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Inspired by the people of Niagara's response to the floods of 2026
5+ hour, 34+ min ago (717+ words) Cars are parked awkwardly on Hanson Drive in St. Catharines after flooding from the Aug. 2 storm sent them floating into new locations. Despite the stress and fear of the last few weeks, the individual stories of Niagarans’ response to the…...
St. Catharines reworks flood alleviation program
10+ hour, 17+ min ago (498+ words) Faced with a huge unprecedented demand, St. Catharines has simplified a program that reimburses homeowners for installing flood prevention features, like sump pumps. its flood alleviation program, known as FLAP, normally gets 30-50 applications annually. It’s now up to more than…...
St. Catharines flood bills top $20M as city presses province for disaster relief program
11+ hour, 59+ min ago (1036+ words) “These are 21st-century weather conditions being fought with 19th-century funding and that doesn’t make any sense,” says Mayor Mat Siscoe. Simcoe Street was closed from Main Street to Canal Street in Port Dalhousie for a sinkhole repair on Tuesday. St....
St. Catharines extends flood debris pickup to third week as residents await insurance sign-off
2+ day, 23+ hour ago (583+ words) Enhanced service — for victims only — brings the city’s flood garbage bill to approximately $825,000, with St. Catharines pressing the province for emergency funding relief. Flood debris still litters curbs across St. Catharines on Tuesday following severe downpours over the past couple…...
St. Catharines Today: Flooding displaced homeowners. What about the unhoused? + Ontario injects $20.8M into Niagara health care
2+ day, 23+ hour ago (220+ words) Tents of unhoused people are seen in Fairview Park in St. Catharines. REACH Niagara says the region’s unhoused residents were among the hardest hit by recent storms. It is expected to be a partly cloudy day, with a thunderstorm risk....
The longer flood damage is left standing, ‘the more problematic it becomes’: Team Rubicon volunteers race to aid St. Catharines’ vulnerable residents
3+ day, 11+ hour ago (901+ words) Dozens of Greyshirt volunteers have been working through flooded basements across St. Catharines since Monday, with more expected in the days ahead. Team Rubicon Canada volunteers load a truck before heading out to help flood victims in St. Catharines on…...
‘Hope is not a strategy’: St. Catharines mayor orders independent review into catastrophic flooding
3+ day, 12+ hour ago (957+ words) A working group of engineers, stormwater and emergency planning experts will develop a short-, medium- and long-term action plan — and build a funding case for Ottawa and Queen’s Park. A map is presented to St. Catharines city councillors Monday night…...
Former RCMP officer files racial profiling complaints against Quebec police
3+ day, 13+ hour ago (126+ words) MONTREAL - A former RCMP officer is filing complaints against two Quebec police services for racial profiling. Maurice Carvery says he was smoking outside a restaurant in Longueuil, on the south shore of Montreal, on July 24 when an officer approached to…...
Man drove to St. Catharines to help a 77-year-old stranger after her basement flooded
4+ day, 14+ hour ago (338+ words) From help clearing flooded basements to donated meals, community support followed storms. Damaged items from households affected by the recent floods on Brimley Crescent in St. Catharines are placed at curbs waiting for garbage pickup on Wednesday. A man drove…...
Top St. Catharines headlines this week: North Niagara devastated by floods + Stories of bravery and resilience
5+ day, 23+ hour ago (853+ words) Police and firefighters look on as a tow-truck driver crouches down in flood waters trying to retrieve a car at the train bridge on Victoria Avenue in Lincoln Sunday. It has been a week of stress for St. Catharines and…...