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The Development Team: Here to Help

If you are a property developer looking for help with the development process, contact our Development Team. We're here to help! The Development Team can provide information on the issues for the development of a specific site and the requirements of the City for the proposed development.

“Meeting with developers or potential applicants helps all involved understand what factors are involved in an application,” said Chief Planner Ken O’Brien. “Developers get to chat with some of the staff...

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Reduce, Reuse and Recycle Holiday Waste

The holiday season brings items into our homes we don’t normally have around – in fact, the amount of waste generated in St. John’s increases by approximately 25%!  

When preparing for the holidays by purchasing or bringing new items into your home, think of how you will dispose of it in the end – oftentimes there are options that are better choices to reduce your waste and to divert it from going to the landfill.

Real trees are the right choice environmentally as...

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Give to REAL on Giving Tuesday

This holiday season why not give the gift of play to a child in need? Today is Giving Tuesday and you can support children in need by supporting the REAL Program through the purchase of holiday cards. Cards are five for $20 and can be purchased by phone at 709-576-8684, by email at real@stjohns.ca or drop by the Paul Reynolds Community Centre, the H.G.R. Mews Community Centre or Access St. John’s at City Hall.

The REAL Program supports children in financial need by placing them in recreation and...

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Changing the World, One Youth Forum at a Time

by Marium Oishee

We’ve all probably heard the saying, “Be the change you want to see in the world” at one point or another in our lives. And while there’s some healthy debate as to how Mahatma Gandhi truly phrased those words, the sentiment remains the same.

And on the note of implementing positive change, the City of St. John’s wants to hear from the changemakers who are paving the way to a better world.

Over the past few years, the City has increased youth-focused engagement initiatives, with...

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Community Forum: National Housing Day

In cooperation with the Newfoundland and Labrador Housing and Homelessness Network, we are hosting a community forum on National Housing Day, Tuesday, Nov. 22, from 9 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.

The forum aims to spark a rights-based discourse which will inform initiatives and policy across the housing sector.

Sahar Raza, Director of Policy and Communications with the National Right to Housing Network will provide a keynote address during the forum. Expert panels representing local non-profit and governmental...

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