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City expands special event parking ahead of long weekend celebrations

With tens of thousands of visitors headed to the downtown core over the next four days for special events, the City of St. Catharines has expanded its special event parking to support parking demand.

From June 30 to July 3, special event parking rates will be in place at additional City-managed surface lots and garages to support increased parking management. The move comes after City Council approved expanding its special event parking policy to more lots, as well as instituting new dynamic pricing...

SCCIP funding continues to support arts and culture sector post-pandemic

The City of St. Catharines continues to offer ongoing supports to help strengthen and build the arts and culture sector locally.

At its June 27 meeting, St. Catharines City Council approved $302,850 in St. Catharines Cultural Investment Program (SCCIP) funding, with $10,000 going to 14 applicants for the Culture Days Activity Program; $284,850 being allocated to nine organizations through the Sustaining – Core, Festival and Midsized Program funding; and $8,000 awarded to two applicants through the...

Donate to the Firefighters Memorial

History

The history of firefighting in St. Catharines can be traced as far back as 1846. 

The St. Catharines Firefighters Memorial honours members of the St. Catharines Fire Services who died in the line of duty, along with the volunteer firefighters who died while serving in various St. Catharines wards and townships prior to 1919 then the St. Catharines Professional Firefighters Association Local 485 was formed.

Task Force

• Chair Barry Katzman, Community Member
• Vice Chair Dave Upper, Fire Chief

Nominations now open for the 2022 Arts Awards

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 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 Garden City over an...

City celebrates renaming of Richard Pierpoint Park

City staff and officials gathered alongside community stakeholders on Saturday to unveil new interpretive signage and officially celebrate the renaming of Richard Pierpoint Park on Saturday, June 11.

Originally constructed during Canada’s Centennial and named Centennial Gardens, the park was renamed in 2021 to Richard Pierpoint Park after a public consultation process. Pierpoint was a former black slave who fought as a British loyalist during the American Revolutionary War, and in return was granted...