Police apprehend man wanted in connection to Empire Avenue murder
The police now have a third person in custody in connection to the murder of a man on Empire Avenue on Dec. 21. Police apprehended Douglas Yetman in St. John's on Dec. 23, and say charges are pending.
#crime #police #EmpireAvenue #StJohns
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/newfoundland-labrador/rnc-douglas-capture-9.7027414?cmp=rss

Olympic gold medalist E.J. Harnden to retire from curling
From Sault Ste. Marie, Ont., Harnden will compete for his fourth Brier title in St. John's this February before bidding farewell to the professional scene
#sports #curling #retirement #SaultSteMarie #StJohns
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/sudbury/ej-harnden-curling-retires-sault-9.7029266?cmp=rss

#SilentSunday

#digitalphotography #photocollage #afterxmas #stjohns #portland #nogenerativeai

@stjohnsfreepress

#PDX #Portland #StJohns

Support the North #Portland (#PDX) Drop-In Center

*This petition is for current residents, business owners, and workers of #StJohns*

This is a counter petition to the one currently circulating in the St. Johns community seeking to close the Drop-In Center, established to provide services to the #houseless community.

We feel this is a critical resource for our houseless community members. We strongly feel that the problems being projected in local media can best be served by the community through education, de-escalation training, a more robust mutual aid network, and an increase of community involvement with the houseless community.

The Drop-In Center primarily provides services for our houseless community members in St. Johns who would not otherwise have access to these services. Services do not require a referral and include:

Case management from peer providers who can connect clients with longer-term services. That could include helping clients obtain necessary documents for #housing, #healthcare, providing referrals to community partners and behavioral #health support services, connecting clients with government benefits, and more.
#Housing navigation assistance, including identifying and eliminating barriers to housing, assistance with applications and fees, and other support services.
#Hygiene services, including laundry and showers, with access to travel-size toiletries as available.
Limited #meals offered on a first-come, first-serve basis, in addition to pantry items and hot and cold beverages.
Mailing address services. People will be able to sign up to have mail delivered to the day center; not having a stable mailing address can be a key barrier to people seeking housing.

The problems attributed to the Center in local media would be greatly exacerbated if it was closed. We understand this is not the solution to #houselessness, which would be a housing first policy, but a lifeline for those who have nowhere else to turn.

No more #Illegal2BHomeless in #AmeriKKKa #Homeless people have rights too!!! #Homeless

@stjohnsfreepress
#Google Docs Alert!!!

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSd_JD8nlT_WfP28Byu1TKwprC7YsINHlnXZHj7XjDCpo_iROQ/viewform

Source: CBC #news #newfoundlandandlabrador

These downtown #stjohns neighbours want to turn an old church into a community centre
From serving as a bingo hall to a venue for punk shows, an old Anglican church in downtown St. John has had several lives. A group of its neighbours are hoping to give it one more.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/newfoundland-labrador/casey-street-commons-idea-9.7021703?cmp=rss

How many runways can you see for St. John's International airport (Canada) ? : The answer is on https://www.bigorre.org/aero/meteo/cyyt/en #stjohnsinternationalairport #airport #stjohns #canada #cyyt #yyt #aviation #avgeek vl

Source: CBC #news #newfoundlandandlabrador

N.L. awards contract to build 40 new affordable #housing units in #stjohns
After a new affordable #housing complex in Pleasantville was first announced in 2022, the province finally has announced a $17-million contract awarded to Olympic Construction. Its estimated construction will be done by Summer 2027.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/newfoundland-labrador/housing-contract-awarded-9.7023084?cmp=rss

Source: CBC #news #newfoundlandandlabrador

Families displaced by Simms Street fire find new footing with community support
Residents of an apartment building in #stjohns are finding their footing again after a fire burned through the complex leaving most without anything in October.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/newfoundland-labrador/simms-street-fire-new-home-9.7018468?cmp=rss

Keine Kriminellen in den Büschen
#Reisebericht live von #AIDAperla, #StJohns / #Antigua 16.12.25
Zum Strand will uns erst keiner bringen, angeblich lauern dort hinter jedem Busch Kriminelle. Die Wirklichkeit ist lapidar kommerziell. Dann finden wir doch noch einen Taxifahrer, der uns zu fairem Preis an einen (nicht so sehr) einsamen Strand bringt und uns reibungslos wieder abholt. Ein letztes Mal unter Palmen liegen und schnorcheln: https://www.schulz-auf-kreuzfahrt.de/live

#Kreuzfahrt #Reiseberichtlive

everytime a business participates in one of these media stories, I never patronize that business again. https://youtu.be/t8jkj-wvSUM

#pdx #portland #oregon #pnw #orpol #saintjohns #Stjohns #stj #stormbreaker #uspol #classwar

Source: CBC #news #newfoundlandandlabrador

City of #stjohns tables 'steady' budget for 2026 with no cuts to programs
The City of #stjohns has tabled what it's calling a "steady" budget for 2026 with increases in spending for new capital projects, snow clearing and the #stjohns Regional Fire Department and no movement on residential or commercial mill rates.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/newfoundland-labrador/stjohns-budget-2026-9.7016631?cmp=rss

Source: CBC #news #newfoundlandandlabrador

Triumph of light over darkness: #stjohns celebrates first night of Hanukkah
The parking lot outside of the Viking Building in #stjohns was full for a chilly Sunday evening, but vehicles filed in for a menorah lighting ceremony to celebrate the first night of Hanukkah.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/newfoundland-labrador/hanukkah-menorah-lighting-stjohns-9.7015622?cmp=rss

Source: CBC #news #newfoundlandandlabrador

Renters consider leaving N.L. after no-fault eviction ‘upheaved’ their lives
After moving to #stjohns, N.L. from Ontario, a couple built a comfortable life in a two-bedroom apartment with their cat. Two years later a no-fault eviction forced them to start over.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/newfoundland-labrador/no-fault-eviction-nl-9.7001565?cmp=rss

Source: CBC #news #newfoundlandandlabrador

Going out golden: The Golden Tulip closing in #stjohns after 22 years
A staple of Water Street is closing its doors in downtown #stjohns.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/newfoundland-labrador/golden-tulip-closing-stjohns-9.7007482?cmp=rss