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Culture Days to put spotlight on arts and culture

The City of St. Catharines will celebrate everything arts and culture over three weeks this fall. A diverse range of live and virtual performances, events and workshops, are planned from Sept. 22 to Oct. 15, 2023, to mark Culture Days. The festival is held annually across the country.

In 2022, the City was ranked number one in Canada in terms of the number of digital activities residents could participate in. St. Catharines also ranked eighth nationally of mid-sized cities when it came to...

St. Catharines offering SCCIP application webinar

The City of St. Catharines is offering a free webinar focused on applying to the St. Catharines Cultural Investment Program (SCCIP).

The webinar will take place on Thursday, Sept. 7, 2023, from 6:30 p.m. until 7:30 p.m. and will feature a presentation led by staff, followed by an interactive question-and-answer session.

“We extend an invitation to individual artists and organizations seeking funding support to join us for a walk-through of the application process,” said City of St. Catharines...

St. Catharines delegation returns from 2023 AMO Conference

The City of St. Catharines delegation at the Association of Municipalities of Ontario (AMO) Conference has wrapped up a series of meetings with provincial ministers and officials to help keep the City’s strategic priorities front and centre.

“We appreciate being able to have productive discussions with provincial leaders about the issues that matter to the City of St. Catharines. From support for the City’s infrastructure needs, development, transportation, and sports tourism, this year’s team...

August 7 long weekend heats up in St. Catharines

Residents of St. Catharines have a variety of options for how to fill their days during the Civic Holiday long weekend. Please see below for what is open, closed, and special events that are taking place.

Lakeside Park Carousel

The historic Lakeside Park Carousel will be open for its regular hours (11 a.m. until 8 p.m.) all weekend, including Aug. 7. The price remains five cents per ride or admission by donation. More information can be found at stcatharines.ca/carousel.

Happy Rolph’s Animal Farm

Affordable housing on the way at 320 Geneva

The City of St. Catharines, Niagara Region, and Niagara Regional Housing (NRH) are pleased to announce development plans at 320 Geneva St. in St. Catharines, with the goal of building more than 80 units of supportive and affordable housing over three phases, pending Regional Council’s final approval on July 20, 2023.

“I am excited to see this property moving forward on the goals expressed by both the last term of Council and this term of Council,” said St. Catharines Mayor Mat Siscoe. “It has been...