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St. Catharines brings ShopHERE program to Niagara
Posted on Monday, June 01, 2020 04:00 PM
To help support local small businesses, today the City of St. Catharines is joining the ShopHERE powered by Google program, with a goal of getting more businesses online this year.
ShopHERE, which started in the City of Toronto, helps independent businesses and artists build a digital presence and minimize the economic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. In May, Google Canada announced a $1-million investment to enable Digital Main Street to expand the program to municipalities across the country, offering...
Growing Community Spirit through Garden Awards
Posted on Monday, June 01, 2020 02:30 PM
June 1, 2020 – Residents are asked to nominate great front yard gardens for the 2020 City of St. Catharines Trillium Awards, despite things looking a bit different this year. Nominations close June 19 and can be submitted on EngageSTC.ca/TrilliumAwards.
The Trillium Awards are intended to build community spirit and showcase
St. Catharines neighbourhoods with creative, environmentally-friendly and beautiful landscaping. Residents can nominate their front yard property or other properties...
City eases restrictions on outdoor spaces and amenities
Posted on Friday, May 15, 2020 03:00 PM
As the City of St. Catharines cautiously eyes the road forward to recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic, some restrictions are being lifted allowing residents greater use, and access to, some outdoor spaces today.
Specifically, residents will be able to use parks for more than walk-through uses, with some limitations. Residents must still abide by restrictions limiting groups to no more than five people and maintaining a two-metre physical separation. Passive activities will now be permitted in these...
St. Catharines WE Day Community event postponed
Posted on Friday, May 15, 2020 11:30 AM
The City’s plans to host a WE Day Community event at the Meridian Centre this fall have been postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
With the health and safety of the community top of mind, Councillor Kevin Townsend, chair of the City of St. Catharines Youth Forum Task Force that's planning the event, said the committee has made the difficult decision to postpone the WE Day Community St. Catharines event that was tentatively scheduled for early October.
“We understand this will be disappointing for...
Farmers Market gearing up for May 23 reopening
Posted on Friday, May 15, 2020 09:30 AM
Niagara’s bounty will soon be back on the table, literally and figuratively.
After weeks of closure in response to the spread of COVID-19, the St. Catharines Farmers Market is preparing to open its doors to the public, albeit with a different look and feel, alongside a laundry list of safety protocols to ensure the health of both vendors and patrons. The market will return Saturday, May 23, from 8 a.m. to noon.
“Our patrons have been looking forward to this day for a while now, and our vendors have...
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