Mat Siscoe | |
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| Mayor of St. Catharines | |
| Assumed office November 15, 2022 | |
| Preceded by | Walter Sendzik |
Matthew Siscoe is a Canadian politician who is the current mayor of St. Catharines,Ontario. [1]
Mat Siscoe | |
|---|---|
| | |
| Mayor of St. Catharines | |
| Assumed office November 15, 2022 | |
| Preceded by | Walter Sendzik |
Matthew Siscoe is a Canadian politician who is the current mayor of St. Catharines,Ontario. [1]
Mat Siscoe was elected as a city councillor for St. Catharines in 2010 and served three terms. He then filled a vacant seat on the Niagara Regional Council. [2] He ran for St. Catharines in the 2014 Ontario general election but his candidacy was unsuccessful. [1]
In 2022,Siscoe won the mayoral election with 17,808 votes,replacing Walter Sendzik in the role. [2] Siscoe quit his teaching job at St. Paul Catholic High School when he was elected. [3] In 2024,he used his power under the Strong Mayors,Building Homes Act to hasten housing applications. [4] [5]
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The 2006 St. Catharines municipal election took place on 13 November 2006 to determine a mayor,regional and city councillors and school trustees in the city of St. Catharines,Ontario. The incumbent mayor,Tim Rigby,vacated the mayoral position and ran for election to Niagara Regional Council.
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Morningstar Mill is a 2.98-acre (1.21 ha) heritage site located in St. Catharines,Ontario,Canada. The site includes the Morningstar Mill,a sawmill,the home of the Morningstar family,a barn used for blacksmith demonstrations,and the Decew Falls gorge along the Niagara Escarpment. The site is operated by the volunteer group Friends of Morningstar Mill and owned by the City of St. Catharines. The gristmill was restored to working condition in 1992.
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