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Applications now open for Summer Company Program

Annual program helps student entrepreneurs access funding, mentorship

Entrepreneurial students interested in being their own boss this summer can apply to receive support to launch their business.

The St. Catharines Enterprise Centre is now accepting applications for the 2023 Summer Company Program. Made possible through funding by the Province of Ontario, the program is designed to help students aged 15 to 29 start their own businesses. Successful applicants can receive a $3,000 grant ($1,500 to...

Applications now open for STCPatio program

The City of St. Catharines is helping restaurants, bars and food establishments get their seasonal patios up and running for the start of patio season.

Applications are open for the City’s new Seasonal Temporary Commercial Patio (STCPatio) Program to support businesses wanting to expand their service areas outside with temporary patios for the upcoming season.

St. Catharines City Council recently approved the amalgamation of the City’s Temporary Outdoor Patios During COVID-19 Recovery and the...

Share your feedback on series of park renewal plans

Public information centres scheduled for seven projects across the City

Seven park renewal projects will be the focus of public information centres over the next several weeks, as the City of St. Catharines prepares for more than $2 million in investments to ensure St. Catharines’ parks reflect a City where everybody can play.  

The following meetings are scheduled to take place for park renewal plan projects:

• Elma Street Park multi-use court, Tuesday, March 28 at St. Catharines Kiwanis Aquatics...

St. Catharines spring recreation and aquatics program registration opening March 21, 2023

Spring is just around the corner, and with it comes a new slate of the City’s recreation programs and swimming lessons.

Spring program registration is set to open next week, with St. Catharines residents getting the first opportunity to sign up for programming. Residents wishing to sign up for the recreation programs, swimming lessons and other aquatic programming can do so online Tuesday, March 21, at 6 p.m. on ActiveSTC, followed by in-person registration on Wednesday, March 22 at 8:30 a.m. at...

City to host community meeting on Keefer Road fire

The City of St. Catharines will host a community meeting as it continues to work with provincial and regional agencies on the ongoing investigation and remediation following the Jan. 12 fire at 20 Keefer Rd. in Port Weller.

Community members will be able to attend a meeting in person, or watch online via the City’s YouTube page, on Wednesday, March 8, at 7 p.m. at the Grantham Lions Club, 732 Niagara St. The event will include updates from the City and St. Catharines Fire Services, and other...