Newfoundland and Labrador

St. John's, 2024

Archive of hometown notes from St. John's: local places, drinking water, taxes, and construction.

December 2024

St. John's: Music @ stages free summer concerts at Harbourside Park, Bannerman · December 2024

Music @ stages free summer concerts at Harbourside Park, Bannerman Park, and Bowring Park.

December 2024 in St. John's: Downtown Pedestrian Mall. Seasonal pedestrian stretch that turns downtown walking into an event of its own. The city posts opening dates and programming each summer.

Music @ stages free summer concerts at Harbourside Park, Bannerman Park, and Bowring Park.

More on St. John's: City Score history, neighbour compares, and the full topic set on the hometown page.

December 2024: building permits in St. John's

Where St. John's sits in published building-permit figures for December 2024.

Construction intent in St. John's shows up first as authorized permit dollars. Read a single month as a pulse, not a verdict.

Open the St. John's permits page and the Construction Pulse rankings for the wider board.

Quidi Vidi Lake, St. John's · December 2024

Regatta shoreline where race-eve weather talk gathers before the Royal St. John's Regatta. It is the geographic cue for Regatta Day

Quidi Vidi Lake still orients St. John's. Regatta shoreline where race-eve weather talk gathers before the Royal St. John's Regatta. It is the geographic cue for Regatta Day conversations across the city.

Engage St. John's is the city's online space for project feedback and public ideas.

More on St. John's: City Score history, neighbour compares, and the full topic set on the hometown page.

Downtown Pedestrian Mall keeps St. John's lively · December 2024

Downtown Pedestrian Mall is a reason people stay fond of St. John's.

December 2024 in St. John's: Downtown Pedestrian Mall. Seasonal pedestrian stretch that turns downtown walking into an event of its own. The city posts opening dates and programming each summer.

The Downtown Pedestrian Mall is a seasonal city feature called out on the municipal homepage.

More on St. John's: City Score history, neighbour compares, and the full topic set on the hometown page.

Harbourside Park in St. John's · December 2024

Away from race week, the city calendar leans downtown and into the parks. The Downtown Pedestrian Mall opens for the season, and Music @

Walk or drive through St. John's long enough and Harbourside Park comes up. Downtown park stop on the Music @ concert series. Pair it with Bannerman Park and Bowring Park for the full free-summer loop.

Away from race week, the city calendar leans downtown and into the parks. The Downtown Pedestrian Mall opens for the season, and Music @ moves free concerts through Harbourside Park, Bannerman Park, and Bowring Park. Traffic advisories still name Portugal Cove Road, Pitts Memorial Drive, and Blackmarsh Road as growth and construction corridors. Metrobus and Engage St. John's sit in the everyday toolkit for getting around and weighing in on projects. Summer evenings can mean a free band in a named park more often than a ticketed show.

More on St. John's: City Score history, neighbour compares, and the full topic set on the hometown page.

November 2024

November 2024: property tax in St. John's

Published residential mill-rate context for St. John's.

Residential mill rates for St. John's appear when municipalities publish them. The highest published rate ranks first on that burden board.

Assessment bases differ by province. Read St. John's beside provincial peers before calling any town cheap or expensive.

Downtown Pedestrian Mall in St. John's · November 2024

Neighbourhood names show up when the beat shifts: Southlands in residential coverage, east-end arterials when buses and cars share tight

November 2024 in St. John's: Downtown Pedestrian Mall. Seasonal pedestrian stretch that turns downtown walking into an event of its own. The city posts opening dates and programming each summer.

Engage St. John's is the city's online space for project feedback and public ideas.

More on St. John's: City Score history, neighbour compares, and the full topic set on the hometown page.

St. John's water: Regional surface supplies stretch from Windsor Lake

St. John's draws municipal drinking water from Windsor Lake and Broad Cove River watershed, treated at Bay Bulls Big Pond Water Treatment Facility.

Ask where St. John's drinking water begins and the answer is Little Powers Pond, then Bay Bulls Big Pond Water Treatment Facility. That supply chain is what the water atlas puts beside hardness and lead.

