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Welland Transit drives forward with cost-effective, customer-focused on-demand service
Welland Transit is ready to move ahead with its on-demand transit service, ending its previous program with TransCab, a similar...
Community Trails Strategy vision positions Welland as a leader in connected and active communities
Focusing on active and connected communities, the City of Welland’s new Community Trails Strategy (CTS) provides a blueprint for expanding...
City looking for community members to sit on Affordable Housing Committee
Applications for the City of Welland’s newly created Affordable Housing Advisory Committee are now open and accepted until Thursday, March...
Sidewalk snow-clearing the responsibility of all
As Welland continues to scrape, shovel, and shuck snow from roads and sidewalks, the City would like to remind homeowners...
Applications open for Niagara’s new Community Emergency Response Team
Niagara Region is searching for volunteers from across Niagara to join a newly minted Community Emergency Response Team. The Community...
Seniors Advisory Committee Winter 2022 Newsletter
WELLAND HERITAGE COUNCIL AND MULTICULTURAL CENTRE The WHC&MC was founded in 1976, operating as a non-profit charitable organization. The mission...
City gearing up to launch municipal podcast
What’s up, Welland? It’s not just a question; it’s the name of the City’s new podcast. Launching on February 24,...
City receives over $95K from province’s Municipal Modernization Program
The City of Welland received $96,067 from the province’s Municipal Modernization Program (MMP) to help fund the City of Welland’s...
City preparing to reopen recreation and programming facilities as restrictions lift Jan. 31
As the current provincial order, which has seen the province return to a modified stage 2 set of restrictions, is...
City of Welland invites the community to provide input on redesign of its municipal website
The City of Welland is redesigning its website and looking for community feedback to share ideas about what they would...
City clean up continues after significant snow event
The City of Welland’s public works staff continued to clear streets more than 24-hours after approximately 50-60 cm of snow...
City Hall, library, and administrative offices closed due to inclement weather, transit operational
City Hall, the Welland Public Library (all branches), and City administrative services are closed, Monday, January 17, due to inclement...
Welland Transit suspends normal operations for remainder of the day; WellTrans and OnDemand available
After reassessing road and weather conditions, the City of Welland decided to suspend normal operations for Welland Transit for the...
City of Welland is Looking for Members to Join Council Compensation Review Committee
Last fall, Welland City Council approved a motion directing staff to prepare the terms of reference for a committee that would review Council compensation.
Draft Community Trails Strategy ready for community presentation
The City’s draft Community Trails Strategy (CTS) will be presented at a second open house on January 13 from 7-8...
Welland’s 2022 budget set; investments in roads, sidewalks, and other infrastructure deemed priorities
Welland City Council approved the 2022 municipal budgets on December 14, 2021. The overall 2022 budgets total just over $159.6...
Fill the Bus Food and Toy Drive TONIGHT at the Welland Farmers Market
Start off your Welland Winter Lights self-guided tour at the market with a donation of a non-perishable food item or...
Regional Chair’s Youth Advisory Panel holds inaugural meeting
Last night, Regional Chair Jim Bradley welcomed representatives from all 12 local municipalities to the first meeting of the Regional...
Welland Arena to only accept printed or digital QR-coded vaccination passports beginning December 6
The City of Welland Arena is moving to the QR code system only (paper or electronic), along with corresponding proof...
Fire Station 1 is a golden example of brownfield remediation and environmental stewardship
The City of Welland Fire Department’s new headquarters will sit atop the former Atlas Steels land at 400 East Main...
City reengaging with its community engagement tool; rebrands YourChannel to EngageWelland
The City of Welland’s YourChannel page – a community engagement platform – underwent changes to its name, design, and usability,...
Mayor Frank Campion’s statement on Remembrance Day 2021
On Remembrance Day, as with years past and years ahead, a service member will play the notes of the Last...
City of Welland to benefit from funding outlined in province’s fall economic statement
The Province of Ontario released their fall economic statement highlights on November 4, including funding announcements that will directly benefit...
Compassionate grant policy offering up to $3,000 for residential property sewer backup approved by Council
A new City policy now allows residential property owners who experience sewer backups resulting from significant weather events to apply...
Welland Transit offering new reduced fare initiative for low-income riders starting Jan. 1, 2022
As the economic impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic continue to reveal, the City has identified one area it can make...
The 2021 Living Wage Calculation for Niagara Region
The Niagara Poverty Reduction Network (NPRN) is pleased to announce that the 2021 living wage calculation has been established to...
City wins Gold MarCom Award for strategic communications with Welcome Back Welland reopening plan
Welcome Back Welland; the City’s reopening planning document and communications plan received a Gold award in this year’s MarCom Awards....
Timelines for Welland parks altered due to COVID-19 pandemic supply availability
Construction and updates to five parks in Welland – Chippawa, Cooks Mills, Elmwood, Glenwood, and Sparrow Meadows – are behind...
City sets timelines, invites the public to talk dollars and sense for 2022 operating, capital and water and wastewater budgets
The City of Welland’s Budget Review Committee (BRC) kicked off the 2022 budget process last week, and yesterday Council approved...
Concerns remain over consolidated transit financial and governance models; Council requests Region hit the brakes until updates provided
City of Welland Council is again asking the Region to delay the triple majority vote on a consolidated transit system...
