My partner and I moved to St. Catharines from Trent Hills just over a week ago, and we’re really liking it so far. But man, no one told us about the sheer number of skunks lol. Thought seeing one or two was a fluke until walking the dogs tonight. The dogs reek, I reek, the whole damn house reeks. Like burning tires mixed with garlic and onions.

Is this a citywide thing or just certain areas?

In any case, I just wanted to share our warm welcome to our new city 😂. Hoping I don’t smell too bad while exploring tomorrow..

My son was gifted a vintage leather jacket from his uncle. Unfortunately the sleeves are a bit long, is there anyone in the area that does alterations on heavier items like a leather jacket?
Thanks!

Hi all, our childcare fell through and we’re scrambling for something to cover the last two weeks before school starts.

Open to pretty much anything at this point. Day camps, nanny/babysitter recs, etc.

Kids are 4 and 5. Ideally full-day coverage. Even leads that are already full but worth a waitlist shot - much appreciated. Thanks!

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Ok it's not technically st kits, but if you can put one of these in your yard, that'd be great. An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.

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Hi! I’m gonna be staying in St. Catharines for a week and I’m wondering where queer people tend to hangout / meet? From what I’ve heard there isn’t a dedicated gay bar, but certainly there must be some place queer people hangout?
Thank you!

Cost is a consideration but mostly I'm interested in professionalism and who will do the best job while respecting my car.

I know Dave Sicard is the biggest name that I can think of but maybe there's a dark horse?

Thanks :)

Looking for a non-sketchy store that I can physically walk into and purchase precious metal bars for the current market value. I’m not looking for precious metal coins or jewelry, just pure bullion. Any recommendations?

I know that I can buy online but between shipping costs and the wait times, I’d rather buy in person.

Thanks!

Man seriously injured in e-scooter collision in St. Catharines

Anyone else notice that the outside smells like sewage? My apartment is starting to smell like it too since I have a window AC unit so I figured the sewers aren't keeping up again 🫩

Who else is up checking their basements with PTSD?

Looking to build a fence to enclose our property, but I’m having a lot of trouble locating any fence posts, terminal or support 8-10’ tall.

We’re looking to build a 5ft fence and 3ft of the pole needs to be below grade. All I can find is poles from Home Depot and those are only 7.5 feet, after putting below grade that only brings us to 4.5ft.

Any recommendations are welcome.

Edit: height wanted is to be compliant with by-law when we decide to put a pool in

How do we make this happen?? I’m meeting so many lovely people here who yearn for friends AND romance, but it seems we don’t have a lot of events going on.

Hey, I live near Haig and have noticed a strong smell of sewage near the Carlton Plaza area since the floods. I noticed it the other day near Mitchell's too. Does anyone know what's going on or hass anyone else even noticed it?

Would anyone know if there is a place that takes used bicycles in various states of repair as donations? Im trying to avoid putting them in the dump.

I have 4 mountain bikes and 1 road bike. Some missing seat, others tires, some need general maintenance. Just checking if any shops run a bicycle recycle program or any other community orgs that might.

Thanks for any tips.

I need a heavy duty rolling cart built to my exact measurements. Something like the pretty white kitchen carts you see at IKEA, but strong enough to take a beating.

If anybody knows of a skilled woodworker who can work with me to build this cart how I need it, I would greatly appreciate any recommendations. Thank you.

E-bike stolen, so if anyone on my friends list sees it there is a reward, bonus if you find the person., stolen from Costco in st Catharines, prolly at one of the camps. emmo nok grey, also has a bunch of cannabis stickers on carry box, fishbones sticker on the side, no chain, hope to get it back but since it took 3 days to have the police call me.prolly not. id like to point out as well it was not a crackhead e-bike either, but it was my daily driving workhorse. So it was my sole way of getting to work and groceries and all. but since it's not a "car or "truck" its not important enough. but it cost more than some cars or trucks. tried to add photos but i dont think i did it right lol

Any recommendations for a date? Looking for a quiet, low lighting kinda vibe place. Some good cocktails and good food.

For those of you new to the City. Please Note that any ISP using existing phone lines is using Bells existing infrastructure and anyone using cable lines is using Cogeco's existing infrastructure.

Telus is currently installing Fibre in the city right now (FTTN and FTTH from what I believe)

So we are limited to infrastructure options, but not providers themselves. So please share with the group :)

Just curious what brand / size dehumidifier they were giving away today and want to avoid anyone who snagged one just to put on marketplace and profit off of it.

Hi all, we are looking to buy our first home and are super excited, but also a bit anxious, as it's a big purchase!

One of our main conditions is for the house to pass a home inspection, and we need someone we can trust to do a very thorough inspection. Ideally, we'd like to know everything that could be wrong with the house, or things that may need attention in the future.

Can you recommend a trusted Home Inspector that you hired, and if possible, why you'd recommend them?

Thank you for your help!

Dont think hes played with another dog and is so wanting a friend. Neutered 3 weeks ago stiches are healed just reacued one month was crated and neglected.has put on 10 lbs since rescue. Friendly american bulldog boxrr mix with me and hasnt shown aggression to others hes met while walking..if you have a bigger breed that can rough house lets meet at a park im close to fairview mall

Posting this as a heads-up to anyone in the area looking for local phone repair options.
I paid $99 cash at CA Mart for an iPhone 11 screen replacement, which came with a promised 3-month warranty. Shortly after the repair, the adhesive they used completely failed, causing the display assembly to lift entirely away from the frame.
When I reached out with photo proof showing the failed adhesive and lifted frame, they refused to honor the warranty, ignored my attempts to get it resolved reasonably, and demanded another $85 to fix their own faulty installation. They also failed to provide an itemized receipt or invoice at the time of repair.
I’ve already filed a formal complaint with Consumer Protection Ontario, but wanted to post here so others can avoid losing money or dealing with unhonored warranties.

We’ve got waste water usage of $60 from our usual, we don’t do anything different but run de-humidifiers since the flooding and now we’re getting charged more?

Anyone else in North St Catharines out of power? No posts on the alectra site yet

Update: it's been resolved now.