21 Jul Let’s Talk About Taxes
I'm sure many of you have read in the St. Catharines Standard or listened to 610 CKTB, that on Monday, July 24, there is a motion being brought forward to reconsider the 2023 City of St. Catharines budget...
06 Apr Planning Decisions – Expanding into the Greenbelt
This past Monday (April 3), Council considered a planning application that was requesting the expansion of a building (adding 2,397 sq.m (25,801 sq.ft.) to an existing 1,216 sq.m. (13,088 sq. ft.)) including increasing the parking lot from 95 to 229 parking spaces. The property and...
23 Mar Let’s get uncomfortable – Let’s talk about money
Thank you to my collegue Kevin Townsend for his motion on Monday to establish a citizen lead task force to review remuneration for council, boards, agencies and commissions. Paying people more money is an uncomfortable and usually controversial topic - especially when we are facing so...
03 Mar Adventure Day #3 at the City of St. Catharines
Today was my third City of St. Catharines adventure day. I had the opportunity to do a walk along with the team at the the Dr. Huq Public Library branch. Thank you to the entire team at the Dr. Huq Branch for welcoming me and allowing...
15 Dec 282 / 285 Ontario St. Update
On December 5, 2022 the Ministry of the Environment, Conservation and Parks and MTE presented to council regarding 282 and 285 Ontario St., and 10 Pleasant Ave. The MECP presented the results from their site testing at four manhole locations: two at 282 Ontario St and...