Today, Mayor Danny Breen was joined by The Honourable John Hogan, Premier of Newfoundland and Labrador, Tom Osborne, Member of Parliament for Cape Spear, Kim Keating and Karl Smith, Co-Chairs of the 2025 Canada Games Host Society, Catriona Le May Doan, Chair of the Canada Games Council, Gary Smith, EVP, Operations and Technology, Fortis Inc. and other partners to officially open the new Fortis Canada Games Complex.

Contractors may be working on multiple streets from July 7 to 12 under the City’s annual streets rehabilitation and infrastructure maintenance programs.

Music @ Harbourside Park concert at 12:30 p.m. featuring Coaker’s Hat and the Downtown Pedestrian Mall pop-up event at 2 p.m. featuring Trinity Sound are cancelled for Friday, Juoy 4 due to wet conditions and forecasted weather.

To facilitate the Quidi Vidi Slipway Replacement Project, the public is advised that drilling for the geotechnical investigation will commence on July 5. The public are asked to use caution and adhere to any signage in place.

The St. John’s Regional Fire Department (SJRFD) will no longer issue separate fire advisories. Instead, we encourage all residents to regularly check the Provincial Fire Hazard Map provided by the Department of Fisheries, Forestry, and Agriculture and to follow the associated guidelines.

he City of St. John’s is hosting its annual Party in the Park on Wednesday, July 16, from 1 to 4 p.m. on the lawn by the Bowring Park Bungalow. Party in the Park is a free event for seniors which includes local entertainment along with light refreshments, giveaways and more.

The City of St. John’s is advising the public that Lambe’s Lane is now open to traffic as a one-way street.

The City of St. John’s has released What We Heard reports summarizing public input from Phase 2 engagement for the Cowan Heights and University Area Neighbourhood Plans.

7:00 a.m. - Thursday, July 3 to 5:00 p.m. - Tuesday, July 8

From 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. Thursday, July 3 to Tuesday, July 8 Prince Philip Drive will be reduced to one lane (east bound and west bound) at various times and the left turning lane from Prince Philip Drive (west bound) to University Avenue will be closed to facilitate asphalt paving operations.