City Blog

The Fall 2023 City Guide is Now Available

The Fall 2023 City Guide is now available online. Check your mailboxes this week for your copy. In this issue:

• St. John’s has been reverified with High Five® Accreditation
• Music @ Concert Series continues
• Waste collection tools & tips
• Celebrate Circular Economy Month in October and read about local companies leading the way
• Time extended on downtown paid parking
• Storm preparation for your trees
• Don’t make a home for rodents on your property
• Accessibility planning coming this fall
• Join us for Pumpkinwalk...

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City Streets Two Tonnes Cleaner

Each summer since 2014, the City of St. John’s hires a litter crew to clean the streets and areas of the city where litter tends to concentrate.

The 2023 crew are 75% through their contract and in that time have used 238 clear garbage bags to pick up more than two tonnes of litter from roadsides in St. John’s. This is approximately 20kg (44lbs) of litter picked up every day by each crew member!

This year, for the first time since 2014, the summer litter crew also visited several of the City’s summer...

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Don't Make a Home for Rodents on Your Property

If you have rats around your house, it doesn’t mean your property is dirty but it likely means that you are providing a food source for them and have spaces they can use for shelter.

Remove food sources

• Do not store garbage outside; if you live in an area that does not use garbage bins, do not place garbage at the curb before 6 a.m. on your collection day
• Do not store pet food, bird feed or lawn seed outside
• Compost properly – do not add fish or meat to backyard compost bins, and ensure the...

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New Strategic Plan Initiatives for 2023

The City of St. John’s strategic plan, Our City Our Future, provides strategic direction for a ten-year period, 2019-2029. The Plan is continuously evolving, dependent on the economy, resources, public needs and engagement, assessments, and budget. As projects are completed, new initiatives are added annually. 

At the beginning of 2023, 39 new initiatives were approved by Council and added to the strategic plan. Thirty-two of these goals, ambitiously have an anticipated completion date by end of...

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Fast Facts on the George Street Stage Fence

Why is the City erecting a security fence on the George Street stage?

Council, staff and stakeholders are very concerned about the potential safety risks for individuals sleeping rough on the George Street stage, but this is not the only reason why Council voted to erect a security fence.

In recent years, the stage on George Street has been subjected to a number of unsafe acts, from unauthorized access - including sheltering in the electrical room - to infrastructure damage and vandalism. These...

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