Posted on Tuesday, December 13, 2022 11:30 AM
If you’re headed to downtown St. Catharines or Port Dalhousie for some holiday shopping or get-togethers, you’re now able to enjoy the gift of free parking on weekday afternoons.
As is a holiday tradition, the City of St. Catharines is offering up to three hours of free parking, between noon and 6 p.m., on weekdays through to Friday, Dec. 30, in the downtown core, and new this year in Port Dalhousie. The holiday parking promotion is now in effect at City-owned on-street metered spots and City-owned...
Posted on Friday, December 09, 2022 02:05 PM
Registration for the City’s winter aquatics and recreation programs opens next week and St. Catharines residents get first dibs on signing up.
Registration for the City’s winter recreation and aquatic programming opens online for residents on Tuesday, Dec. 13, at 6 p.m. at www.stcatharines.ca/ActiveSTC, while in-person registration opens on Wednesday, Dec. 14, at 8:30 a.m. at St. Catharines Kiwanis Aquatics Centre.
Non-residents can register online starting on Thursday, Dec. 15, at 6 p.m. followed...
Posted on Tuesday, December 06, 2022 02:00 PM
City tradition returns to in-person event for first time since 2019
A holiday tradition is set to make its return, after going virtual for the past two years.
The City of St. Catharines presents the 32nd annual Civic Christmas Carol Concert on Tuesday, Dec. 13, at St. Thomas Anglican Church, 99 Ontario St. The event, which was last held in person in 2019, will take place from noon to 1:30 p.m., with doors opening at 11:30 a.m. Admission is free. Monetary donations will be accepted on behalf...
Posted on Tuesday, November 29, 2022 02:44 PM
The City of St. Catharines continues to make investments to help strengthen and build the arts community.
At its Nov. 28 meeting, St. Catharines City Council approved the final rounds of the 2022 St. Catharines Cultural Investment Program (SCCIP) funding, allocating $97,584 to nine applicants through the Arts Development Program, Culture Builds Community Program and Sustaining - Festival Program. The approvals bring the total SCCIP funding allocated in 2022 to $400,000.
“SCCIP is an investment in...
Posted on Tuesday, November 29, 2022 11:43 AM
The City of St. Catharines is offering the opportunity for heavily discounted aquatic certification courses to avid swimmers interested in becoming a lifeguard and instructor for the City.
Jurisdictions across North America have been facing lifeguard shortages, so in an effort to make lifeguard opportunities more accessible and to ensure adequate staffing is in place, the City will cover the cost of the course and certification fees for those aged 13 and older. Candidates will only be...