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Nominations open for 2021 St. Catharines Arts Awards
Online nominations are being accepted for the 2021 St. Catharines Arts Awards. Local artists, residents, businesses, volunteers, patrons and organizations are eligible to be nominated. Nominations are available for the categories: Arts in Education, Emerging Artist, Established Artist, Making a Difference and Patron of the Arts. This year’s awards will be held in the fall […]
City funding available for community gardens
St. Catharines is providing funding for the building or expanding of community gardens. Incorporated charities and not-for-profit groups can apply for matching funds from the city to cover up to half of eligible start-up costs, including lumber, soil, seeds, rain barrels and other materials and equipment. The city hopes to encourage more community gardens for […]
Four year-old boy dies in sledding accident
On Monday at approximately 4:15pm emergency crews responded to a call in the area of Greenlane Road and Bartlett Street in Lincoln. A 4-year-old boy was in critical condition after the snow sled he was riding entered the road way and he was struck by a passing pickup truck. The child was transported to a […]
Weather forecast for Monday, February 1.
Today will see flurries (1-3 cm) with a high of -3° (feels like -10°) and a low of -7°. Tuesday will be mainly cloudy with a high of -1° (feels like -8°) and a low of -6°. Wednesday will be mainly sunny with a high of 0° (feels like -6°) and a low of -4°.
COVID-19 Update for Jan 31, 2021
In Canada, there were 3,924 new COVID-19 cases Sunday bringing the total of confirmed cases to 778,972. There were 90 new reported deaths Sunday in Canada and over the past seven days there have been a total of 938 COVID-19 related deaths. Here in Niagara, there were 67 new cases on Sunday and a total […]
City seeks input on new recreation facility allocation policy
The city of St. Catharines is seeking public input for a new recreation facility allocation policy. The new policy will include all city recreation facilities, creating a uniform process to ensure facility use is fair for all users. In late 2020 the city held consultations with existing user and stakeholder groups and is now expanding […]