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• Orlova adrift off Cape Race
  A Russian cruise ship, stranded in St. John’s for more than two years, was drifting towards the open sea Thursday evening after its tow line ...
• Capping shed sizes
  There's no question, some people love their sheds. And these days, the out-buildings are being used for more than just storing garden tools and ...
• Roughly $885M allotted for capital works
  The province’s roads, bridges, ferries and buildings will get a cash infusion of approximately $885 million, according to the provincial ...
• Province, MNL to talk
  A new funding formula between the province and municipalities won’t materialize for at least another two years according to the finance ...
• City not a 'heartless ogre' says mayor
  Mayor Dennis O'Keefe says almost all of the people who will be displaced by the expansion of the St. John's Convention Centre now have new places ...
• Dozens of mailboxes deemed unsafe
  The local branch of the Canadian Union of Postal Workers (CUPW) says Canada Post failed to consult it before deciding to stop service to 76 rural ...
• Judge to hand down decision on Concord Paving next...
  Did Concord Paving Ltd. of Carbonear do everything reasonable to keep its employees safe on the job? That's the question before provincial court ...
• ‘The devil is in the details’
  Municipal leaders in this province say it’s too early to tell how the federal budget will affect towns and cities.Without having read the ...
• No issue at traffic court, province says
  The minister responsible for Service NL says there should be no confusion about
• Planning ahead
  Last in a four-part series St. John’s city council is considering a staff proposal to change the timeline of its budgets. Instead of ...
• St. John's aims to keep spending under control, find...
  Part 3 in a four-part series — The City of St. John's finance committee will look for new sources of revenue and ways to save public money as ...
• Proposed drive-thru regulations presented to...
  The city of St. John's planning committee got a short list of options on what rules should apply to drive-thrus in residential areas, last week.
• Legion says no to pub
  Musician Chris Andrews is feeling a little off-key. The frontman of Shanneyganock was hoping to open a pub-style restaurant on Duckworth ...
• City finances much better now than they were a...
  Part 2 in a four-part series The City of St. John's has a surplus of about $10 million, while its debt sits at around $220 million. While that ...
• Talk about tourism
  While there are many reasons why tourists flock to this province, the CEO of Destination St. John’s says one of the main reasons people come is ...
• A look at the books
  Part 1 in a four-part series St. John’s Coun. Danny Breen has proposed seven financial priorities for the capital city over the next two years. ...
• Council votes 6-3 against seniors’ complex
  A proposed seniors’ assisted living complex for Kilbride has been rejected by St. John’s city council for a second time.Seanic Canada Inc. had ...
• MNL continues to press government for help
  A spontaneous wave of laughter followed the initial answer when reporters asked the president of Municipalities Newfoundland and Labrador (MNL) a ...
• Help municipalities in budget, mayor tells province
  St. John’s Mayor Dennis O’Keefe says the way the provincial government taxes towns and cities is unfair, unacceptable and needs to be addressed, ...
• Stop the sniping
  Some members of both St. John’s and Mount Pearl city councils are getting tired of the bickering that’s going back and forth across the mutual ...
• Cleanups continue
  St. John's companies which restore properties after floods, sewer backups and broken water mains are still working flat out following several ...
• Melanoma surgery cancelled due to lack of...
  Elaine Buckingham was devastated this week when surgery to treat her melanoma skin cancer and do a skin graft was cancelled. Buckingham's ...
• Harnessing the wind
  Should the city of St. John’s allow small-scale wind turbines to be erected within the city? And if so, where should they be allowed and what ...
• City holds symposium to launch municipal plan review
  The city of St. John’s has started the process to review its municipal plan. More than 100 people preregistered to take part in a mayor
• Concerns raised over proposed development
  Some residents of Wood Street, near the east end of Duckworth Street, have concerns about a plan to build a five-storey building adjacent to ...
• Seniors’ complex still unpopular
  Both sides came armed with documents and presentations, ready to do battle. But judging by the applause at a public meeting at St. John’s City ...
• Goulds upgrade will need $62 million, city says
  Bringing water and sewer in Goulds up to an urban standard will cost the City of St. John’s an estimated $62 million dollars. At a city public ...
• Illegal dumping an ongoing issue
  The city’s public works committee held a discussion on illegal dumping at its meeting last week. Committee chairman Wally Collins said a private ...
• Battery development rules debated
  What type of development should and shouldn’t be allowed in the Battery was the question the City of St. John’s wanted to ask the public ...
• Cause of some St. John’s flooding may take months...
  It will be at least a couple of weeks before the City of St. John’s completes its investigation into exactly what caused some of the flooding in ...