by Melinda Cheevers Niagara This Week – St. Catharines As the calendar changes to a new year — and a new decade — there’s plenty on the horizon for the Garden City says Mayor Walter Sendzik. The City of St. Catharines had plenty of positive highlights in 2019, he said, including the surprise announcement and moving up […]
As we close another year and a decade, I wanted to reflect on the past year here in St. Catharines. Looking back at 2019, lots of great things happened here and I can’t wait to see what the next decade has in store as we keep the momentum going.
Downtown City property to become affordable housing Nov. 22, 2019 This week, for National Housing Day, St. Catharines City Council has voted to transform an under-utilized downtown City property into affordable housing to help tackle the affordable housing crisis. At its Council meeting on Monday night, City Council voted unanimously to surplus a city-owned property […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 been a busy week with City Council meeting on Monday Regional Council last night, where we approved funding for safety barriers and mental health support. Thank you to Niagara United for speaking powerfully about the importance of taking action on this issue. You are doing important work to advocate for mental health and addictions […]
October 30, 2018 – by Karena Walter The St. Catharines Standard There isn’t a lot of time for St. Catharines Mayor Walter Sendzik to bask in his overwhelming re-election win. The current city council has more work to finish in November and new councillors will be inaugurated the first week of December, when they’ll hit the ground […]
Oct 22, 2018 by Karena Walter The St. Catharines Standard Mayor Walter Sendzik says he received a clear mandate from St. Catharines residents after winning almost 72 per cent of the vote in Monday night’s election. “Very, very excited,” Sendzik said, after the majority of results came in. “It’s a feeling of relief and, also, I’m humbled […]
Council Highlights – August 2018 Aug. 15, 2018 City Council had a productive meeting this week. Here are some of the highlights of the discussion and decisions: Council approved a new development for Woodburn and Herrick Ave. neighbourhood for new housing – including apartments and townhouses. Council received information about more upcoming developments: 201 St. […]
St. Catharines Housing update July 2018 Everyone needs a safe place to live, yet housing is one of the most pressing issues facing our city. St. Catharines is a growing city, rents are increasing and the real estate market is changing. With over 5,000 households on the Niagara Regional Housing wait list, affordable housing is a […]
Council Update – July 2018 July 2018 This week’s Council meeting was productive. Council continues meeting all summer and we are making progress on our strategic priorities. Here are some of the highlights. Port Dalhousie Piers to be fixed and remain in public domain A very good news story from this week’s council meeting (and maybe […]
