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St. Catharines vs. Niagara Falls: A City Nature Challenge
Posted on Monday, April 03, 2023 04:25 PM
St. Catharines has sparked a friendly competition with neighbouring municipality Niagara Falls to encourage resident participation in this year’s City Nature Challenge – and they have accepted.
iNaturalist issues a challenge every year asking communities to take part in an intense weekend of biological surveying, joining citizens from across the globe to help catalogue native plants and animals found in their cities in the four-day bio blitz.
“This year we are asking St. Catharines residents to...
Sunset Beach renovation project awarded $4.4 million in provincial funding
Posted on Friday, March 24, 2023 12:16 PM
The City of St. Catharines Sunset Beach renovation project has been awarded a $4.4 million grant from the Province of Ontario following an application by City staff to the Investing in Canada Infrastructure Program (ICIP).
On Friday, March 24, the Provincial government joined the City of St. Catharines for a funding announcement at an event at Sunset Beach.
“This grant is going to go a long way toward achieving the community vision set out for Sunset Beach,” said Eric Lamothe, manager of business...
Public Meeting Notice - 2360 First Street
Posted on Monday, March 13, 2023 08:54 AM
The Planning and Building Services Department has received an application for a Zoning By- law Amendment and Official Plan Amendment for lands located at 2360 First Street Louth. The application was declared complete on Jan. 13, 2023, in accordance with the Planning Act, based on the information submitted with the application and a preliminary review by staff.
The application proposes an additional 2,402 m2 of building coverage for an existing place of worship on the subject lands. The proposal...
City continues investments in safe drinking water, renewal of water and wastewater infrastructure
Posted on Tuesday, February 28, 2023 11:02 AM
The City of St. Catharines continues to ensure residents can rely on safe, affordable drinking water, while balancing investments in the future of the City’s water and wastewater infrastructure and enhanced regulatory compliance measures.
On Monday, Council approved rates for water-wastewater services in its 2023 water and wastewater budget. The new rates, represent a $84.58 increase over the year for the average ratepayer – or the equivalent of less than a quarter a day. The increase comes as...
City looking for proponent to help redevelop surplus Geneva Street property into housing
Posted on Tuesday, February 14, 2023 12:32 PM
The City of St. Catharines has reinitiated its efforts to see 320 Geneva St. redeveloped into a project that includes affordable housing.
On Monday night City Council approved the issuing of a negotiated request for proposal for the property, in an attempt to once again redevelop the surplus City lands into a mixed-income housing development that includes a long-term affordable requirement. To address some ongoing health and safety concerns, the City will also move forward with demolition of...
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