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City of Port Colborne announces the 2023 Canal Days Concert Series

Earlier today at a much anticipated and lively media launch, Mayor Bill Steele announced the lineup for the 2023 Canal Days Concert Series. This year’s festival features four full days of entertainment and tons of opportunities for residents and visitors to #PORTicipate.

The main stage for the 45th Annual Canal Days Marine Heritage Festival is once again located in the beautiful H.H. Knoll Lakeview Park, with top-notch entertainment throughout the festival.

Friday, August 4, 2023 – The gates will...

Port Colborne lifts open-air fire ban for all areas of the city

After rain and an improvement to air quality in the community, Port Colborne’s Fire Chief, Scott Lawson, has lifted the open-air fire ban for all areas of Port Colborne, effective June 13, 2023 at 8 a.m.

Residents are now permitted to have open-air fires, providing they meet the following pre-existing criteria:

• Minimum distance from buildings, property lines and combustible materials of not less than 3 m (10')
• Minimum of 5 m (16.5') vertical clearance from the top of the fire pit to combustibles

Port Colborne is ready to rock this summer with a free Community Concert Series

Earlier today, Mayor Bill Steele announced an exciting addition to the 2023 summer events and festivals line up in Port Colborne – a new outdoor Community Concert Series, free for residents and visitors alike.

The free Community Concert series features a fantastic lineup of artists including Freedom Train, the Dreamboats, Grace2 Tragically Hip Tribute, Mystic Highway and many more. With this new series, the City of Port Colborne continues its long history of presenting amazing local talent from...

Statement from Port Colborne Mayor Bill Steele

Earlier today, Niagara Health announced it would be reducing hours at the Port Colborne and Fort Erie Urgent Care Centres due to a physician shortage. Both centres will be reduced from a 24-hour per day service down to 12 hours per day, from 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. beginning July 5, 2023.

While I understand the challenges Niagara Health and other health systems across Canada are facing, I am disappointed and deeply concerned that these changes put Port Colborne residents at a disadvantage to other...