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The City is making it easier for residents to report issues and request City services online with the launch of its new Service Request Portal. The new portal – which can be accessed at stcatharines.ca/reportanissue - replaces the City’s existing Report an Issue online form, giving residents a more streamlined way to let the City know when something needs attention.

St. Catharines Fire Services is sharing a reminder with the community about the importance of safety when using lithium-ion batteries found in smartphones, tablets, power and lawn tools, laptops, headphones, toys and more.

This year’s Fire Prevention Week campaign theme ─ “Charge into Fire Safety: Safe Charging Is a Superpower! Plug in. Power up. Stay safe.” ─ aims to educate everyone on lithium-ion battery safety and safe charging practices, with the goal of bringing practical, easy-to-remember fire safety information directly into the community. Fire Prevention Week begins this Sunday, Oct. 4 and runs through Oct. 10.

The City of St. Catharines and St. Catharines Fire Services unveiled and celebrated the new St. Catharines Fallen Firefighters Memorial on Tuesday, September 29.

Last week, the City of St. Catharines was pleased to join Friends of Malcolmson Eco-Park for a blessing ceremony of a newly established Indigenous Healing Garden in Honour of Reconciliation in Malcolmson Eco-Park.

Legendary Canadian rock band RUSH and their fans have secured the $1-million goal of the Neil Peart Memorial in Lakeside Park fundraising campaign.

The City of St. Catharines is set to celebrate the unveiling of its 17^th Annual Juried Art Exhibition, Current. The 11 artworks by 10 Niagara-based artists in the exhibition explore the many meanings of “current” through diverse approaches to image-making, materiality, memory, landscape, and lived experience. 

Eight new pickleball courts, a new, accessible playground, and other improvements are now open at Burgoyne Woods.

City of St. Catharines Mayor Mat Siscoe and U.S. Consul General Baxter Hunt take a moment to stop at a memorial tree and read the plaque in honour of a Canadian who died in the Sept. 11, 2001 attacks during the City's 9/11 25th anniversary commemoration event and tree planting on Sept. 10, 2026.

Mayor Mat Siscoe has ended the State of Emergency declared in response to the significant flooding that impacted St. Catharines following extraordinary rainfall in late July and early August. Ending the State of Emergency does not mean flood recovery is over. The decision to terminate the State of Emergency under the Emergency Management and Civil Protection Act was made as immediate emergency conditions have stabilized and the City continues its transition from emergency response to ongoing recovery.