St. Catharines to rename Garden City Skyway honouring the late Jim Bradley

St. Catharines city councillors voted unanimously in favour of renaming the Garden City Skyway Bridge to the James J. Bradley Garden City Skyway to honour the late politician’s legacy.

The issue will now go to the province for the re-naming to occur once twinning construction is complete.

Jim Bradley started his political career serving as a councillor on the St. Catharines council in 1970.

He became the city’s MPP in the provincial legislature in 1977 and served in that role until 2018.

Bradley passed away in September of 2025 after a brief illness, he was 80 years old.

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