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The top headlines in St. Catharines this week
2+ hour, 30+ min ago (385+ words) U.S. Consul General Baxter Hunt joined St. Catharines Mayor Mat Siscoe, MP Chris Bittle and MPP Jennie Stevens at the city’s 9/11 memorial Thursday. As you shake off the busy week and slow things down a bit, here are stories you may…...
Seal on the lam: When Jeff escaped from Marineland and was believed to have gone over the Horseshoe Falls
1+ day, 2+ hour ago (685+ words) The famed pinniped is believed to be the only seal daredevil to survive a plunge over the Canadian falls, Brian Narhi writes. Jeff the seal escaped from Marineland and was spotted by teenager Tommy Haines on the edge of the…...
I Went Canyoning So You Don’t Have To (But I Think You Should)
2+ day, 17+ hour ago (862+ words) A participant rappels beside one of three waterfalls encountered during a beginner-friendly canyoning tour near Golden. So when Western Canyoning Adventure invited me along on a tour, I was hesitant, but I knew I couldn’t turn it down. Canyoning is…...
Niagara's next regional council to inherit $2.8B infrastructure crisis — and a possible new way to pay for it
2+ day, 23+ hour ago (628+ words) A valve panel at Niagara Region’s DeCew Water Treatment Plant. Regional councillors are learning how water and wastewater utilities could operate at arm’s length from municipal government. Niagara’s water and wastewater system could be headed for a major overhaul as…...
Niagara letters Sept. 10: Put more attention on illegal drugs
3+ day, 8+ hour ago (405+ words) Canada is becoming a world player in the illegal drug and money laundering trade, says a reader. Please, don’t put off your or a loved one’s mental health issues, writes Russ Young. Re: Border dangers, letters, Sept. 3 I recently read…...
Backpacks on, nerves in check: Niagara students trade summer for classrooms
4+ day, 15+ hour ago (1096+ words) Kindergarten teacher Danielle Dixon with principal James Willms welcome children as classes resumed Tuesday at Oakridge Public School in St. Catharines. In south St. Catharines, Briardale reopens 12 years later; across Niagara, high schoolers return to a changed landscape — new exams,…...
Niagara letters Sept. 8: Old Mitech site primed for industry, not park
5+ day, 8+ hour ago (499+ words) Another reader says Canadians need to stop correcting the U.S. administration’s behaviour and focus on finding better partners. Reader Art Fay wonders: If Welland is in need of industrial land, why does the municipality want the province to pay for an…...
The title Fitz the neighbourhood, say resident
6+ day, 33+ min ago (637+ words) Social networking site Nextdoor has ranked the friendliest areas of St. Catharines based on how its users connect with their neighbours. St. Catharines’ Fitzgerald neighbourhood has a community garden and park off Catherine Street. When Mary Alice Hanson was choosing…...
What Niagara students, parents need to know
1+ week, 1+ day ago (1295+ words) A guide to the biggest changes facing the Niagara region’s students, parents and educators heading into the 2026-27 school year. The former Welland fairgrounds is where a $33.1-million school will serve students from Welland and Thorold. The elementary school, to open…...
Surprising success story: St. Catharines library branch doubles its visitors at Pen Centre
2+ week, 23+ hour ago (1168+ words) St. Catharines Public Library was under pressure to relocate its Merritt Branch from its Hartzel Road home of 40 years. It turned out to be a good move. St. Catharines Public Library opened its Merritt Branch at the Pen Centre a…...