r/stcatharinesON

Good afternoon.

Did anyone know what's going on at the Best Western hotel, lake and QEW?

No cars in the parking lot and near the back there are some people standing around in medical gear, with a warning sign on the door.

There is no police, ambulance or fire vehicles present.

Has there been an increase in earwigs this year or is it just me?. I've never seen so many since I've lived here the last decade..

I inherited some high end, really good condition purses from my Mom when she passed away, and I want to sell them. I don’t really use purses, and would hate for her nice bags to sit in a basement, unused.

Does anyone know how I should go about this? One of the bags is limited edition LV, and not sold anymore, so goes for a couple thousand dollars, but I’m assuming only if it’s been authenticated? Is there anyone in the St. Catharines/Niagara area that does this? Is this something that’s actually important?

Also what would be my best bet for selling them in general? Online or in a store? Honestly, I’m clueless! Any suggestion is very welcome.

TIA!

I have thick wavy hair down to my hips but want to get it cut substantially shorter. Which hairdresser can give me a stylish shoulder length haircut? I don't want to color my hair, don't want an "alternative" haircut, and don't want to look dated/old fashioned. I am willing to pay any price.

Been with TD Meloche Monnex for years, but at renewal this year they’re hiking my car insurance premium over $50/month. Nothings changed with our driving history, address, etc.

We also have a multi line discount, university alumni discount, winter tire discount and multi vehicle.

Looking for recommendations!

We’re in our late 30s with clean records.

Anybody else get woken up from the thunderstorm/hail last night? I’m in the glenridge area, and around 3am it sounded like golf balls hitting the roof. Dreading getting on the roof to check for damage….

Please does anyone else live by the 7-11 on Lake street closest to Eden and get woken up by someone doing lawn work at the 7-11?? EVERY Saturday morning someone is ripping a weed wacker around and it’s so loud! What is the meaning of this?!!

Hey everyone!

I’m looking for a photographer in the Niagara Region who’s available on August 9 to photograph our son’s baptism.

We’re just looking for someone to capture the ceremony and take a few family photos afterward. If you’re a photographer or have someone you’d recommend, please drop their info below or send me a DM.

If you have a portfolio or Instagram page, I’d love to check it out. Thanks so much!

Sometimes, I play the game when driving where I am like... I have never been in that damn Avondale in my entire life. Which is wild to think about when you have lived here forever.

I realized there are 26 Avondale's in the city. Plus a couple more right along the border of the city. The first store opened 60 years ago.

We have more Avondale's, than we do TIM HORTONS! I think there are 6 I haven't been in (Glenridge, St Paul West, Ontario by Jaycee, Niagara by Linwell, Linwell, Martindale) . Some I didn't even know existed...

Anyway, boring Friday morning post sharing my random thoughts. Have a great day.

Been getting into golf lately and want to head out for some rounds. (I've been hitting the driving range a lot!)

What is a good course in the area for someone who is just getting started? I just want to have fun with the guys

Hi everyone! I am coming down to St. Catharines in late august to visit some family and I usually take an early train out of ottawa and then commute down to via GO train and either take the bus to fairview or have someone pick me up from burlington.

This year I was going to try to take the GO train to the St. Catharines station but im finding conflicting reports on when the trains actually stop at the station. Can anyone let me know what the schedule looks like for saturdays in August? The go website when i checked last week said it was fine and i checked it today and found no results.

hi! anyone have any suggestions on any fun spots and things to do/beer league teams in st. catharines? my husband and i are trying to meet others in the neighbourhood.. late 30s like to enjoy going out for food and drinks, music, dancing!

My neighbour has been nothing but problems with his tree for the past year....well longer. I told him for a few years that his tree was way over encroaching onto my property and onto my roof etc..actually put a letter in his mailbox years ago when he was out of town telling him about this issue and also his improperly affixed eaves that leaked excessively and the boards he placed at side of his house cause of this which directed water to my foundation and flooding my basement. He opened the letter and put it back into my mailbox. I had to eventually call By-law and they came out do to improper drainage. Neighbour pounded two eaves nails in and removed his boards - 5 minutes work and my basement has been bone dry since. A simple five minute fix to be done which resulted in months of leaking in my basement. So ya, that's the kind of irresponsible homeowner he is.

