The Overcast Is Over
The Overcast had a great run, but the runner’s high is giving way to aching legs and visions of a simpler life.
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Category: News
Affordable Housing in St. John’s: We Have a Problem & The City Released a Plan
A full time minimum wage worker in St. John’s is unable to comfortably afford a 1-bedroom apartment. So we know a problem exists.
Read MoreNotes 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.
Read MoreFollow-Up, Two Years Later: Where Are We At With Libraries in NL?
What will happen now? It is hard to say. The government made no official statement of support or opposition to the plan when it was revealed, or in the following three months.
Read MoreIs St. John’s Transit Finally At A Turning Point?
While it’s true that throughout Canada most transit spending is predominantly a municipal responsibility, Newfoundland and Labrador is one of the last provinces not to have any form of direct funding for public transit.
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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.
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The Thoughtful Conversation: Ring in the New Carbon Tax
As of January 1st 2019, a carbon tax was enacted nationwide.
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Trend Forecast for 2019: Mushroom Coffee, Godparent Proposals & More
Ginger is the new cauliflower?
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H2-Whoa: The Water Crisis in Newfoundland
In one-third of communities in our province, the level of disinfectant by-products in water supplies is deemed above what the federal government considers safe to drink.
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Policy on the Rock Summary Report Calls for National Policy Changes for Local Poverty Reduction
Policy on the Rock seeks to address poverty largely through policy amendments
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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
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How Evolution Wired Us to Buy the BS of Today’s Fake News & Social Media Hearsay
One glitch of human evolution is that we remain impressionable. Believing gossip helps us cooperate.
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