Facer, St. Catharines

A large crucifix on Oblale Street in St. Catharines Ontario, with the Polish Church.

Facer is a community in the city of St. Catharines, Ontario, Canada. It is located in the central part of the city, bounded by the Queen Elizabeth Way and Welland Avenue to the South, Grantham Avenue to the East, Carlton Street to the North and Niagara Street to the West, with Facer Street being the main access road through the community. Facer is home to a vibrant immigrant community dominated by Polish- and Ukrainian-Canadians, with a sizable minority of Italian-Canadians in the east end of the community near Grantham Avenue. It is one of the few areas outside of the Greater Toronto Area where it is common to see store signs posted in a language other than English, with most stores in the area offering services to customers in their native language. Facer is home to the Queen Elizabeth Community Centre, St. Joseph's Bakery, the Canadian Polish Society, authentic Italian cafes, credit unions serving the Polish and Ukrainian communities, and a number of churches with bilingual services in a number of different languages.

Sts Cyril & Methodius Ukrainian Catholic Church, a landmark in the Facer community
The small delicatessens and independent businesses that line Facer St.

Coordinates: 43°10′33″N 79°13′30″W / 43.17583°N 79.22500°W / 43.17583; -79.22500

Communities and neighbourhoods in St. Catharines, Ontario

North	Bunting Facer Lancaster Michigan Beach The North End Port Dalhousie Port Weller St. George's Point

Central	Fitzgerald Haig Orchard Park Queenston Downtown St. Catharines

West	Martindale Power Glen Vansickle Western Hill

East	Kernahan Lock 3 Merritton Oakdale Secord Woods

South	Barbican Heights Brockview Burleigh Hill Glenridge Marsdale Riverview

See also Louth Agricultural Lands

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