Largest plant; conventional DAF process with UV and chloramine disinfection; up to 85,000 m³/day; also supplies regional partners (e.g. Mount Pearl / Conception Bay South area per provincial inventory).

See the St. John's water page for the grade, source notes, and municipal report links.

Quidi Vidi Lake, St. John's · November 2024

Regatta shoreline where race-eve weather talk gathers before the Royal St. John's Regatta. It is the geographic cue for Regatta Day

Quidi Vidi Lake still orients St. John's. Regatta shoreline where race-eve weather talk gathers before the Royal St. John's Regatta. It is the geographic cue for Regatta Day conversations across the city.

Music @ stages free summer concerts at Harbourside Park, Bannerman Park, and Bowring Park.

More on St. John's: City Score history, neighbour compares, and the full topic set on the hometown page.

October 2024

Natural hazards near St. John's · October 2024

Seismic and wildfire context that applies to St. John's.

St. John's appears on NRCan seismic context (peak ground acceleration) and, where live, wildfire-season flags. Flood grades are incomplete on some pages.

Hazard pages are comparative geography, not insurance certificates. Pair them with provincial emergency bulletins when weather turns.

Harbourside Park, St. John's · October 2024

Downtown park stop on the Music @ concert series. Pair it with Bannerman Park and Bowring Park for the full free-summer loop.

Walk or drive through St. John's long enough and Harbourside Park comes up. Downtown park stop on the Music @ concert series. Pair it with Bannerman Park and Bowring Park for the full free-summer loop.

Away from race week, the city calendar leans downtown and into the parks. The Downtown Pedestrian Mall opens for the season, and Music @ moves free concerts through Harbourside Park, Bannerman Park, and Bowring Park. Traffic advisories still name Portugal Cove Road, Pitts Memorial Drive, and Blackmarsh Road as growth and construction corridors. Metrobus and Engage St. John's sit in the everyday toolkit for getting around and weighing in on projects. Summer evenings can mean a free band in a named park more often than a ticketed show.

More on St. John's: City Score history, neighbour compares, and the full topic set on the hometown page.

Internet coverage in St. John's · October 2024

Advertised broadband availability for St. John's.

Broadband rows for St. John's come from ISED National Broadband Data: advertised max download, 50/10 availability, and technology flags where published.

A map hex is not a living-room speed test. Confirm with your ISP after reading the St. John's internet page.

St. John's: Music @ stages free summer concerts at Harbourside Park, Bannerman · October 2024

Music @ stages free summer concerts at Harbourside Park, Bannerman Park, and Bowring Park.

October 2024 in St. John's: Downtown Pedestrian Mall. Seasonal pedestrian stretch that turns downtown walking into an event of its own. The city posts opening dates and programming each summer.

Music @ stages free summer concerts at Harbourside Park, Bannerman Park, and Bowring Park.

More on St. John's: City Score history, neighbour compares, and the full topic set on the hometown page.

September 2024

Indoor radon around St. John's · September 2024

How St. John's sits in Health Canada indoor-radon survey geography.

Indoor radon figures for St. John's follow Health Canada survey geography, often at CMA or regional scale. Higher mean Bq/m³ ranks as higher risk on the board.

A home still needs its own long-term test. Use the radon page to put St. John's in national context first.

Quidi Vidi Lake keeps St. John's lively · September 2024

Quidi Vidi Lake is a reason people stay fond of St. John's.

Quidi Vidi Lake still orients St. John's. Regatta shoreline where race-eve weather talk gathers before the Royal St. John's Regatta. It is the geographic cue for Regatta Day conversations across the city.

Engage St. John's is the city's online space for project feedback and public ideas.

More on St. John's: City Score history, neighbour compares, and the full topic set on the hometown page.

St. John's beside its neighbours · September 2024

How St. John's compares with nearby cities on City Score.

St. John's's City Score blends published open-data pillars: tax, construction, connectivity, indoor air, water, seismic hazard, population growth, and crime severity.

A Rising or Dropping badge marks a multi-year rank move. The green line on the hometown chart carries the year-by-year path.

