St. Catharines recognized with creative award for its COVID-19 recovery strategy

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  • The City of St. Catharines has received an award for its COVID-19 recovery strategy.
  • To adapt to the challenges brought forth by the COVID-19 pandemic, the City developed a strategic plan to ensure that the safety of residents, businesses and employees are kept a priority, while services, programs and operations return to full capacity.
  • Known as the STC Framework for Recovery, this plan introduces ways in which the City will adjust all functions to a post-COVID-19 environment.
  • The plan recently received recognition with a Hermes Creative Award of excellence.

St. Catharines approves Cultural Investment Program funding

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  • St. Catharines City Council approved $289,715 in St. Catharines Cultural Investment Program (SCCIP) funding
  • 16 applicants will share $10,715 for the Culture Days Activity Program.
  • Culture Days takes place Sept. 24 to Oct. 24. and is a nation-wide annual event that promotes free access to arts, heritage and culture experiences.
  • $279,000 is being allocated to eight organizations through the Sustaining – Core and Midsized Program funding, which supports St. Catharines-based, professional non-profit arts organizations.
  • This is just the first two rounds of funding through SCCIP, which provides an opportunity for artists, not-for-profits and arts and cultural organizations to submit requests for municipal funding through six programs.

City looking for Fallen Firefighters Memorial task force members

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Stabbing/collision witnessed in St. Catharines

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Summer weekend downtown street closures return

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Photo: Ed Gregory - Freerange Stock

City waiving 2022 business licensing fees, sidewalk patio fees, for hard-hit sectors

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  • St. Catharines City Council has approved the waiving of business licensing and sidewalk patio fees in 2022 for businesses in certain sectors most impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic.
  • The move continues efforts that saw fees waived in 2020 and 2021.
  • Business licensing fees will be waived for amusement arcades, auctioneers, hawkers / peddlers such as food trucks, public halls, refreshment stands, restaurants and theatres.
  • In addition, businesses operating sidewalk patios will not have to pay City fees typically associated with such operations.

Scam alert in St. Catharines

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Street closures in St. Catharines

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Downtown pride crosswalk intentionally defaced

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Free themed grab bag available

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