St. John's News
March 11, 2022 - On Wed. March 9, City of St. John’s Council and staff shared and discussed the final version of the Resilient St. John’s Climate Plan at Committee of the Whole. The purpose of the plan is to provide a 30-year strategy, with a 5-year action plan to reduce the community's greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, while reinforcing efforts to stabilize long-term household energy costs. Additionally, it provides strategies to further...
March 10, 2022 - Due to St. Patrick’s Day holiday on Monday, March 14, the weekly City Council meeting will take place on Tuesday, March 15 at 3 p.m.
Please note:
Garbage and recycling will be collected on Monday.
The Robin Hood Bay Waste Management Facility is open for commercial users only from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
All City parking by-laws are still in effect including Paid Parking Regulations as Monday is not a Shops Closing holiday...
March 09, 2022 - The City of St. John’s is pleased to announce that there is a 30 to 40% increase in recyclable material collected this January and February compared to the same months over the last five years. See table below for more information.
In January, a new Sanitation Regulation By-Law came into effect requiring garbage put at the curb be in clear, colourless bags - except for one 'privacy' bag per week. As a result of...
March 08, 2022 - Given consideration to the What We Heard document released in Dec. 2020 related to this project, the current scope of the proposed Rennies River flood mitigation work is focused on the area from Portugal Cove Road to Kings Bridge Road. A virtual public meeting will be held prior to the submission of the Environmental Preview Report which will support the Environmental Assessment process.
To learn about the project details, background...
March 08, 2022 - The City of St. John’s has released the summary of ‘What We Heard’ during public engagement for Traffic Calming Policy review and update.
The purpose of the two-week public engagement process was to educate residents about the traffic calming policy review, and to collect feedback to help shape a revised policy focusing on the processes for determining and implementing projects including scoring and criteria....
March 04, 2022 - If you own a house or commercial property in a Heritage Area, or if you own a designated Heritage Building, you can apply for maintenance or conservation funding, starting March 1.
The City’s Heritage Financial Incentives Program aims to conserve heritage resources by assisting property owners with grant funding available each year. Since the incentive program began in 2016, over $250,000 in grant funding has been...
March 02, 2022 - The St. John’s Census Metropolitan Area (CMA) economy saw signs of recovery in 2021 with retail sales increasing as consumer spending returned to pre-pandemic levels and an increase in residential activity mainly due to low mortgage rates and pent-up demand.
Economic Review 2021 reports that economic performance in the CMA decreased by 0.6% in 2021; however, excluding oil and gas extraction, real gross domestic product in the...
March 02, 2022 - The St. John’s Census Metropolitan Area (CMA) economy saw signs of recovery in 2021 with retail sales increasing as consumer spending returned to pre-pandemic levels and an increase in residential activity mainly due to low mortgage rates and pent-up demand.
Economic Review 2021 reports that economic performance in the CMA decreased by 0.6% in 2021; however, excluding oil and gas extraction, real gross domestic product in the...
February 28, 2022 - The City of St. John's grants and subsidies program makes available financial and other resources to nonprofit groups, organizations and individuals whose programming supports the City’s Strategic Directions.
For 2022, community grants totaling $1,279,600 and capital grants totaling $ 350,715 plus $7340 in waived permit fees have been awarded to 107 community groups and organizations and 67...
February 28, 2022 - The City of St. John’s congratulates the 2021 Athletes of the Year.
Abby Newhook
Female Athlete of the Year - Marg Davis Memorial Award
Abby Newhook played with Boston College's Female Hockey team in the NCAA Division 1. As a rookie, Abby scored eight goals and six assists in 15 games. Of these eight goals, four of these were game winners. She was named Hockey East’s Player of the week...