of St. Catharines does not issue proclamation notices for any organization.

Flag Raisings

• Flag raising requests can be made through our Flag Raising Request Form.
• Please deliver your flag to the Mayor's Office (City Hall, 50 Church St., third floor) the week prior to your flag raising. A staff member from the Mayor's Office will contact you to confirm the date and time.
• Please note that it is the responsibility of the individuals and/or organizations requesting a flag raising ceremony to invite the media, and provide an agenda and list of speakers to the Mayor's Office prior to the event.

Invitations 

• Invitations for the Mayor and/or a City Councillor to special events can be made through our Invitation Request Form. 
• Requests submitted at least six weeks prior to the requested date are appreciated and must include the required information.
• A staff member from the Mayor's Office will contact you to confirm attendance or extend regrets.

City Pins

• City pins can be requested by charitable organizations, agencies or sports teams for upcoming meetings, events or tournaments. Please complete our City Pin Request Form. 
• For requests of more than 25 pins, please contact Economic Development and Tourism Services at 905-688-5601, ext. 1731.

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