Public Advisory
The City of St. John's posts public advisories whenever we have an interruption in service to ensure the public is kept informed. Some of the categories of advisories include water, garbage, recreation, traffic and building closures. The view below lists advisories that are upcoming or currently on-going.
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City of St. John's facilities - including all offices, recreation facilities and community centres - will remain closed for Monday, Jan.6, 2020.
...Due to the projected snow accumulation and high winds forecasted, the City of St. John’s will have a delayed opening on Monday, Jan. 6, 2020 for City Hall and all recreational facilities, community centres and the Railway Coastal Museum. An update will be provided by 10 a.m. on Jan. 06, 2020.
Due to the impending weather system, garbage and recycling for January 6, 2020 has been postponed to Tuesday, January 7, 2020. Residents with regular collection scheduled for Monday are asked to have their garbage and/ or recycling at the curb by 8 a.m. Tuesday morning. To receive automatic...
Due to the projected snowfall and high winds, please be advised that all City of St. John’s recreational and community centres will be closing at 4:30 p.m. Sunday, January 5, 2020; the Railway Coastal Museum will be closing at 5 p.m.
Due to the forecast and winter storm warning, City offices and recreation facilities are closed for the morning on Tuesday, Dec. 24, 2019.
City offices and facilities are closed for the holidays:
...The shelter will reopen to the public on Wednesday, December 18th @ 12PM.
Parking will not be available on the first level of the City Hall Parking Garage on Saturday October 12, 2019 from 7a.m. until 7p.m. A contractor will be working in this area.
The City apologies for this inconvenience.
The Humane Services Animal Care and Adoption Centre at 81 Higgins Line will be closed for cleaning and disinfection on Tuesday, Feb 19 and Wednesday, Feb 20, 2019. ...
All City of St. John's offices and facilities, including community centres, are closed for the remainder of the day today Wednesday, Jan. 2, 2019.
The Mews Centre Recreation facility will be closed until Noon today, Tuesday, June 12, 2018 due to a water leak. Staff are working to repair the leak and hope to reopen at noon. We apologize for any inconvenience.
The Mews Centre Recreation facility will remain closed for the remainder of the day due to power problems. Staff are working to repair the issues and hope to reopen in the morning. We apologize for any inconvenience.
The Mews Centre is experiencing power issues and is closed for repairs. This advisory will updated at 1PM, Sunday, December 17, 2017.
We apologize for any inconvenience
All City Recreation facilities will close at 4 PM today, Saturday, December 15, 2017 due to weather conditions.
The Animal Care and Adoption Centre is unexpectedly closed today Friday, Dec. 8 due to a broken water pipe. We apologize for inconvenience.
The Humane Services Animal Care and Adoption Centre at 81 Higgins Line will be closed for cleaning and disinfection on Wednesday, Oct. 11 and Thursday, Oct. 12, 2017. ...
City of St. John's offices will be opening for business as of 12:00 p.m. on Wednesday, Feb. 15, 2017.
All City of St. John's offices and buildings, including recreation and community centres, are closed for the morning of Wednesday, Feb. 15, 2017.
An update will be provided at 10:30 a.m. regarding the afternoon.
All City of St. John's offices and buildings, including all Recreation Facilities are closed for the day, Tuesday, February 14, 2017, due to severe weather conditions.,
Due to a pipe break the Affordable Housing offices on the first floor of the John J. Murphy building is closed for the day, Monday, Feb. 6.
The City of St. John's Archives situated at the Railway Coastal Museum building, 495 Water Street, is closed this week due to unforeseen circumstances.
For inquiries or further information please contact the Office of the City Clerk at 709-576-8619 or cityclerk@stjohns.ca.
...Due to weather conditions, all City offices, buildings and Recreation facilities will be closing at 2:00 p.m. today, Wednesday, April 20, 2016.
If you wish to speak with an operator, please contact Access St. John's at 311 or 754-CITY (2489).
The Animal Care and Adoption Centre at 81 Higgins Line will be closed for cleaning and disinfection on Monday, March 7 and Tuesday, March 8. ...
Due to severe weather conditions, City Hall, including all offices, buildings and Recreation Facilities will remain closed for the rest of the day.
If you wish to speak with an operator, please contact Access St. John's at 311 or 754-CITY (2489).
An update regardign the H.G.R. Mews Community Centre unscheduled closure due to emergency maintenance:
...The City of St. John's Humane Services Animal Care and Adoption Centre, located at 81 Higgins Line, will be closed to the public on Tuesday and Wednesday, March 17 and 18, 2015.
The closure is due to renovations and will reopen to the public on Thursday March 19, at 12pm.
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