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Celebration of Nations receives national award

The City of St. Catharines and FirstOntario Performing Arts Centre (PAC) have been nationally recognized for Celebration of Nations gathering of Indigenous arts, culture and heritage. They jointly accepted a Cultural Event Award from the Creative City Network of Canada (CCNC), alongside the gathering’s Artistic Director Michele-Elise Burnett and Artistic Producer Tim Johnson at the 2023 Creative Cities Summit in St. John’s, Newfoundland on Thursday afternoon.

Celebration of Nations is held...

City receives national marketing award for filmstc.ca

The City is receiving praise from peers from across the country for its exceptional work promoting St. Catharines as a destination for film, TV, and streaming production to capitalize on the recent unprecedented growth of the industry in Ontario. 

FilmSTC.ca earned top honours for excellence in the Digital Marketing - Website category at the Economic Developers Association of Canada’s (EDAC) 2023 Marketing Canada Awards. An esteemed panel made up of a diverse group of economic development...

Pumpkinville celebrates 35 years

Pumpkinville will celebrate 35 years at Happy Rolph's Animal Farm this October with another great lineup of activities and events for the community.

The family-friendly tradition will be held on Saturday, Oct. 14 from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. This year’s event will feature many activities, including crafts, face painting, a scavenger hunt, and live entertainment – with free admission.

“Pumpkinville is a beloved tradition, and we are excited for a day filled with fall family fun,” said Community and...

Volunteers needed to run outdoor ice rinks

Applications are now being accepted from volunteer groups who want to help offer outdoor skating in their neighbourhoods this winter.

This marks the fifth year for the Community Outdoor Ice Rinks Program. The program allows volunteer groups to build, operate and maintain outdoor ice rinks in City-owned parks. Last winter, volunteer groups operated rinks at a variety of City parks.

“We are so thankful to the volunteers who set up and maintain the outdoor rinks. The success of this program would...

Introducing The Pull

The City of St. Catharines officially unveiled ‘The Pull’, a commemorative art piece that pays homage to the tow horses that played a crucial role in the history of the Welland Canals.

“We are excited to formally unveil The Pull in beautiful Port Dalhousie,” said Culture Supervisor Carly Anderson. “We are so grateful to our community partners who helped bring this wonderful art piece to our community.”

Kiwanis St. Catharines and the Port Dalhousie Beautification and Works Committee were...