Harbourside Park in St. John's · September 2024

Away from race week, the city calendar leans downtown and into the parks. The Downtown Pedestrian Mall opens for the season, and Music @

Walk or drive through St. John's long enough and Harbourside Park comes up. Downtown park stop on the Music @ concert series. Pair it with Bannerman Park and Bowring Park for the full free-summer loop.

Away from race week, the city calendar leans downtown and into the parks. The Downtown Pedestrian Mall opens for the season, and Music @ moves free concerts through Harbourside Park, Bannerman Park, and Bowring Park. Traffic advisories still name Portugal Cove Road, Pitts Memorial Drive, and Blackmarsh Road as growth and construction corridors. Metrobus and Engage St. John's sit in the everyday toolkit for getting around and weighing in on projects. Summer evenings can mean a free band in a named park more often than a ticketed show.

More on St. John's: City Score history, neighbour compares, and the full topic set on the hometown page.

September 2024: property tax in St. John's

Published residential mill-rate context for St. John's.

Residential mill rates for St. John's appear when municipalities publish them. The highest published rate ranks first on that burden board.

Assessment bases differ by province. Read St. John's beside provincial peers before calling any town cheap or expensive.

August 2024

Downtown Pedestrian Mall, St. John's · August 2024

Seasonal pedestrian stretch that turns downtown walking into an event of its own. The city posts opening dates and programming each summer.

August 2024 in St. John's: Downtown Pedestrian Mall. Seasonal pedestrian stretch that turns downtown walking into an event of its own. The city posts opening dates and programming each summer.

Engage St. John's is the city's online space for project feedback and public ideas.

More on St. John's: City Score history, neighbour compares, and the full topic set on the hometown page.

Harbourside Park, St. John's · August 2024

Downtown park stop on the Music @ concert series. Pair it with Bannerman Park and Bowring Park for the full free-summer loop.

Walk or drive through St. John's long enough and Harbourside Park comes up. Downtown park stop on the Music @ concert series. Pair it with Bannerman Park and Bowring Park for the full free-summer loop.

Away from race week, the city calendar leans downtown and into the parks. The Downtown Pedestrian Mall opens for the season, and Music @ moves free concerts through Harbourside Park, Bannerman Park, and Bowring Park. Traffic advisories still name Portugal Cove Road, Pitts Memorial Drive, and Blackmarsh Road as growth and construction corridors. Metrobus and Engage St. John's sit in the everyday toolkit for getting around and weighing in on projects. Summer evenings can mean a free band in a named park more often than a ticketed show.

More on St. John's: City Score history, neighbour compares, and the full topic set on the hometown page.

St. John's: Music @ stages free summer concerts at Harbourside Park, Bannerman · August 2024

Music @ stages free summer concerts at Harbourside Park, Bannerman Park, and Bowring Park.

Quidi Vidi Lake still orients St. John's. Regatta shoreline where race-eve weather talk gathers before the Royal St. John's Regatta. It is the geographic cue for Regatta Day conversations across the city.

Music @ stages free summer concerts at Harbourside Park, Bannerman Park, and Bowring Park.

More on St. John's: City Score history, neighbour compares, and the full topic set on the hometown page.

August 2024: building permits in St. John's

Where St. John's sits in published building-permit figures for August 2024.

Construction intent in St. John's shows up first as authorized permit dollars. Read a single month as a pulse, not a verdict.

Open the St. John's permits page and the Construction Pulse rankings for the wider board.

July 2024

Harbourside Park, St. John's · July 2024

Downtown park stop on the Music @ concert series. Pair it with Bannerman Park and Bowring Park for the full free-summer loop.

Walk or drive through St. John's long enough and Harbourside Park comes up. Downtown park stop on the Music @ concert series. Pair it with Bannerman Park and Bowring Park for the full free-summer loop.

