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The top headlines in St. Catharines this week
15+ hour, 28+ 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…...
Top St. Catharines headlines this week: Watchdog faults Niagara police handling of 911 call + Canada’s longest-serving councillor ends 50-year run
3+ week, 15+ hour ago (815+ words) Ralph Buerger, 59, died on Aug. 30, 2024, in his Fonthill home. As you shake off the busy week and slow things down a bit, here are stories you may have missed in The Standard this past week. Ontario’s Inspector General found Niagara…...
Niagara letters Sept. 8: Old Mitech site primed for industry, not park
5+ day, 21+ 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…...
Niagara letters Sept. 10: Put more attention on illegal drugs
3+ day, 21+ 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…...
Niagara letters Aug. 22: Niagara's sanitation workers unrecognized heroes
3+ week, 1+ day ago (511+ words) In the aftermath of the recent flooding, it’s time to recognize those who collect our curbside waste, says reader. Garbage from the recent floods is picked up in St. Catharines on Aug. 12. Sanitation workers have been going above and beyond…...
Niagara letters Aug. 15: Roof gardens a less expensive rain-management strategy
4+ week, 1+ day ago (511+ words) There’s been a lot of discussion regarding sewer separations, but little about other less costly ideas, says a reader. It would be helpful if Premier Doug Ford repealed his ban on Toronto bylaws compelling roof gardens in new construction situations,…...
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…...
Niagara letters Aug. 21: Candidates, be ready to defend your voting record
3+ week, 2+ day ago (494+ words) Reader says municipal incumbents need to be prepared to explain their voting record when they go campaigning. Before ringing Ian Wood’s doorbell, incumbent municipal election candidates better be prepared to show what their voting record has been. Re: Niagara candidate…...
Niagara has a fascinating history. Plus, there's a tree
2+ week, 4+ day ago (657+ words) Niagara’s strikingly beautiful landscape is also home to extraordinary historic sites, writes Gail Benjafield. This Comfort Maple in Pelham is estimated to be more than 500 years old. It was designated a historic tree in June 2000 under the Ontario Heritage Act....
Niagara's next regional council to inherit $2.8B infrastructure crisis — and a possible new way to pay for it
3+ day, 12+ 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…...