Notes from the Rafters: The Rumble Over 26 Logy Bay Road Edition
“Usually I try to cover the whole council meeting, since other outlets pick one shiny object and run with it. But this week is special.
Notes from the Rafters: This Week’s City Council Meeting Recap
It turns out the city wasn’t towing abandoned cars in 2018 because no one wanted the contract.
Notes from the Rafters: This Week’s City Council Meeting Recap
This week’s big municipal drama: the people of Craigmillar Avenue can no longer park on sidewalks they personally deem impassable for pedestrians
What’s Behind That “Green Door” on Water Street?
With dishes from Ethiopia, Kenya, Peru, the Canary Islands, Wales, Portugal and Spain they want to bring “flavours that left a mark on [them]” during their travels back to their favourite culture, their home community in Newfoundland.
Notes from the Rafters: Budget Drop Edition
It does seem the city is on a vector of not-terrible management, partially brought on by necessity, as Cllr Burton said, “The easiest time to make a budget is when money is pouring in. This is not that time,” and partially by a general belief in slightly longer-term thinking than in the past.
Notes from the Rafters: This Week’s St. John’s City Council Meeting Recap
Councillors agree to slow down the progressive tackling of age-old traffic issues for now.
Notes from the Rafters: This Week’s City Council Meeting Recap
“We will be national leaders. We will provide a model for small and medium sized cities,” says Maggie Burton about the City’s Affordable Housing Report.
Notes from the Rafters: This Week’s City Council Meeting Recap
Peace, Food and Stories: Let The Holidays Begin! Remembrance Day is over. We’ve had our first magical snowfall, and our first sloppy windy snow…
Notes from the Rafters: This Week’s City Council Meeting Recap
The old Templeton’s Building downtown will soon house a distillery
Notes from the Rafters: This Week’s City Council Meeting Recap
If the owner does not comply with the Springdale Street demolition order, the city will send out a tender and do it themselves and then bill the owner.
Snelgrove Trial Appeal Could Affect Canada’s Legal Definition Of Consent
The jury was never allowed to consider section 273.1(2)(c) of the criminal code, which reads “no consent is obtained … where the accused induces the complainant to engage in the activity by abusing a position of trust, power or authority.”
Notes from The Rafters: This Week’s City Council Meeting Recap
Head lice (clinics) welcome. Old age homes on agricultural land not.