Away from race week, the city calendar leans downtown and into the parks. The Downtown Pedestrian Mall opens for the season, and Music @ moves free concerts through Harbourside Park, Bannerman Park, and Bowring Park. Traffic advisories still name Portugal Cove Road, Pitts Memorial Drive, and Blackmarsh Road as growth and construction corridors. Metrobus and Engage St. John's sit in the everyday toolkit for getting around and weighing in on projects. Summer evenings can mean a free band in a named park more often than a ticketed show.

More on St. John's: City Score history, neighbour compares, and the full topic set on the hometown page.

Quidi Vidi Lake keeps St. John's lively · July 2024

Quidi Vidi Lake is a reason people stay fond of St. John's.

Quidi Vidi Lake still orients St. John's. Regatta shoreline where race-eve weather talk gathers before the Royal St. John's Regatta. It is the geographic cue for Regatta Day conversations across the city.

The Downtown Pedestrian Mall is a seasonal city feature called out on the municipal homepage.

More on St. John's: City Score history, neighbour compares, and the full topic set on the hometown page.

Downtown Pedestrian Mall in St. John's · July 2024

Neighbourhood names show up when the beat shifts: Southlands in residential coverage, east-end arterials when buses and cars share tight

July 2024 in St. John's: Downtown Pedestrian Mall. Seasonal pedestrian stretch that turns downtown walking into an event of its own. The city posts opening dates and programming each summer.

Music @ stages free summer concerts at Harbourside Park, Bannerman Park, and Bowring Park.

More on St. John's: City Score history, neighbour compares, and the full topic set on the hometown page.

July 2024: property tax in St. John's

Published residential mill-rate context for St. John's.

Residential mill rates for St. John's appear when municipalities publish them. The highest published rate ranks first on that burden board.

Assessment bases differ by province. Read St. John's beside provincial peers before calling any town cheap or expensive.

Quidi Vidi Lake in St. John's · July 2024

St. John's keeps one eye on Quidi Vidi Lake every summer, because the Royal St. John's Regatta can turn an ordinary weekday into Regatta

Quidi Vidi Lake still orients St. John's. Regatta shoreline where race-eve weather talk gathers before the Royal St. John's Regatta. It is the geographic cue for Regatta Day conversations across the city.

Engage St. John's is the city's online space for project feedback and public ideas.

More on St. John's: City Score history, neighbour compares, and the full topic set on the hometown page.

June 2024

St. John's water via Petty Harbour Long Pond Water Treatment

St. John's draws municipal drinking water from Windsor Lake and Broad Cove River watershed, treated at Petty Harbour Long Pond Water Treatment Facility.

June 2024 is a good week to revisit St. John's's source: Windsor Lake and Broad Cove River watershed. Treatment at Petty Harbour Long Pond Water Treatment Facility sits between the intake and the tap.

Newest city plant; rated about 14,500 m³/day.

See the St. John's water page for the grade, source notes, and municipal report links.

Harbourside Park, St. John's · June 2024

Downtown park stop on the Music @ concert series. Pair it with Bannerman Park and Bowring Park for the full free-summer loop.

Walk or drive through St. John's long enough and Harbourside Park comes up. Downtown park stop on the Music @ concert series. Pair it with Bannerman Park and Bowring Park for the full free-summer loop.

Away from race week, the city calendar leans downtown and into the parks. The Downtown Pedestrian Mall opens for the season, and Music @ moves free concerts through Harbourside Park, Bannerman Park, and Bowring Park. Traffic advisories still name Portugal Cove Road, Pitts Memorial Drive, and Blackmarsh Road as growth and construction corridors. Metrobus and Engage St. John's sit in the everyday toolkit for getting around and weighing in on projects. Summer evenings can mean a free band in a named park more often than a ticketed show.

More on St. John's: City Score history, neighbour compares, and the full topic set on the hometown page.

Natural hazards near St. John's · June 2024

Seismic and wildfire context that applies to St. John's.

St. John's appears on NRCan seismic context (peak ground acceleration) and, where live, wildfire-season flags. Flood grades are incomplete on some pages.

Hazard pages are comparative geography, not insurance certificates. Pair them with provincial emergency bulletins when weather turns.

Downtown Pedestrian Mall, St. John's · June 2024

Seasonal pedestrian stretch that turns downtown walking into an event of its own. The city posts opening dates and programming each summer.

