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Public input sought on Centennial Gardens renaming

The City of St. Catharines is seeking feedback from the community on the re-naming of Centennial Gardens and some of its amenities. Councillors asked that Richard Pierpoint Park be included as one of the options for the name. Pierpoint is one of Canada’s most famous black loyalists and spent much of his adult life in […]

Limited City programming resumes as St. Catharines enters Step 2

Some city of St. Catharines programs, such as outdoor recreation lessons and modified swimming lessons will be reintroduced as the province moves into Step 2 of Ontario’s Roadmap to Reopen. The St. Catharines Kiwanis Aquatics Centre will reopen for medical therapy and leadership courses only. Lion Dunc Schooley Pool will reopen June 30 for drop-in leisure […]

The LocalSKIM for Monday, June 28

The City of St. Catharines will not be holding Canada Day events this year due to the recently found unmarked graves at two residential schools. St. Catharines Mayor Walter Sendzik said while everyone is free to observe Canada Day in their own way, he asked that residents be “thoughtful, considerate, respectful of the generations of […]