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Our City. Our Future.
The City's current strategic plan expires this year and we are seeking input from residents and other stakeholders on our strategic directions and budget planning for 2019-2021.
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Finding Markets for Recycling Material
What’s happening to our recycling material now that China is no longer accepting recycling from Canada? You might be surprised at the answer, but we're not - we planned it this way.
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City Council, 2017-2021
Congratulations to City Council, 2017-2021, who are now officially sworn-in to office.
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Applications Available for Housing Catalyst Fund
The City of St.John’s is accepting applications for the Housing Catalyst Fund to produce tangible housing solutions for residents. Grants are available for up to $10,000 per project.
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Over $16,000 in Grants Awarded to Heritage Propert...
The City has awarded over $16,000 to seven residents who applied to the Heritage Financial Incentives Program in 2017. The program aims to conserve heritage by assisting property owners with grants.
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Doing Business

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The City of St. John's is a fantastic place to do business. Whether you are an established company or just starting out with your first business we can help you find all of the information you need to be successful from information on the permits and regulations required to do business in the City, to some of the services we provide and helpful information on our economy.

Learn more about Doing Business in the City of St. John’s by exploring this section of our website.

City and Board of Trade Partner To Support Entrepreneurs
Tuesday, October 16, 2018 - 1:30pm
The City of St. John’s Business Information Centre celebrates Small Business Week 2018 by launching a new partnership with the St. John’s Board of Trade to support small businesses.
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Executive Report on Revenue and Expenditure, 2017
Monday, October 15, 2018 - 5:15pm
The City of St. John’s 2017 Executive Summary Report on Revenue and Expenditure was presented at the regular meeting of St. John’s City Council today by Councillor Dave Lane.
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Grant Applications Available
Monday, October 15, 2018 - 2:45pm
The City of St. John’s grants provide financial and other resources to organizations and/or individuals whose application supports the City’s strategic directions
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Maintenance Outage: City websites
2018/10/18 - 5:00pm to 8:00pm
A maintenance outage for websites maintained by the City of St. John's will occur between 5 and 8 p.m. on Thursday, Oct. 18, 2018. Websites that will be affected are:...
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Lane Reduction - Empire Avenue (Newtown Road to Suvla Street)
2018/10/17 - 7:00am to 9:00pm
Residents and motorists are advised of a lane reduction on Empire Avenue from Newtown Road to Suvla Street, to facilitate watermain lining operations.  Motorists should use an alternate route and...
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Road Construction - October 15 to 19
2018/10/15 - 7:00am to 2018/10/19 - 7:00pm
Contractors may be working on the following arterial and collector streets from October 15th to 19th  under the City’s annual streets rehabilitation and infrastructure maintenance programs. Work...
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Rezoning/Discretionary Use - 106 Freshwater Road
Tuesday, October 16, 2018 - 9:30am
The City of St. John's has received an application to rezone 106 Freshwater Road (the former Rabbittown Theatre) from the Institutional (INST) Zone to the Residential High Density (R3) Zone. The...
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Application - 61 Pippy Place
Tuesday, October 16, 2018 - 9:30am
A Discretionary Use application has been submitted by Whee Indoor Playground requesting permission to occupy 61 Pippy Place as a Place of Amusement for an indoor children’s play area. The business...
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Cruise ships Oct. 12
Friday, October 12, 2018 - 7:00pm
The Saga Sapphire with 750 passengers is scheduled to arrive in the Port City of St. John’s at 10 a.m. on Friday, Oct. 12 and depart at 7 p.m. The Ocean Endeavour with 200 passengers is scheduled to...
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St. John's International Women's Film Festival
2018/10/17 (All day)
For nearly three decades, the St. John's International Women's Festival has been showcasing and celebrating women working in the global film, television and interactive industry....
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Playgroup
2018/10/17 (All day)
Join us for one of our many drop in playgroups the provide opportunities for creative and active play and fun. All children must be accompanied by a parent/guardian. For more details on all our...
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Wednesday Walk-Ins
2018/10/17 - 1:00pm to 4:00pm
Interested in a career in the oil and gas industry? Have questions for our recruiters? Want to find out what it takes to work offshore? Join our recruiters for information sessions every Wednesday...
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