Matthew Barker

St. Catharines

Reporter at The Peterborough Examiner

Reporter at St. Catharines Standard| Homelessness, Housing & Food Insecurity | *retweets not endorsements* [email protected]

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Thorold’s sports to be livestreamed, starting with hockey

1 week ago | stcatharinesstandard.ca | Matthew Barker

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‘I will live the rest of my life not knowing what happened,’ says missing Niagara man’s mother after remains found

2 weeks ago | stcatharinesstandard.ca | Matthew Barker

The mother of Nicholas Admason, whose partial remains were discovered in Hamilton in December, fears she will never know what truly happened to her son. Adamson, 29, disappeared after walking away from The Moose & Goose nightclub in Thorold in the early morning hours of March 17, 2022, after going out with friends. In a news release issued in late April, Niagara Regional Police said human remains found in Hamilton Harbour were identified as belonging to the St. Catharines man.
Sacred fire lit in St. Catharines park in solidarity with the unhoused

2 weeks ago | stcatharinesstandard.ca | Matthew Barker

Cedar smoke, a feather and a place for unhoused people to feel safe. An Indigenous-led healing fire was lit in St. Catharines’ Richard Pierpoint Park in solidarity with the unhoused population, Sunday, offering a safe space where people came together regardless of housing status. More than two dozen people supported the event showing support for their unhoused neighbours.
Still 5 cents to ride: Lakeside Park Carousel opens for season

2 weeks ago | stcatharinesstandard.ca | Matthew Barker

Lakeside Park Carousel opened Saturday to much anticipation as a lineup of excited children and their parents eagerly awaited the first rides of the season. The carousel, built by Charles I.D. Looff Co. of Rhode Island, has been delighting riders in the Port Dalhousie park since 1921, when it was home to the Midway Amusement Park, which had about 60 attractions at its peak.
Lakeside Park Carousel opens to much anticipation

3 weeks ago | stcatharinesstandard.ca | Matthew Barker

The Lakeside Park Carousel opened Saturday to much anticipation as a lineup outside its doors saw excited children and their parents eagerly awaiting the first rides of the season. The carousel, built by the Charles I.D. Looff Company of Rhode Island, has been delighting riders in the Port Dalhousie park since 1921, when it was home to the Midway Amusement Park, which had about 60 attractions at its peak.
‘Like a piece of garbage’: St. Catharines woman faces encampment eviction under new bylaw

3 weeks ago | stcatharinesstandard.ca | Matthew Barker

Where is the humanity? That’s the question Eleanor Rye, an unhoused woman, is asking as she faces down St. Catharines’ public space use bylaw recently passed by councillors to limit where encampments can be. The 50-year-old is begging not to be moved from her spot on the corner of Berryman and Richmond avenues, a place she had spent weeks cleaning up to set up camp.
‘Like a piece of garbage’: St. Catharines woman faces encampment eviction under new bylaw

3 weeks ago | thespec.com | Matthew Barker

Where is the humanity? That’s the question Eleanor Rye, an unhoused woman, is asking as she faces down St. Catharines’ public space use bylaw recently passed by councillors to limit where encampments can be. The 50-year-old is begging not to be moved from her spot on the corner of Berryman and Richmond avenues, a place she had spent weeks cleaning up to set up camp.
Condition of Thorold roads a sore spot with residents

3 weeks ago | stcatharinesstandard.ca | Matthew Barker

Rough, patchy pavement across Thorold were concerns for city councillors during a discussion on the municipality’s road resurfacing program tender approval process. More than $507,000 was awarded to Niagara Concrete Forming and Finishing Ltd. for three projects, including urban roads resurfacing, Thorold Arena parking lot asphalt repairs and Uppers Lane traffic-calming programs. Coun.
Thorold council against changes to public forum procedures

4 weeks ago | wellandtribune.ca | Matthew Barker

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Thorold council against changes to public forum procedures

4 weeks ago | stcatharinesstandard.ca | Matthew Barker

How people are heard during public forums in the city of Thorold will not change as council defeated a procedural bylaw amendment to alter the public forum experience. City staff proposed a list of amendments to update and outline responsibilities directing the public forums committee on who, when and what could be addressed during public forums.