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Let's Talk Niagara Falls: A New Way to Engage with the City
The City is excited to announce the development and launch of a new online engagement site, Let’s Talk Niagara Falls letstalk.niagarafalls.ca
The new site allows for the community to contribute ideas and feedback on important City matters! We want to empower you to be more active in shaping your community and future!
The site is full of exciting new announcements and programs happening in the City, including:
Speak Up & Sign Up!
We need your voice Niagara Falls! Register now online at letstalk.niagarafalls.ca, it only takes a few minutes! We will listen to what you say, take your opinions into account and report back to you on how community input contributes to decisions.
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What's Let's Talk Niagara Falls all about? Watch this short video to learn more!
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Mayor's State of the City Address
At his Annual State of the City Address on Wednesday March 1, 2017, Mayor Diodati shared news of major projects coming up in 2017 in Niagara Falls.
Mayor Diodati announced these exciting projects for Niagara Falls this year:
All of these announcements combine to create a framework for an Intelligent and Connected Community.
We encourage you to view these documents:
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March Break in the City
With March Break just around the corner (the week of March 13), check out just a few of the exciting activities and events happening in the City!
Make! March Break at the Library
It’s almost time for Make! March Break, and this year the library is full of programs geared to turn kids into ‘Makers’. Makers are creators, imaginators, dreamers, designers, tinkerers, and inventors.
Making involves things high tech, low tech, and everything in between. It’s using your imagination to make something. Anything. And to have fun while doing it.Visit the Niagara Falls Library website for event details.
Public Skating
Public Skates will be offered during March Break at the Gale Centre on:
- Wednesday March 15, 2017, 1:30pm - 3:30 pm
- Thursday March 16, 2017, 6:00pm - 8:00 pm
- Sunday March 19, 2017, 2:00 pm - 4:00 pm
Public Skates will be offered during March Break at the Chippawa Arena on:
- Saturday, March 18, 2017, 1:30 pm - 3:30 pm
March Break at the Museum
Come to the Museum this March Break to discover the science and history of SNOW! Join Mad Science @ 11am & 1pm for two different shows exploring the coldest snow around and the magic of chemical reactions!
Afterwards take a journey through the museum, make a winter-themed craft and complete a scavenger hunt, then finish the day off with a movie at 3pm.
Mad Science is with us March 14-17 and the museum is open 10am until 5pm. Visit niagarafallsmuseums.ca for more information.
Niagara Parks Activities
The Niagara Parks Commission is offering a lineup of special events and activities for residents and guests this March Break. Visit niagaraparks.com for event details.
Heartland Forest Adventure Camp
Explore nature this March Break at Heartland Forest. Learn outdoor skills, marksmanship and bush craft. Enjoy games, team building and campfires with new friends. Visit heartlandforest.org for more information.
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Niagara Community Design Awards: Honourable Mention
We are pleased to announce the City of Niagara Falls won an Honourable Mention in the 2017 Niagara Community Design Awards program for the Victoria Centre Streetscape Revitalization Phase 1, Niagara Falls, ON. under the Public Realm Improvement category! Congratulations to everyone involved!
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Love My Neighbourhood: Nominations Now Open!
Love My Neighbourhood is a new initiative to help build a more vibrant, connected Niagara Falls. It is an opportunity for neighbours to come together to celebrate what's special about their neighbourhood.
City staff will organize celebrations at three selected neighbourhood parks with the assistance of neighbourhood volunteers.
To nominate your neighbourhood and local park to be the site of a celebration, complete the Love My Neighbourhood form. Simply tell us what you love about your neighbourhood and why it should be selected for a celebration. Then collect signatures from ten of your neighbours who will help with set up, hosting and clean up the date of your event and who will help spread the word about the event in your neighbourhood.
Nominations Close on June 30, 2017.
Visit Let's Talk Niagara Falls to learn more.
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Live History @ Battle Ground Hotel Museum
Come join the young maid, Mary as she takes you on a tour of the historic Battle Ground Hotel Museum. Using Homer’s The Odyssey as the cipher, engage in a unique experience, as the audience assists Mary in solving a long-hidden mystery, leading to a treasure.
This show is a journey back to a time when the tavern was alive with the past. The audience will experience much about love, loss and honor while being guided through by the one set of eyes that has seen all.
The show will be running on April 1st, at 12pm, 2pm, 4pm and 6pm and on April 2nd at 12pm, 2pm and 4pm. Tickets are $10 per person, must be purchased in advance by calling 905-358-5082 or in person at the Niagara Falls History Museum. View more information.
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Current Employment Opportunities:
The City is hiring for the positions listed below. Visit niagarafalls.ca to view position requirements and to apply online.
- Cultural Program Assistant
- Arena Student(s)
- Construction Services Supervisor - Roadways
- Casual Bus Operator(s)
- Aquatic Summer Student Positions
- Closing: March 24, 2017
- To be eligible for the positions, you must be at least 16 years old and provide proof you are returning to school full time.
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Spring/Summer MyCity Guide
The 2017 Spring/Summer MyCity Guides are now available! The MyCity Guide provides you with everything you need to know about services, programs and organizations in Niagara Falls in one place!
We invite you to have a good look at the guide, as it is a valuable resource for you to refer back to.
View the Guide online, or pick up a free copy at most City of Niagara Falls facilities.
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Staff Shout Outs!
City of Niagara Falls employees work hard to make Niagara Falls a great community for everyone to live and work. We are pleased to pass along kudos from Niagara Falls residents and visitors to our great workforce.
If we are doing something well, or if there is a particular service or City employee you would like to thank or compliment, please let us know!
Visit letstalk.niagarafalls.ca for details.
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Habitat for Humanity Women Build
To celebrate International Women's Day on March 8, 2017, Habitat Niagara announced a Women Build in Niagara. Habitat for Humanity is actively recruiting 350 women to build two homes in Niagara Falls.
The 2017 build consists of teams of 6 women that will be building a semi-detached home for two families in Niagara Falls from August to December, with the two homes being finished in time for Christmas.
No experience in construction is necessary. There are skilled crew leaders who teach you everything you need to know. For more information or to get involved click here.
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Species at Risk in Niagara: Input Needed!
Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC) is looking for your input on the proposed Recovery Strategy for the Round-leaved Greenbrier. This threatened wood-climbing vine may exist in your area and you can help protect it.
ECCC is seeking any information you may have about the species and its needs, as well as threats to the species or its habitat. ECCC is also seeking your views on the conservation and protection measures proposed in the recovery strategy.
You are invited to comment on the proposed Recovery Strategy for this species during the 60-day consultation period now underway. View the document and provide your comments online.
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Exhibition @ the Museum: Snow
Snow, the first exhibition of its kind in Canada, is currently running at the Niagara Falls History Museum until April 15, 2017. The exhibition portrays the amazing love-hate relationship that the inhabitants of this great land have had with snow since the arrival of the First Peoples in North America.
Snow gives visitors a historical and cultural perspective on this element of nature as a source of adaptation, passion, ingenuity and creativity. View more information.
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Rain Barrels Pre-Order
The semi-annual sale is back. Pre-order your RainCatcher 4000 for $25 while supplies last.
Available for Niagara Falls residents only on a first-come-first-served basis (limit two per household). This is the same model offered in 2015 which connects easily to both your garden hose and other rain barrels.
For more details visit our website or call 905-356-7521 ext. 4210.
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