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St. Catharines is the most populous city in Canada's Niagara Region, the eighth largest urban area in the province of Ontario.As of 2017, St. Catharines has an area of 96.13 square kilometres (37.12 sq mi) and 140,370 residents.
GO Transit provides regional train and bus services from Niagara Falls and St. Catharines to the Greater Toronto and Hamilton Area. VIA Rail serves Grimsby, St. Catharines and Niagara Falls stations as part of the Maple Leaf intercity train between Toronto and New York City, jointly operated with Amtrak.
Downtown St. Catharines is the central business district of St. Catharines, Ontario, Canada.It is defined by the city as the area between Highway 406 on the west and south, Geneva Street on the east until it reaches St. Paul Street then Welland Avenue north until it meets Niagara Street.
A city's metropolitan area in colloquial or administrative terms may be different from its CMA as defined by Statistics Canada, resulting in differing populations. Such is the case with the Greater Toronto Area , where its metro population is notably higher than its CMA population due to its inclusion of the neighbouring Oshawa CMA to the east ...
Grantham Township highlighted in green on an 1818 map. Grantham Township is a former incorporated and now geographic township on the Niagara Peninsula in Upper Canada, later Ontario. [1] In 1961, part of it was amalgamated into the city of St. Catharines. [2] In 1970, the remaining portion was amalgamated into the new Town of Niagara-on-the-Lake.
The historic lighthouse and pier Port Dalhousie, in relation to other nearby lakeports.. Port Dalhousie / d ə ˈ l uː z i / is a community in St. Catharines, Ontario, Canada.Known for its waterfront appeal, it is home to the Royal Canadian Henley Regatta and is historically significant as the terminus for the first three (19th century) routes of the Welland Canal, built in 1820, 1845 and 1889.
Niagara Falls, St. Catharines and Grimsby are all connected to the CN railway line. Via Rail offers limited daily commuter and weekend service between these three peninsula municipalities and Toronto and many points between. Via Rail and Amtrak also offer daily southbound service from Toronto to New York City with stops at the same stations.
Merritton is both a distinct community within and a council ward of St. Catharines, Ontario, Canada. It was named after William Hamilton Merritt, a prominent local entrepreneur and founder of the Welland Canal Company. Until 1858, Merritton was named Welland City, but exchanged names that year with Merrittsville (Today's Welland City), when ...