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City Website Redevelopment
The City is seeking feedback on the redesign of the organization’s website. Learn more about the project and its goals at EngageStJohns.ca.
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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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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.

Update on City Facilities and Waste Collection
Sunday, January 26, 2020 - 12:45pm
On Monday, Jan. 27, all City facilities will open as scheduled and resume operations, including curbside waste collection.
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State of Emergency Lifted, Parking Ban to Remain
Friday, January 24, 2020 - 3:15pm
Today, Mayor Danny Breen announced that the State of Emergency (SOE) is lifted as of 6 a.m. on Saturday, Jan. 25. A 24-hour parking ban outside the designated downtown remains in place.
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Local Businesses and Organizations to Prepare for Operation
Thursday, January 23, 2020 - 4:30pm
All businesses and other community organizations in St. John’s will be allowed to access their premises as of 6 a.m. on Friday, Jan. 24 for the purposes of preparing to reopen.
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Downtown snow removal evening Jan. 27 to evening Jan. 28
2020/01/27 - 9:00pm to 2020/01/28 - 9:00pm
Snow removal operations continue into the evening on the streets announced yesterday....
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Extended Application: 725 Southlands Boulevard (Donegal Run)
Tuesday, February 18, 2020 - 9:30am
Due to the recently lifted State of Emergency, there is an extension to this Application including a change in the submission deadline and the Council decision date. We apologize for any...
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Nominations: Environmental and Sustainability Experts Panel
Friday, February 14, 2020 - 4:30pm
The Office of the City Clerk is accepting applications for volunteer membership on the Environmental and Sustainability Experts Panel. This Panel will provide expertise, opinion, and perspective...
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Extended Application: 201-203 Blackmarsh Road
Tuesday, February 11, 2020 - 9:30am
Due to the recently lifted State of Emergency, there is an extension to this Application including a change in the submission deadline and the Council decision date. We apologize for any...
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Committee of the Whole
2020/01/29 - 9:00am to 12:00pm
The Committee of the Whole is held every second Wednesday beginning at 9 a.m. in the fourth floor Council Chamber at City Hall, 10 New Gower Street. This meeting is open for viewing to the public...
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Regular Council Meeting
2020/02/03 - 4:30pm to 6:30pm
The Regular Meeting of Council takes place each Monday at 4:30 p.m. in the Council Chamber, fourth floor, City Hall. Agendas and minutes for the meetings can be found here.  
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