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St. Catharines, Ontario
St. Catharines is the largest city in the Niagara Region in southern Ontario, Canada. It lies 51 km south of Toronto across Lake Ontario and is 19 km inland from the international boundary with the United States of America along the Niagara River.
It carries the nickname "The Garden City" due to its 1,000 acres (4 km²) of meticulously groomed parks, gardens and trails. It is the northern entrance of the Welland Canal.
The St. Catharines downtown core 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 Niagara Street north until it meets Welland Avenue. The merchant district area within the downtown core is composed of the area between St. Paul Street to the south and Church Street to the north.
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