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Proposal to Build Hundreds of Apartment Units Making its way Though Council
1+ week, 4+ day ago (166+ words) The former Holy Cross junior high school on Rickett's Road. (Google Streetview) The Terms of Reference for a land use report on a piece of property in the centre of St. John’s for the development of several apartment buildings has…...
July 16, 2026 – Do you think increased housing prices will deter new buyers from entering the market?
1+ week, 4+ day ago (33+ words) VOCM Question of the Day Past Questions of the Day Most Read Stories (last 7 days)...
Crews to Attack Japanese Beetle with Larvicide Treatments Starting Today
4+ week, 14+ hour ago (150+ words) Government has hired a landscaping company to launch an attack on an invasive pest in the St. John’s metro region. The Japanese beetle, which can spread quickly, has been detected in the region over the past couple of years. The…...
Mount Pearl Also Dealing with So-called ‘Trap Houses,’ Encourages Residents to Reach Out About Problem Properties
2+ mon, 2+ week ago (20+ words) There has been a lot of talk of late about so-called "trap houses" - properties that become magnets for crimin......
40th Annual Home Show Opens Tonight at the Glacier
3+ mon, 3+ day ago (85+ words) VOCM The Glacier (via the city of Mount Pearl) The Canadian Home Builders’ Association’s 40th annual Home Show gets underway this evening at the Glacier in Mount Pearl. Opening ceremonies begin this evening at 6:00 and doors will be open tomorrow and…...
Public to Weigh In on Proposed Blackmarsh Road Apartment Buildings
3+ mon, 2+ week ago (194+ words) A new affordable housing project in the west end of St. John's (City of St. John's). It calls for construction of three apartment buildings with almost 50 units on Blackmarsh Road, across from the Canada Drive intersection. Rezoning of the land…...
NLHC Issues RFP for Replacement of Homes Destroyed by Fire
3+ mon, 2+ week ago (128+ words) Destroyed and damaged NLHS units on Empire Avenue, July 31, 2024 (VOCM News) The Housing Corporation has issued an RFP for the construction of four new apartments to replace homes destroyed by fire nearly two years ago on Empire Avenue in St....
GF-W Adopts New Policy on Land Sales
3+ mon, 3+ week ago (177+ words) Industrial light land development on Maloney Street in Grand Falls-Windsor (via the Town of Grand Falls-Windsor) The town of Grand Falls-Windsor has adopted a new policy on land sales as part of council’s continuing effort to stimulate housing supply and…...
St. John’s Spring Garbage Rules Take Effect April 1st
3+ mon, 4+ week ago (102+ words) vocm.com You take the warming signs of spring where you can get them, and the capital city is preparing for higher temps by reminding residents that garbage must be covered starting April 1st. That means all garbage brought to the…...
More Housing Makes Communities More Attractive, Not Less Valuable
6+ mon, 4+ week ago (122+ words) The president of Municipalities NL is addressing what she calls misconceptions around the effects of increasing the housing stock in communities. During MNL’s annual conference earlier this year, Amy Coady says conversations were had about how communities can increase the…...