St. John's News
March 13, 2014 - Due to the St. Patrick’s Day holiday all City offices and facilities will be closed on Monday, March 17. This includes the Access St. John’s front counter, the Animal Care and Adoption Centre, the Visitor and Business Information Centre and all City recreation facilities. The City Council meeting, regularly scheduled weekly for Mondays, will take place on Tuesday, March 18 at 4:30 p.m.
The Access St. John’s...
March 11, 2014 - At the regular meeting on Monday, Mar. 10, Council approved a recommendation to transfer the operation of youth soccer from the City of St. John’s to a private operator - the St. John’s Soccer Club.
“The St. John’s Soccer Club has an excellent reputation and solid track record of providing quality soccer programs and we are confident in their ability to deliver a good house league soccer program to the...
March 11, 2014 - Nominations are open for the position of Poet Laureate of the City of St. John’s.
The Poet Laureate is an honour bestowed by the City as a way of acknowledging poets and the valuable contribution of poetry to civic life. The Poet Laureate will act as an ambassador for poetry and will integrate poetry into a variety of official and unofficial civic events.
The Poet Laureate 2014-2017 will be the City’s third...
March 05, 2014 - The City of St. John’s is currently seeking representatives from citizens-at-large and organizational stakeholders to sit on a new task force to support the development of a public engagement framework. The Engage! St. John’s Task Force will begin its work in early April and finish its final report with recommendations in early summer 2014.
“The City of St. John’s wants to build a new approach to public...
March 04, 2014 - Mayor Dennis O’Keefe has joined big city mayors from across Canada in calling on provincial, territorial and federal partners to work with cities to fix the affordable housing shortage and improve aging transportation systems, two key impediments to growth.
Mayor O’Keefe issued the call in Ottawa, where members of the Federation of Canadian Municipalities’ (FCM) Big City Mayors Caucus were gathered for their...
February 24, 2014 - Tonight at city council, children who take part in the City’s afterschool recreation programs presented members of council with pink t-shirts to recognize and promote National Anti-Bullying Day, which is Wednesday, Feb. 26.
“As a father and grandfather, I’m so proud to see our youngest residents taking a stand on such an important issue,” said Mayor Dennis O’Keefe. “We pride ourselves in...
February 20, 2014 - Residents of Maplewood Apartments displaced due to the structure fire at the apartment complex should call Maplewood building management at (709) 579-7573 to learn more about the status of their home.
For further information:
Shelley Pardy
Communications and Public Relations Officer
City of St. John's
Phone: (709) 576-4510
Cell: (709) 699-4091
E-mail: communications@stjohns.ca
February 20, 2014 - Residents of Maplewood Apartments evacuated due to the structure fire earlier this evening were bussed to City Hall by Metrobus and upon arrival were registered by the Canadian Red Cross.
If family or friends arrive at City Hall to take residents to their homes, the residents are advised to check-out with the Red Cross.
Family of residents of Maplewood Apartments can check on loved ones by calling Access St. John...
February 19, 2014 - Due to a structure fire the residents of Maplewood Apartments on Shaw Street have been evacuated to City Hall.
The residents are being transported to City Hall via Metrobus and upon arrival will be registered by the Red Cross.
More information will be released as it becomes available.
For further information:
Shelley Pardy
Communications and Public Relations Officer
City of St. John's
Phone...
February 18, 2014 - Mayor Dennis O’Keefe has pledged to join the Federation of Canadian Municipalities (FCM) in continuing to press the Federal Government for a long-term plan and concrete action to address the national housing crisis.
"The rising cost of housing is an issue we see in cities across the country," said Mayor O’Keefe. "Cities and communities are ready and willing to help protect the economy and solve this...