Matthew Barker

6 days ago | wellandtribune.ca | Matthew Barker

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6 days 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.

1 week ago | stcatharinesstandard.ca | Matthew Barker

What’s it worth and who wants to buy it? Thorold city council approved spending $4,500 to obtain an appraisal for the now-shuttered Fire Station 3 along with an adjacent lot in Port Robinson, declaring it surplus. An update to the city’s fire master plan proposed the city approve the closure of the fire station at 7 River St. as it was obsolete and costly to maintain.

1 week ago | wellandtribune.ca | Matthew Barker

What’s it worth and who wants to buy it? Thorold city council approved spending $4,500 to obtain an appraisal for the now-shuttered Fire Station 3 along with an adjacent lot in Port Robinson, declaring it surplus. An update to the city’s fire master plan proposed the city approve the closure of the fire station at 7 River St. as it was obsolete and costly to maintain.

1 week ago | stcatharinesstandard.ca | Matthew Barker

In February, Eleanor Rye received a 90-day shelter ban and in April settled under a street light near Richmond and Berryman avenues in St. Catharines. The 50-year-old quickly saw an opportunity. In less than a month, she made a name for herself among residents in the city’s Queenston neighbourhood. “I saw a mess from my tent. I was across the street and decided to start cleaning, because I’ve always worked and I was going crazy sitting in the tent all-day long,” she said.