Posted on Wednesday, April 03, 2024 10:47 AM
Help the City of St. Catharines celebrate arts in the community by nominating a local artist or arts champion.
Local artists, residents, businesses, and organizations are eligible to be nominated for the annual awards in the following categories: the Arts in Education Award, the Emerging Artist Award, the Established Artist Award, the Making a Difference Award, and the Patron of the Arts Award.
Nominees must be a St. Catharines resident or have been consistently active in the arts in the city for...
Posted on Tuesday, April 02, 2024 03:09 PM
The City presents – Downtown: a Walk Through Time – an exploration of artwork from the City of St. Catharines’ Civic Art Collection.
The exhibit is on display from April 8 through Sept. 13 in the third-floor gallery space at City Hall featuring art by seven local artists.
“As the heart of St. Catharines, downtown has been confronted with humanity’s impact since the 1850s with highways, bridges, and other forms of infrastructure that puncture the ‘natural’ landscape and shape our perception of...
Posted on Wednesday, March 27, 2024 10:02 AM
Many City facilities may be closed on Good Friday on March 29 and Easter Sunday on March 31.
City Hall, the Enterprise Centre, the administrative office at Victoria Lawn Cemetery and other City administration offices will be closed on Good Friday and will reopen on Monday. A reminder that Victoria Lawn Cemetery visitation is always open from dawn to dusk.
St. Catharines Kiwanis Aquatics Centre is closed on Good Friday, but open on Saturday, March 30.
Bill Burgoyne Arena is closed while it...
Posted on Monday, March 25, 2024 10:57 AM
Watch your speed on residential streets.
The City of St. Catharines is installing “Maximum 40 Area Begins” and “Maximum 40 Area Ends” signs at or near the intersection of every residential street that meets either a collector or arterial road.
Residential streets internal to the designated areas will not receive the signs.
The City has a statutory, default speed limit of 50 km/h on all streets within the urban area in keeping with the Ontario Highway Traffic Act. In 2018, the Act was amended to...
Posted on Thursday, March 21, 2024 10:15 AM
A $50,000 federal government grant is enabling the City of St. Catharines to study the feasibility of installing a pedestrian and cycling crossing of Hwy. 406 to connect the Glenridge and Merritton neighbourhoods to Burgoyne Woods Park.
The City has hired consultant WSP to conduct the feasibility study as an adjustment to the scope of the City’s Active Transportation Master Plan (ATMP). To date, WSP has completed the initial siting review and field investigations.
Next, crossing option types and...