Last July a HUGE limb fell onto my house and car causing approximately $10k in damage. He laughed it off in a text and said your insurance will take care of that. The tree limb came off on a quiet calm night and visible sing of oozing and disease where the limb snapped from as well as other dark/wet spots are at other limb locations on the tree. I have been pursuing this with my insurance company through their subrogation department as the tree limb came down from negligence and failure to address or notice a diseased tree. They are trying to get money from his insurance company as it was not act of god but negligence. At minimum get me back my deductible if not the approximate $10k they had to pay out to fix my house and car. It's been going on a while but the file was handed to a new guy a month or so ago who assured me he is on it and hopes for a resolution soon. If that fails I will have to pursue small claims and will go for my deductible and my time off work and the $500+ I paid to have the limb etc chopped up and taken away as well as anything else the counsel suggests.

So that's just back story on who I'm dealing with.

My problem was big windstorm other night and a couple branches of my tree came down in my yard - no damage no problem. One from his tree weakened or something but was now hanging over into my lawn so much it was touching my lawn--not just hanging above low. It was over and touching my lawn blocking use and enjoyment and free movement on my onw property. I text him to let him know as he wasn't home telling him what happened and it can't stay like that and perhaps on the weekend in a couple days we could clear it TOGETHER as its probably a 2 man job. He got back with something along the lines of "mate you're being a pain about simple branches I'll be home late and worry about it." It is right in my backyard and ON my lawn dude....AND I wasn't being a pain, I was letting him know what happened and perhaps we can take care of it in a few days etc..

So long story short (but I thought background would help) He came home that night and lobbed off the branch (I didn't notice till later after 11pm), it fell in my yard as that's where it basically was and just left it there! I appreciated him taking care of it etc and next day I went out to clean up the two of mine that fell and figured I would just take care of that one too. But I spent close to two hours doing mine in this heatwave breaking it all up and twigs and leaves and cleaning and sawing it into little pieces and was soaked through my shift so I said F this, I'm not doing his branch. It is huge--probably about 10 feet long and wide and bushy and tons of twigs and leaves. Not doing another two hours for his sh*t.

HERE'S my question: Who is responsible for this branch and limb etc. I tried Google and other searches many times and it gives vague answers and always seems to sway towards that I am asking about if I cut his branch over my fence etc. I get it already - in Ontario we can cut neighbours branches or limbs etc that hang over right up to the property line (as long as we don't damage the tree) and when we do that, we are responsible for the branch/wood/disposal. It keeps circling back to that no matter how well I try to word it that he cut the branch that is hanging into my yard not me!! In this case, HE cut the branch from his tree. I saw something in a couple of my searches. I did find some inferences that "In Ontario, the common law "self-help rule" dictates that whoever trims a tree is responsible for the waste."

I am trying to find a clear answer to this possibly even with a legit link to be able to show him I am leaning toward the answer that whoever does the cutting is responsible for disposal but want to be sure before approaching him.

Wondering if anyone out here has similar experience or knows the correct answer etc...thanks :)

I am in St. Catharines, Ontario Canada

Me and my girlfriend have moved to St Catharines and I am planning on getting us a sail boat since we are on Lake Ontario.

We are going for a cruiser but she has not been on a sailboat yet.

I am wondering if anyone knows who might do charter trips on a 30-40 foot boat. I have seen that one charter at Port Dalhousie but they have taken down their mast.

I want to make sure she likes being on a sailboat before pulling the trigger for next season.

Thanks in advance!

Thinking of getting a dishwasher because we dont have one right now and need one, Nickerson on Russell is the only place that has Miele. Anyone here have any exp with this place? Dont want to go to Toronto just for a dishwasher

I’ve to pick up my mother coming in from Toronto on Wednesday and it just says Sir Isaac Brock way. What am I suppose to do with that ?

I found it on my walk Thursday night. Send me a chat request if you did, and I'll get it back to you if you identify yourself. I don't have a facebook account, so can't look there.

The other option, if I don't hear from the individual, I'll go hand it in to Service Ontario on Scott/Vine before they close on Friday.

But for now it's in safe hands.

Edit : It's at Scott/Vine Service Ontario. Just dropped it off there.

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