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Juried art exhibition, Open-ended, on view

This year’s show, titled Open-ended, is focused on the artists' exploratory creation process and will be on display from Sept. 22, 2023, to March 2024.

The theme allows artists to showcase their imagination while asking viewers to embrace the visual, bringing the artists’ creative process to the forefront.

“We are excited to host another extraordinary showcase of talent at this year’s juried art exhibition,” said Olivia Hope, culture coordinator. “This year's showcase invites visitors to embark...

St. Catharines Fire Services adds dispatch partner

St. Catharines Fire Services (SCFS) is proud to welcome the City of Quinte West as an emergency dispatch partner. As part of the Fire Dispatch Services agreement, which took effect Sept. 19, 2023, SCFS is now providing emergency call-taking and dispatch services to Quinte West Fire and Emergency Services.

“We are honoured to be the dispatch provider and to be able to offer our professional services to the City of Quinte West.” said St. Catharines Fire Chief Dave Upper. “The City of Quinte West...

St. Catharines seeks further input on Fairview Park

The Fairview Park Community Vision project is ready for the second round of public consultation.

The City’s consultants have developed layout alternatives for Fairview Park and John Page Park following the input received through the first stage of public consultation. Residents are invited to submit feedback and comments to the project team and fill out a survey to provide their input on potential elements such as an active games area, water play feature, skate park, playground, community...

Culture Days to put spotlight on arts and culture

The City of St. Catharines will celebrate everything arts and culture over three weeks this fall. A diverse range of live and virtual performances, events and workshops, are planned from Sept. 22 to Oct. 15, 2023, to mark Culture Days. The festival is held annually across the country.

In 2022, the City was ranked number one in Canada in terms of the number of digital activities residents could participate in. St. Catharines also ranked eighth nationally of mid-sized cities when it came to...