June 2024 in St. John's: Downtown Pedestrian Mall. Seasonal pedestrian stretch that turns downtown walking into an event of its own. The city posts opening dates and programming each summer.

Engage St. John's is the city's online space for project feedback and public ideas.

More on St. John's: City Score history, neighbour compares, and the full topic set on the hometown page.

May 2024

Internet coverage in St. John's · May 2024

Advertised broadband availability for St. John's.

Broadband rows for St. John's come from ISED National Broadband Data: advertised max download, 50/10 availability, and technology flags where published.

A map hex is not a living-room speed test. Confirm with your ISP after reading the St. John's internet page.

St. John's: Music @ stages free summer concerts at Harbourside Park, Bannerman · May 2024

Music @ stages free summer concerts at Harbourside Park, Bannerman Park, and Bowring Park.

Quidi Vidi Lake still orients St. John's. Regatta shoreline where race-eve weather talk gathers before the Royal St. John's Regatta. It is the geographic cue for Regatta Day conversations across the city.

Music @ stages free summer concerts at Harbourside Park, Bannerman Park, and Bowring Park.

More on St. John's: City Score history, neighbour compares, and the full topic set on the hometown page.

Indoor radon around St. John's · May 2024

How St. John's sits in Health Canada indoor-radon survey geography.

Indoor radon figures for St. John's follow Health Canada survey geography, often at CMA or regional scale. Higher mean Bq/m³ ranks as higher risk on the board.

A home still needs its own long-term test. Use the radon page to put St. John's in national context first.

Harbourside Park keeps St. John's lively · May 2024

Harbourside Park is a reason people stay fond of St. John's.

Walk or drive through St. John's long enough and Harbourside Park comes up. Downtown park stop on the Music @ concert series. Pair it with Bannerman Park and Bowring Park for the full free-summer loop.

Away from race week, the city calendar leans downtown and into the parks. The Downtown Pedestrian Mall opens for the season, and Music @ moves free concerts through Harbourside Park, Bannerman Park, and Bowring Park. Traffic advisories still name Portugal Cove Road, Pitts Memorial Drive, and Blackmarsh Road as growth and construction corridors. Metrobus and Engage St. John's sit in the everyday toolkit for getting around and weighing in on projects. Summer evenings can mean a free band in a named park more often than a ticketed show.

More on St. John's: City Score history, neighbour compares, and the full topic set on the hometown page.

April 2024

St. John's beside its neighbours · April 2024

How St. John's compares with nearby cities on City Score.

St. John's's City Score blends published open-data pillars: tax, construction, connectivity, indoor air, water, seismic hazard, population growth, and crime severity.

A Rising or Dropping badge marks a multi-year rank move. The green line on the hometown chart carries the year-by-year path.

Downtown Pedestrian Mall in St. John's · April 2024

Neighbourhood names show up when the beat shifts: Southlands in residential coverage, east-end arterials when buses and cars share tight

April 2024 in St. John's: Downtown Pedestrian Mall. Seasonal pedestrian stretch that turns downtown walking into an event of its own. The city posts opening dates and programming each summer.

Music @ stages free summer concerts at Harbourside Park, Bannerman Park, and Bowring Park.

More on St. John's: City Score history, neighbour compares, and the full topic set on the hometown page.

April 2024: property tax in St. John's

Published residential mill-rate context for St. John's.

Residential mill rates for St. John's appear when municipalities publish them. The highest published rate ranks first on that burden board.

Assessment bases differ by province. Read St. John's beside provincial peers before calling any town cheap or expensive.

Quidi Vidi Lake, St. John's · April 2024

Regatta shoreline where race-eve weather talk gathers before the Royal St. John's Regatta. It is the geographic cue for Regatta Day

Quidi Vidi Lake still orients St. John's. Regatta shoreline where race-eve weather talk gathers before the Royal St. John's Regatta. It is the geographic cue for Regatta Day conversations across the city.

Engage St. John's is the city's online space for project feedback and public ideas.

