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Residents reminded to observe open air burning by-law
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...
Socialization for seniors only a phone call away with new Seniors’ Centre Without Walls program
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...
Voting opens Friday for Lakeside Park pavilion naming
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...
City issues call to artists for 2020 juried exhibit
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...
Niagara’s municipalities declare State of Emergency in response to COVID-19
Posted on Friday, April 03, 2020 11:30 AM
Today, in anticipation of a surge of COVID-19 activity in Niagara in the coming weeks, Niagara Region and Niagara’s 12 local area municipalities have jointly declared a State of Emergency.
Declaring an emergency under s 7.0.1 (1) of the Emergency Management and Civil Protection Act provides Niagara with all options available to protect the health and safety of Niagara residents.
The Mayors and Regional Chair offer the following joint statement regarding the decision to declare...
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