Easter long weeknd hours
City hall, the St. Catharines Kiwanis Aquatics Centre and most other
City facilities will be closed on Good Friday (Friday, April 14) and Easter Sunday (Sunday, April 16).
All City facilities return to regular business hours Monday, April 17.
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Easter films at the PAC
Celebrate Easter at the
Film House at the FirstOntario Performing Arts Centre with screenings of Jesus Christ Superstar Saturday, April 15 at 9:30 p.m. and Easter Parade Sunday, April 16 at 7 p.m.
Also, the Niagara Symphony Orchestra presents Masterworks 6/POPS4: the Messiah: Too Hot to Handle Sunday, April 16 in Partridge Hall.
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CAO Dan Carnegie announces retirement
 Dan Carnegie, the City's Chief Administrative Officer, announced he'll be retiring effective June 30.
Carnegie has been with the City for almost eight years and also served as the City's deputy CAO and director of corporate services prior to becoming CAO.
City Council will consider plans to hire a new CAO at a future Council meeting.
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City honours St. Catharines volunteers
Mayor Walter Sendzik and City Council applauded the efforts of volunteers from across St. Catharines at the 29th annual Volunteer Recognition Night on Tuesday, April 11.
The night's top honours went to Linda Marie O'Hagan, recognized with the Mayor's Volunteer of the Year Award, and Brooklyn Smith, who was honoured with the Margaret MacLennan Youth Volunteer Award.
More than 100 volunteers were recognized at the City's Volunteer Recognition Night.
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Celebrate Earth Day in the Garden City
Celebrate Earth Day in St. Catharines with a number of activities focused on conservation and the environment.
From community clean ups to discussing water conservation to planting trees and native flowers, there is a lot to do in St. Catharine to help colour yourself green
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Help clean up the Garden City
Help us pick up litter from our parks and public spaces during our annual Pitch-In Day Clean City Clean Up Saturday, April 22.
Join volunteers from across the City from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. to help pick up litter at designated sites or get a group together and tidy up your own neighbourhood or favourite park. The City provides garbage bags and gloves. Call 905.688.5600 to register.
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An easier way to pay City bills
Have property tax bill payments paid automatically from your bank account and never miss a payment again.
Pre-authorized payments are the fastest and easiest way to pay property taxes and offer the convenience of automatic withdrawals from your bank account. Complete this form to enroll and enjoy the flexibility of making property tax bill payments in four instalments or 10 instalments and have peace of mind knowing your payments will be paid on time.
New for 2017, property tax instalment due dates have changed to the last business day of installment months.
Remaining 2017 instalment dates:
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Harlem Globetrotters at the Meridian Centre
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he Harlem Globetrotters are coming back to the Meridian Centre and are offering a discount on tickets.
The world famous Harlem Globetrotters, featuring some of the most electrifying athletes on the planet, brings its 2017 World Tour to Downtown St. Catharines April 20. Tip off is at 7 p.m.
Please note: the discount is for online ticket purchases only and is not available at the Meridian Centre box office.
Courtside seating is excluded from the promo.
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Museum Chat Live! podcast features Vimy RIdge
Check out the a recent
podcast from the St. Catharines Museum and Welland Canals Centre for stories about St. Catharines soldiers who took part in the Battle of Vimy Ridge on April 9, 1917.
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A report from Walter Sendzik
It's another exciting week with news that St. Catharines will
be the first Canadian city to host the 2018 International Basketball Federation's (FIBA) America's U18 men's championship at the Meridian Centre.
The Meridian Centre is a multi-purpose facility that allows us to attract many large scale events and competitions, bringing athletes, coaches and spectators from around the world to our hometown. The FIBA championships, like the 2021 Summer Games, will have a positive economic impact and lasting sports legacy in the community.
Congratulations and thank you to the Niagara Sports Commission for their leadership to secure this event as well as the Canada Summer Games. We look forward to welcoming the best young basketball players from across the Americas to
St. Catharines next June.
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New homes for Berkley Drive
City Council approved a draft plan for dividing up a vacant lot at 4 Berkley Dr. into 30 lots to use for a residential development and new public street.
The property owner plans to build 30 new homes on the land beside Berkley Park.
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More support for inter-municipal transit
City Council passed a by-law providing Niagara Region with the non-exclusive authority to establish, operate and maintain an inter-municipal transit system for the Niagara Region.
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Council wants park at former Glen Ridge school
City Council wants to establish a neighbourhood park at 101 South Dr. and directed staff to express an interest in acquiring the land from the District School Board of Niagara. Council directed staff to express interest in acquiring either part of the property or the entire site.
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No more nuisance parties
City Council has added the following to its nuisance by-law: nuisance parties and specifically using rooftops for such purposes.
Nuisance parties are defined as social gatherings that result in, among other things, disorderly conduct; public drunkenness; damage or destruction of public or private property; littering and loud music or noise to its nuisance by-law.
The nuisance by-law prohibits residents from hosting these kind of parties or participating in them and will be enforced by Niagara Regional Police. The fine is set at $300.
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Parking matters
City Council removed a parking ban along the north side of Manchester Avenue from Ontario Street to a point 100 meters east.
City Council also approved a request to temporarily allow parking on part of Linwell Road between Lake Street and Geneva Streets during the opening and closing weekends of the Grantham Optimist Club's baseball seasons.
Opening weekend this year is set for May 27-28 while closing weekend is set for Aug. 26-27.
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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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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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