More on St. John's: City Score history, neighbour compares, and the full topic set on the hometown page.

Downtown Pedestrian Mall, St. John's · April 2024

Seasonal pedestrian stretch that turns downtown walking into an event of its own. The city posts opening dates and programming each summer.

April 2024 in St. John's: Downtown Pedestrian Mall. Seasonal pedestrian stretch that turns downtown walking into an event of its own. The city posts opening dates and programming each summer.

The Downtown Pedestrian Mall is a seasonal city feature called out on the municipal homepage.

More on St. John's: City Score history, neighbour compares, and the full topic set on the hometown page.

March 2024

St. John's: Music @ stages free summer concerts at Harbourside Park, Bannerman · March 2024

Music @ stages free summer concerts at Harbourside Park, Bannerman Park, and Bowring Park.

Walk or drive through St. John's long enough and Harbourside Park comes up. Downtown park stop on the Music @ concert series. Pair it with Bannerman Park and Bowring Park for the full free-summer loop.

Away from race week, the city calendar leans downtown and into the parks. The Downtown Pedestrian Mall opens for the season, and Music @ moves free concerts through Harbourside Park, Bannerman Park, and Bowring Park. Traffic advisories still name Portugal Cove Road, Pitts Memorial Drive, and Blackmarsh Road as growth and construction corridors. Metrobus and Engage St. John's sit in the everyday toolkit for getting around and weighing in on projects. Summer evenings can mean a free band in a named park more often than a ticketed show.

More on St. John's: City Score history, neighbour compares, and the full topic set on the hometown page.

March 2024: building permits in St. John's

Where St. John's sits in published building-permit figures for March 2024.

Building-permit value for St. John's comes from Statistics Canada when a direct-tier row exists. Quiet months often follow busy ones.

Open the St. John's permits page and the Construction Pulse rankings for the wider board.

Downtown Pedestrian Mall, St. John's · March 2024

Seasonal pedestrian stretch that turns downtown walking into an event of its own. The city posts opening dates and programming each summer.

March 2024 in St. John's: Downtown Pedestrian Mall. Seasonal pedestrian stretch that turns downtown walking into an event of its own. The city posts opening dates and programming each summer.

Engage St. John's is the city's online space for project feedback and public ideas.

More on St. John's: City Score history, neighbour compares, and the full topic set on the hometown page.

Why Harbourside Park still draws people in St. John's

Harbourside Park is a reason people stay fond of St. John's.

Walk or drive through St. John's long enough and Harbourside Park comes up. Downtown park stop on the Music @ concert series. Pair it with Bannerman Park and Bowring Park for the full free-summer loop.

Away from race week, the city calendar leans downtown and into the parks. The Downtown Pedestrian Mall opens for the season, and Music @ moves free concerts through Harbourside Park, Bannerman Park, and Bowring Park. Traffic advisories still name Portugal Cove Road, Pitts Memorial Drive, and Blackmarsh Road as growth and construction corridors. Metrobus and Engage St. John's sit in the everyday toolkit for getting around and weighing in on projects. Summer evenings can mean a free band in a named park more often than a ticketed show.

More on St. John's: City Score history, neighbour compares, and the full topic set on the hometown page.

February 2024

Quidi Vidi Lake in St. John's · February 2024

St. John's keeps one eye on Quidi Vidi Lake every summer, because the Royal St. John's Regatta can turn an ordinary weekday into Regatta

Quidi Vidi Lake still orients St. John's. Regatta shoreline where race-eve weather talk gathers before the Royal St. John's Regatta. It is the geographic cue for Regatta Day conversations across the city.

Music @ stages free summer concerts at Harbourside Park, Bannerman Park, and Bowring Park.

More on St. John's: City Score history, neighbour compares, and the full topic set on the hometown page.

February 2024: property tax in St. John's

Published residential mill-rate context for St. John's.

Residential mill rates for St. John's appear when municipalities publish them. The highest published rate ranks first on that burden board.

Assessment bases differ by province. Read St. John's beside provincial peers before calling any town cheap or expensive.

