School Crossing Guards
The City of St. Catharines' School Crossing Guard Program is a vital community service that ensures children and youth arrive to school and home safely. Crossing guards are present for morning school entry and afternoon dismissal of elementary students. Times can vary depending on school bell times and the crossover location.
Crossing guards have the authority, under the Highway Traffic Act, to require approaching vehicles to stop for a school crossing. Crossing guards must be confident, decisive, understanding and fair in their role.
Rules for motorists
- All motorists must stop and yield the whole roadway at pedestrian crossovers and school crossings where there is a guard displaying a school crossing stop sign.
- Motorists must wait until the entire crosswalk is empty, both of pedestrians and the school crossing guard.
- Motorists cannot turn left, right or proceed through a crosswalk on the clear half of the roadway.
Apply to be a crossing guard
Learn how you can apply to be a school crossing guard with the City.
Crossing guard locations
You can find crossing guards at the following school locations:
- Assumption: Lakeshore Road at Arthur Street; Niagara Street at Lakeshore Road; and Parnell Road on an island
- Beacon Christian: Scott Street at the school
- Burleigh Hill: Burleigh Hill at Glendale Avenue
- Canadian Martyrs: Bunting Road at Scott Street; and Scott Street at the school
- Carlton: Bunting Road at Berkley Drive and Southwood Drive; and Carlton Street at Carlton Park Drive
- Connaught: Vine Street at the rear entrance of the school
- Dalewood: Geneva Street at Lakeshore Road, Linwell Road, Parnell Road and half-block north of Linwell Road; Lake Street at Lakeshore Road; and Vine Street at Parnell Road
- E. I. McCulley: Bunting Road at Berkley Drive
- Edith Cavell: Pelham Road at the school; and Pelham Road at Rykert Street
- Ferndale: At the school and Dunvegan Road; and Hartzel Road at Dunvegan Road
- Gracefield: Main Street at Henley Island
- Grapeview: Grapeview Drive at First Street Louth
- Harriet Tubman: Lake Street at Louisa Street and Pleasant Avenue; and Russell Avenue at George Street
- Immaculate Conception: Lake Street at Louisa Street
- Lincoln Centennial: Geneva Street at Scott Street; Scott Street at the school; Vine Street at Grantham Plaza; and Vine Street at Scott Street
- Lockview: Bunting Road at the school; and Bunting Road at Scott Street
- Mother Theresa: Grapeview Drive at First Street Louth
- Oakridge: Glendale Avenue at Glenridge Avenue and Marsdale Drive; and Glenridge Avenue at Oakridge Avenue
- Our Lady of Fatima: Vine Street at the school
- Parnall: Geneva Street at Linwell Road and half-block north of Linwell Road; and Linwell Road at Sherman Drive
- Pine Grove: Lake Street at Kimbermount Drive and Lakeshore Road
- Port Weller: Parnell Road at the school; Lakeshore Road at Niagara Street and Arthur Street; and Niagara Street at Parnell Road
- Power Glen: MacTurnbull Drive at Westland Street
- Prince of Wales: Facer Street at Grantham Avenue and Parkview Road
- Prince Phillip: Lakeshore Road at Vine Street; and Vine Street at Parnell Road
- St. Alfred's: Carlton Street at Salvatore Street; Facer Street at Parkview Road; Niagara Street at Chalmers Street; and Vine Street at Hillpark Lane
- St. Ann: Main Street at Henley Island
- St. Anthony's: Rykert Street at Louth Street and Pelham Road
- St. Denis: Lake Street at Carlton Street and Pleasant Avenue; and Russell Avenue at George Street
- St. James: Geneva Street at Lakeshore Road and Parnell Road; and Vine Street at Parnell Road
- Sainte-Marguerite-Borgeoys: Burleigh Hill at Glendale Avenue
- St. Nicholas: Lake Street at Louisa Street
- St. Peter's: Glendale Avenue at Marsdale Drive
- William Hamilton Merritt: Linwell Road at the school
- Westdale: Louth Street at Rykert Street; and Pelham Road at Rykert Street