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Sewer Cleaning: Water Street (Queen Street to Prescott Street)

The City will be completing sewer cleaning and video inspections on Water Street from Queen Street to Prescott Street between April 29 and May 10. The sewer cleaning will begin on the west end of Water Street at Queen Street, then move east to Prescott Street. This work is required to assist with the planning for the complete rehabilitation of the brick sewer which is the final step of the Water Street Infrastructure Improvement Project to be completed at a later date.

Motorists should expect...

Call for Artists

In celebration of the provincial Year of the Arts, the City of St. John’s invites visual artists to submit digital artwork for signage that will adorn decorative light poles throughout the Downtown Pedestrian Mall on Water Street. The digital artwork should be high-resolution artwork file(s) or scalable vector-based artwork file(s).

The artwork:

• Will enhance the vibrant, colourful streetscape of Water Street.
• Will contribute to the fun, inviting atmosphere of the Downtown Pedestrian Mall for...

Downtown Street Cleaning Begins April 28

Downtown street cleaning begins on April 28 and continues until September 20. Cleaning occurs between 10 p.m. and 6 a.m. on scheduled streets. Please ensure vehicles are off the streets during cleaning.

The downtown street cleaning schedule is set for the entire season. It is the driver’s responsibility to check the schedule and move their vehicles accordingly. The City of St. John’s does not post signs for street cleaning.

Vehicles must be moved from streets by 10 p.m. on scheduled cleaning...

Call for Members: Building Safer Communities Steering Committee

The Office of the City Clerk is seeking expressions of interest from individuals representing Indigenous organizations, or Indigenous individuals, who provide support to and/or advocacy for the urban Indigenous community to serve on the Building Safer Communities Steering Committee.

The Steering Committee is solutions-oriented and provides information and recommendations to the City of St. John’s on the best ways of addressing the root causes of violence and crime. Committee areas of focus...

New Healthy City Advisory Committee

The City of St. John’s and NL Health Services are now accepting applications for their new Healthy City Advisory Committee.

This Advisory Committee will take a collective impact approach involving leaders from various disciplines, sectors, and levels of Government working together to improve the social, economic, and environmental conditions that affect health and quality of life. 

The role of the committee is to discuss community health and quality of life issues and provide leadership, guidance,...

City Celebrates National Youth Week May 1 to 7

National Youth Week is dedicated to honoring and appreciating the skills, enthusiasm and accomplishments of our community's young individuals. We're celebrating youth with free events and activities.  Proclamation The City's 2024 junior and senior Youth of the Year will attend the regular City Council meeting on Tuesday, April 30 as the Mayor officially proclaims National Youth Week in the City of St. John’s. This year’s Junior Youth of the Year is Alexis MacDonald, a student at École Rocher-du-Nord...

Construction Resumes on Kelly’s Brook Trail

Construction has resumed on Kelly’s Brook Trail between Guy Street and Newtown Road, and will continue eastward from Newtown Road to Carpasian Road through the 2024 construction season.  This multi-year construction project began in November 2023 and is anticipated to be completed by 2025. Future phases will see construction on sections from Guy Street to Columbus Drive, and Kings Bridge Road to Carpasian Road. The project involves upgrading a disconnected gravel trail to a continuous paved...