What stands out in St. John's

Away from race week, the city calendar leans downtown and into the parks. The Downtown Pedestrian Mall opens for the season, and Music @

Walk or drive through St. John's long enough and Harbourside Park comes up. Downtown park stop on the Music @ concert series. Pair it with Bannerman Park and Bowring Park for the full free-summer loop.

Away from race week, the city calendar leans downtown and into the parks. The Downtown Pedestrian Mall opens for the season, and Music @ moves free concerts through Harbourside Park, Bannerman Park, and Bowring Park. Traffic advisories still name Portugal Cove Road, Pitts Memorial Drive, and Blackmarsh Road as growth and construction corridors. Metrobus and Engage St. John's sit in the everyday toolkit for getting around and weighing in on projects. Summer evenings can mean a free band in a named park more often than a ticketed show.

More on St. John's: City Score history, neighbour compares, and the full topic set on the hometown page.

St. John's water via Windsor Lake Water Treatment Facility

St. John's draws municipal drinking water from Windsor Lake and Broad Cove River watershed, treated at Windsor Lake Water Treatment Facility.

St. John's municipal drinking water starts at Windsor Lake and Broad Cove River watershed and is treated at Windsor Lake Water Treatment Facility. Lab numbers on the water page describe the published geography, not every private tap.

Treats Broad Cove River / Windsor Lake / Little Powers Pond watershed water; membrane microfiltration, UV, chlorine, lime/CO2 alkalinity adjustment; up to 70,000 m³/day.

See the St. John's water page for the grade, source notes, and municipal report links.

January 2024

Landmark: Downtown Pedestrian Mall

Seasonal pedestrian stretch that turns downtown walking into an event of its own. The city posts opening dates and programming each summer.

January 2024 in St. John's: Downtown Pedestrian Mall. Seasonal pedestrian stretch that turns downtown walking into an event of its own. The city posts opening dates and programming each summer.

Music @ stages free summer concerts at Harbourside Park, Bannerman Park, and Bowring Park.

More on St. John's: City Score history, neighbour compares, and the full topic set on the hometown page.

Seismic and wildfire context for St. John's

Seismic and wildfire context that applies to St. John's.

St. John's appears on NRCan seismic context (peak ground acceleration) and, where live, wildfire-season flags. Flood grades are incomplete on some pages.

Hazard pages are comparative geography, not insurance certificates. Pair them with provincial emergency bulletins when weather turns.

Still finding Quidi Vidi Lake

Regatta shoreline where race-eve weather talk gathers before the Royal St. John's Regatta. It is the geographic cue for Regatta Day

Quidi Vidi Lake still orients St. John's. Regatta shoreline where race-eve weather talk gathers before the Royal St. John's Regatta. It is the geographic cue for Regatta Day conversations across the city.

Engage St. John's is the city's online space for project feedback and public ideas.

More on St. John's: City Score history, neighbour compares, and the full topic set on the hometown page.

Connectivity note for St. John's

Advertised broadband availability for St. John's.

Broadband rows for St. John's come from ISED National Broadband Data: advertised max download, 50/10 availability, and technology flags where published.

A map hex is not a living-room speed test. Confirm with your ISP after reading the St. John's internet page.

Harbourside Park still surprises

Music @ stages free summer concerts at Harbourside Park, Bannerman Park, and Bowring Park.

Walk or drive through St. John's long enough and Harbourside Park comes up. Downtown park stop on the Music @ concert series. Pair it with Bannerman Park and Bowring Park for the full free-summer loop.

Away from race week, the city calendar leans downtown and into the parks. The Downtown Pedestrian Mall opens for the season, and Music @ moves free concerts through Harbourside Park, Bannerman Park, and Bowring Park. Traffic advisories still name Portugal Cove Road, Pitts Memorial Drive, and Blackmarsh Road as growth and construction corridors. Metrobus and Engage St. John's sit in the everyday toolkit for getting around and weighing in on projects. Summer evenings can mean a free band in a named park more often than a ticketed show.

More on St. John's: City Score history, neighbour compares, and the full topic set on the hometown page.