As we kick off a new year, it also means it’s time to address the business community for my annual State of the City. The event is hosted by the Greater Niagara Chamber of Commerce and takes place on February 13, 2019. I look forward to the opportunity to share my vision for our city, […]
We we close 2018 and start off a new year, I wanted to highlight on some of the amazing things that happened in our city this past year -Port Piers funding, GO Train announcement, improved transit routes, new businesses and investments – watch for those cranes, small business boom, progress on housing, election 2018, concerts, […]
Mayor’s Report – December 11, 2017 Greetings, St. Catharines. Here’s the latest Mayor’s Report, highlighting community events and congratulations in #OurHomeSTC First, we share our condolences with the family of Karl Kaiser, grandfather of the Canadian wine industry and co-founder of the Cool Climate Oenology and Viticulture program at Brock University. Congratulations to local businesses opening […]
The Mayor’s Report informing the residents of St. Catharines about events, news and business in #OurHomeSTC. Tonight is the last council meeting for the 2014-18 term – thank you to all of council for a great four years. We accomplished a lot of great things as a team for our city and to those not […]
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. […]
Well after a brief summer break – City Council is back in action which also means a new edition of the Mayor’s Report. July and August have been busy months here in the City of St. Catharines. I was happy and honoured to present Norm Foster – the Foster Festival with the Key to the […]
Congratulations Scorecard Harry’s! July 2018 One of the best parts about being Mayor is that I am able to share wonderful moments with people and businesses across the city. From special anniversaries and birthdays to community events and celebrations. This past weekend, I had the honour of joining friends, employees and family of Mike and […]
July 9 – Mayor’s Report Council continues meeting through the summer. Here’s the latest edition of the Mayor’s Report. Last week we celebrated improvements at 2 city parks: A new splashpad at Bogart Street Park – it’s accessible, inclusive and free! $100,000 worth of improvements at Rotary Park, in partnership with Canada 150 Infrastructure Program […]
Mayor’s Report – June 25, 2018 It was a busy night at Council, with 6 public meetings, a new partnership with the Niagara Regional Native Centre and updates on community events. Here is the Mayor’s Report. Congrats to the teams and organizers Meridian Centre on a great FIBA tournament. Next up is the Canada Games in Summer 2021 and we’re excited […]
Canadian and US Mayors reject rhetoric, stand united for shared economic prosperity Mayors pledge to protect urban natural spaces, contribute to national target Ajax, ON, June 14, 2018 – At the Great Lakes and St. Lawrence Cities Initiative annual conference in Ajax, Canadian and US mayors celebrated the strong, integrated relationship on environment and economy […]
