Funding for psychosis intervention will provide full-time nurse, support worker Bill Sawchuk The St. Catharines Standard A funding boost to create two new positions at Early Psychosis Intervention is a move St. Catharines Mayor Walter Sendzik is calling a good news story. The region’s health and social services committee voted to create positions for a […]
During the month of June prior to St. Catharines City Council we have put a spotlight on some individuals here in St. Catharines to recognize their great achievements in sport, education and leadership. Congratulations to Matthew Ryan, Kevin Strooband and Dheiksha Jayasankar for your accomplishments. Matthew Ryan We congratulate Matthew on winning the gold medal […]
The latest edition of the Mayor’s Report for community updates, business and news here in #OurHomeSTC. Lac Seul / National Indigenous People’s Day Last Friday as we recognized National Indigenous People’s Day, Fire Chief McCormick and I were in Northern Ontario, visiting Lac Seul First Nation to commemorate the opening of the Lac Seul Fire […]
Today is National Indigenous People’s Day, a day to honour and celebrate the contributions of Indigenous People to Canada. The City of St. Catharines and Niagara region is the traditional home to many First Nations, Metis and Inuit Peoples. The land is the traditional territory of the Haudenosaunee and Anishinaabe peoples, many of whom continue […]
Public health to consider homelessness initiative Jun 10, 2019 by Allan Benner The St. Catharines Standard St. Catharines Mayor Walter Sendzik hopes to significant reduction in homelessness in Niagara within six months, if Niagara Region implements an initiative being considered this week.”I believe that by October or November of this year, based on the implementation […]
Catch the latest edition of the Mayor’s Report for information on community events, business and updates in #OurHomeSTC. Go Raptors! As the Raptors attempt to make history tonight in game 5 of the NBA Finals against Golden State we have officially joined the Jurassic Park hype and the Meridian Centre will be hosting a viewing […]
June 7, 2019 Mayor Sendzik and the City of St. Catharines leading at Great Lakes Conference With rising water levels and climate change on the minds of many, an international gathering of mayors and cities was held this week at the Great Lakes and St. Lawrence Cities Initiative annual conference in Sheboygan, Wisconsin. St. Catharines […]
Congratulations to John MacEachern, winner of the Mayor’s Poetry Contest to celebrate Poetry Month in April and promote literacy, arts, culture and reading in our community. Although John has studied poetry this is the first poem that he has written. I also enjoyed hearing why he wrote the poem – he had come home from […]
The Mayor’s Report informing the residents of St. Catharines about events, news and business in #OurHomeSTC. Last week, we had a significant moment in our community as we celebrated the opening of 527 Carlton Street a new affordable housing build by Niagara Regional Housing. Addressing the need for affordable housing is one of the most […]
It’s Council Monday which means a new edition of the Mayor’s Report. Thanks for all the fun comments and gifs today as Team STC had some fun this morning with a little April Fools joke! We have some businesses that have opened up here in St. Catharines – Bodhi Yoga and Wellness – congratulations to […]
I had a chat with a familiar voice on Niagara airwaves – Tom McConnell from 610 CKTB about the Province’s Regional Government review. The Province is reviewing the governance, decision-making, and service delivery functions for regional governments and member municipalities. The Mayors of Niagara have given our input and met with advisors from the Province. […]
March 2019 Shelter and Housing in Niagara- call for action This week at Regional Council the Community Services Committee received an update on the Niagara homelessness strategy. This includes work that Niagara Region has been doing with community partners to respond to the growing need for shelter and housing. You can read more about the […]
