In 2026, the City of St. Catharines marks its 150th anniversary of incorporation (May 1, 1876), celebrating its evolution from a 19th-century industrial, canal-side settlement into a modern, rapidly growing, and diversified municipality. 

Join Kathleen Powell, Supervisor of Historical Services and Curator at the St. Catharines Museum, to learn more about St. Catharines' beginnings.