Posted on Wednesday, April 22, 2020 09:45 AM
After a kitchen fire late Monday afternoon put one resident in hospital with burns to their hands and face, the City’s Fire Chief is reminding residents to remain vigilant when cooking.
The fire occurred just before 4 p.m. in the north end of the city when an unattended pot of cooking oil ignited in the kitchen of a basement apartment. Occupants of an upstairs apartment alerted the basement resident who left the building. Both the basement resident and another occupant re-entered the building and...
Posted on Friday, April 17, 2020 02:30 PM
With the advent of warm weather, and continued community cooperation in social distancing and staying home to reduce the spread of COVID-19, hanging out in the backyard is becoming a popular way to pass time at home.
While spending time in one’s backyard can be a healthy way to relax and share time with other members of the household, St. Catharines Fire Services would like to remind residents that a backyard fire shouldn’t be a part of a night spent outdoors.
Open air burning in the urban area contravenes...
Posted on Thursday, April 16, 2020 04:30 PM
The City is launching a new telephone-based program that offers community members 50 years of age and older the opportunity to enjoy socialization and programs from the comfort of their own home.
With the City’s Older Adult Centres closed and programming on hold until further notice, the City of St. Catharines is launching Seniors’ Centre Without Walls. The new program offers interactive, telephone-based social and educational programming, free of charge and registration is now open. The City is offering...
Posted on Tuesday, April 14, 2020 03:45 PM
It’s come down to two names, and now it’s time for residents to cast their ballots.
After hundreds of submissions for naming of the pavilion at Lakeside Park, City staff have whittled down suggestions to a list of two names for the structure. Earlier this year, following the death of famed Rush drummer and one-time St. Catharines resident Neil Peart, City Council engaged the City’s naming policy, responding to broad support from the community for a means of memorializing Peart.
The initial two-week...
Posted on Monday, April 13, 2020 02:15 PM
The City of St. Catharines is encouraging artists to take action through their art and engage with the truths of indigenous experiences in Canada and address meaningful reconciliation as we move forward together as a community.
The City has launched a call to artists for its 2020 City of St. Catharines Annual Juried Exhibit. This year’s exhibit, presented in partnership with the Niagara Regional Native Centre, aims to educate and inspire both artists and the community to move from the written words...