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City Reminds Residents to Check Weather Hub during Winter Weather

As we head into the winter season and prepare for challenging weather conditions, the City of St. John’s reminds residents that all weather-related updates are available on our Weather Hub webpage.

City crews are currently preparing for a winter storm expected to begin tomorrow morning, with the potential for heavy snowfall amounts.

We encourage residents to visit the Weather Hub for information about:

• Storm preparedness
• Snow clearing service levels and what to expect
• Weather-related parking bans

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Intermittent Website Application Outages – December 2, 2025

The City of St. John’s advises that several online applications may experience intermittent outages today (December 2, 2025) between noon and 12:30 p.m. due to scheduled system maintenance.

During this brief period, some users may be unable to access certain pages or tools. Impacted applications may include:

• Strategic Plan Results Dashboard
• Street Cleaning Lookup
• Property Assessment Search Application
• Council and Committee Minutes and Agendas
• Adoptable Pets
• License Your Pet
• Lost and Found Pets
• Archived...

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Speed cushion trial on your street? Tell us what you think!

Surveys have now been distributed to households on streets that participated in the 2025 temporary speed cushion trial.

In line with the City’s Traffic Calming Policy, temporary speed cushions were installed from summer to late fall 2025 on:

• Gleneyre Street
• Empire Avenue (between Circular Road and Rennies Mill Road)
• Smithville Crescent

With the trial now complete, residents of these streets are being asked to provide feedback on the project. At least 60% of survey respondents on a street must be in...

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Winter Parking Bans Announced

To safely and effectively clear snow from streets, the City of St. John’s prohibits parking on streets by area, time of day, and/or dependent on operational requirements through the following bans.

Any vehicle that violates the winter restrictions regardless of the conditions, or impedes snow clearing/removal operations, may be ticketed and/or towed. 

The following Overnight Parking Bans for 2026 are in place starting Saturday, January 3 and ending at 7:30 a.m. on Saturday, April...

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City of St. John’s Marks International Day of Persons with Disabilities

The City of St. John’s will join communities around the world in marking International Day of Persons with Disabilities (IDPD) on Wednesday, December 3, recognizing the contributions of people with disabilities and promoting inclusion across our city.

Observed annually on December 3, IDPD is a United Nations day that raises awareness of the rights and well-being of persons with disabilities in all aspects of political, social, economic, and cultural life. This year’s global theme is “Fostering...

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