Help us recognize St. Catharines volunteers
Nominations are open for the City of St. Catharines' annual Volunteer Recognition Awards.
Nominations are due by Friday, March 17. The City will recognize award recipients during a celebration on Tuesday, April 11.
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Arts Awards Monday, June 5
Save the date: the 2017 St. Catharines Arts Awards are set for Monday, June 5 at the FirstOntario Performing Arts Centre.
Help us honour St. Catharines artists, residents and businesses by nominating them for an Arts Award in the following categories:
- Arts in Education Award
- Emerging Artist Award (2 recipients are chosen)
- Established Artist Award
- Making A Difference Award
- Patron of the Arts Award
Submit your nomination by midnight on Sunday, Feb. 5.
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Call to Artists | Kitsch 4 Canada
Deadline for entry is Monday, March 13 at 4:30 p.m.
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City looking for volunteer board member
Are you a St. Catharines resident with an airline or a business development background? The City is looking for a volunteer to serve as a St. Catharines member on the Niagara District Airport Commission.
The City is involved with several
boards and commissions to help address specific issues affecting St. Catharines residents. Applications for the airport commission will be accepted until Sunday, Jan. 22.
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Loonie swim Jan. 25
Make a splash for only $1 Wednesday, Jan. 25. from 6-7 p.m. at the St. Catharines Kiwanis Aquatics Centre.
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PA Day activities for Jan 20
There's a PA Day coming up on Friday, Jan. 20. Check out what the City has to offer to keep your children busy.
No school, get in the pool
Museum
The St. Catharines Museum and Welland Canals Centre is looking for junior curators who will enjoy the museum's behind-the-scenes operations. Visitors will enjoy an exclusive tour of the museum's collection, create their own group exhibit and a number of other guided activities. Sessions begin at 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. and run for two hours.
Admission is $5 per participant and includes a snack. For students in grades 4 to 6. Children must be accompanied by an adult. Email museum@stcatharines.ca to register.
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Plan your bus trip with Pingstreet
Plan your trip on St. Catharines Transit with Pingstreet, the City's free smartphone and tablet app.
Use Pingstreet to access bus route information and learn which buses to ride to get to where you want to go. The app also links to transit's website for more information, including, travel times, fares and riding tips.
Search "Pingstreet" in your app store to download for free.
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Purchase dog tags online
Have you renewed your dog license yet? Go online to purchase tags for the family dog.
Visit stcatharines.docupet.com to set up an account, complete online dog profiles and even upload photos. The new system also allows residents to manage and update contact information and details about their dogs as well as access DocuPet's lost pet network should their dogs go missing.
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We want your feedback on the St. Paul Street
traffic study
In 2017, the area of St. Paul Street and Carlisle Street will be reconstructed to be made more pedestrian friendly.
In November, the City used an arrangement of pylons in the area of St. Paul Street and Carlisle Street to simulate the future road layout and study how it will affect traffic.
Do you have feedback you want to share based on the traffic flow study?
Email your thoughts about the future road layout.
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Books and Brews is back
Join the St. Catharines Museum and Welland Canals Centre for a new kind of book club experience in February.
Books and Brews puts a twist on regular book clubs by adding beer, coffee and tea tastings seminars, led by Mahtay Café and Lounge, to great discussions about good books. Admission is $35 per person and includes a copy of the book. Admission is $15 if you already have the book.
The first meeting will discuss the Underground Railroad by Colson Whitehead Tuesday, Feb. 21.
Registration is required. Books and Brews is a 19-and-over event.
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A Report from
Mayor Walter Sendzik
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Happy New Year St. Catharines!
2016 was an exciting year and there is much more to look forward to as we work together towards a vision for St. Catharines to be the
most dynamic, innovative, sustainable and livable city in North America - an ambitious goal, and I believe it's within us to achieve.
I'll talk about the successes of the past year and the work we have ahead, including inter-municipal transit, housing, parks, programs and service improvements and more, at
my third State of the City address on Thursday, Jan. 26. The event is hosted by the Greater Niagara Chamber of Commerce and will also be broadcast on TVCogeco at a later date. I will also share my presentation online.
This month there are also many community groups and businesses celebrating special events and milestones, including the Alzheimer Society, Crime Stoppers, March of Dimes, and Downtown D'Lish. Wishing you all congratulations and best wishes in this video message.
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Council to consider consolidating transit with NF, Welland
Consolidated bus service between St. Catharines, Niagara Falls and Welland will enhance access to workplaces, schools and health care across Niagara and will support future GO service, states a report from Dillon Consulting Limited.
The proposal to consolidate the transit systems in the three municipalities
will be discussed by St. Catharines City Council in February at a special council meeting. The date of the meeting will be posted on the City's website and in future editions of the Current.
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Call for NPCA audit
City Council will ask regional councillors serving on the board for the Niagara Peninsula Conservation Authority to pass a motion to approve a third-party forensic audit to examine the NPCA's operations, including purchases and hiring, from 2011 to 2016.
City Council also called for the report to be made public when completed.
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Council wants historic Port Dalhousie home preserved
City Council is trying to keep one of the most architecturally significant older homes in Port Dalhousie from being razed.
Owners of the property have felled a number of mature trees at 333 Main St. and may be submitting a proposal to redevelop the site that could include demolishing the existing home.
City Council requested the St. Catharines Heritage Advisory Committee to consider historical designation of the home as soon as possible and will
ask the owners to make every effort to preserve the home and incorporate it into their development plans.
Council also directed staff to table their report on private and public tree management.
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West Park washrooms rejigged
$38,000 in enhancements to designs for new accessible washrooms under construction at West Park will be added to the project with money to be raised through community fundraising.
City Council directed staff to include the proposed enhancements, such as windows and stone work on the exterior of the building, in the designs.
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Funds for Facer Street facelift
City Council committed $10,000 from the Civic Project Fund towards seeking public input and developing conceptual designs for Facer Street revitalization and reconstruction.
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Other news
Planning matters
City Council granted approval for a 10-unit residential development to move forward at 50 Dorchester Blvd.
Council also directed staff to enter into an development agreement with developers of four new homes at 357 Martindale Rd. that addresses boulevard tree plantings, site servicing, lot grading, stormwater management and other geotechnical requirements.
AMO's closing the municipal fiscal gap
City Council supports the Association of Municipalities of Ontario in its work on finding ways for cities to pay for needed improvements to roads, bridges, buildings and other infrastructure without raising property taxes.
Transportation master plan
City Council tapped consulting firm MMM Group Limited for engineering consulting services to work on a new City transportation masterplan for $299,012.
Fire Services
City Council
approved a lease agreement for Fire Services with Voiance Language Services to support 9-1-1 call responders with non-English speaking callers. Council also approved a lease agreement
with Industrial Scientific Canada for specialized equipment and services relating to devices used to detect toxic chemicals in the air during fires and other incidents.
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More council online
Council Highlights offers informal summaries of some of the recent decisions and business discussed during St. Catharines City Council meetings. The Office of the City Clerk provides a full recap of decisions and motions in its official minutes, available on the Friday after every St. Catharines City Council meeting.
Click here for City of St. Catharines council meeting agendas and minutes.
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Digital versions of the Garden City Current are available. Click here to read past issues.
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Jan. 30
City Council
6:30 p.m., City Hall
Click here to learn about other upcoming meetings.
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Click here to learn about construction projects happening in the City.
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