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What’s open and closed in St. Catharines over Easter weekend

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...

City installing 40 km per hour signs on most residential streets

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...

Federal funding enables City of St. Catharines’ study of Hwy. 406 pedestrian crossing

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...

St. Catharines Fire Services adds Prince Edward County to the list of dispatch partners

St. Catharines Fire Services (SCFS) welcomes another municipality into the mix as Prince Edward County Fire and Rescue (PECFR) joins the list of cities using St. Catharines emergency dispatch services.

“We are honoured to serve as the backbone of emergency response for so many cities  as we continue to add municipalities to our growing list,” said St. Catharines Fire Chief Dave Upper. “Prince Edward County Fire and Rescue can look forward working with our dispatch team as they continue to ensure...

City launches survey on community climate action

The City of St. Catharines is looking to collect more information on what community members are doing in their day to day lives that can help reduce greenhouse gas emissions and be more resilient to a changing climate. 

The City’s first Community Climate Action survey was launched on Monday, Feb. 26, 2024, and is now available on EngageSTC. 

There are three parts to the survey. The first section focuses on participant demographics and personal priorities related to climate change. The second...