Month: May 2025

1 year ago

Summer Camp Inclusion Grant open

The Summer Camp Inclusion Grant is open for applications for the 2025-2026 season. This grant provides financial assistance toward the cost of hiring a support person to accommodate children with disabilities to attend and participate in summer camps.  This support person may be an inclusion worker, a caregiver, an attendant, an American Sign Language Interpreter, […]

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1 year ago

Police investigating suspicious fire on west coast

The RNC is requesting the public’s help with the investigation of a suspicious fire in Frenchman’s Cove. At 3:20 a.m. today, police responded to a report of a structure fire on MacDonald Road. Officers observed a shed on a residential property that had sustained significant fire and smoke damage. The fire is believed to be suspicious, […]

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1 year ago

St. John’s reopens Re-Leaf Voucher program

The City of St. John’s has opened the Residential Re-Leaf program, where St. John’s residents can apply for a $200 voucher towards the purchase of a tree to plant on their property. There are 175 vouchers available. Applications can be submitted directly by filling out an online form. Applications will be accepted until 4:00 p.m., […]

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1 year ago

St. John’s Victoria Day closures

On Monday, city offices in St. John’s will be closed for the Victoria Day holiday. Garbage, recycling and yard waste collection scheduled for Monday will be collected on Tuesday. The Robin Hood Bay Waste Management Facility will be closed to commercial and residential users on May 19. Public washrooms will remain open at Bannerman Park, […]

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1 year ago

Students call for tuition freeze

Students rallied inside MUN’s Signal Hill Campus this week as the university’s budget was presented to the Board of Regents at its May 2025 meeting. At Wednesday’s rally, students raised the question about whether or not the Board of Regents will pause tuition increases in light of the provinces recent decision to pause cuts to […]

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1 year ago

National War Memorial revitalization wins prestigious national award

The National War Memorial revitalization project in downtown St. John’s has won a prestigious National Award of Excellence from the Canadian Society of Landscape Architects (CSLA), recognizing the project’s outstanding contribution to landscape architecture, public space design, and heritage preservation in Canada. The award celebrates the revitalization’s thoughtful and respectful approach to enhancing one of […]

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1 year ago

Cape St. Mary’s and Mistaken Point Ecological Reserves opens today

The Cape St. Mary’s Ecological Reserve and the Mistaken Point Ecological Reserve opens today for the tourist season. Visitor services will remain open until Friday, October 17. The hours of operation for the visitor centre at Cape St. Mary’s are Monday to Sunday from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Starting in June, hours will be […]

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1 year ago

Forest fire under control near Ocean Pond

A fire that broke out in a wooded area near Ocean’s Pond late this afternoon is now under control. Forest officials say Newfoundland Power was called because the fire was burning along a power line.

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1 year ago

RNC warns about danger of field parties heading into long weekend

The Victoria Day long weekend is upon us, and police are warning youth in the province, about the risks of hosting and attending underage parties. NTV’s Beth Penney has more in this report. 

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1 year ago

MP Clifford Small questions why promised seafood storage facility for Gander taking so long

It’s been two years since a $10-million seafood storage facility was announced for Gander. Now, the MP for the region is questioning why it’s taking so long.

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