“The way municipalities are funded has not kept pace with the modern accountabilities of cities and communities across this country,” @CaroleSaab, FCM CEO told The Hill Times. Read about FCM’s call for a national conversation on a new municipal growth framework:

Municipalities own or oversee more than 60% of Canada’s public infrastructure, and are the closest order of government to the daily lives of Canadians. As the federal government prepares to share more details about the next generation of infrastructure in Canada, it is critical

Big thank you to Mayor Danny Breen 🇨🇦 and @CityofStJohns for hosting our Shad Canada students for breakfast and a tour of city hall. Always a highlight of our month and we greatly appreciate your time and generosity to our program ❤️ Future Students, Memorial University

📣 Thank you to our government partners @CityofStJohns Government of Newfoundland & Labrador Government of Canada 🇨🇦 for your support of the 205th running of the Royal St. John’s Regatta.

🌟 TeamNL crushed it at @NAIG2023, collecting an impressive 40 medals! Congrats to all the athletes who competed - you're amazing! Check out the winning lineup here 👉bit.ly/3q2mFlk #2025CanadaGames #2025CSG #CanadaGames #StJohns2025

#ThursdayThanks to the @CityofStJohns and Mayor Mayor Danny Breen 🇨🇦 for not only supporting Home Again but also our social enterprise Again & Again! Just a few weeks ago Mayor Breen purchased this vintage chest from the 1940’s that was refinished by our Project Coordinator, Patsy.

Meet the Co-Chair of our Revenue Generation Committee, Rob Crosbie, and his trusty sidekick, Night! 🐶 Rob talks about his strong family connection to the Canada Games | Jeux du Canada and some key impacts including the importance of community, volunteers, and the legacy left by the Games.

On this date 46 years ago, Blair Tucker electrified the Aquarena crowd by winning gold for Newfoundland and Labrador at the 1977 Canada Games right here in St. John's. cbc.ca/news/canada/ne…

Gaby Roy and Abby Newhook Named 2023-24 Captains 📖 bit.ly/3qK6DNz

Mayor Mayor Danny Breen 🇨🇦 do hereby proclaim September 23–29, 2023, as Energy Efficiency Week in the @CityofStJohns. Stay tuned starting Saturday for events, a webinar and a chance to WIN a smart watch. Visit TakeChargeNL.ca/EEWeek for more details. #EEWeek2023 #WayToBeASmartCookie

Mayor Mayor Danny Breen 🇨🇦 opening up the Atlantic Canada Social Impact Exchange Summit and showcasing @CityofStJohns to the 200 visiting delegates. #commongood4all

A monument to the #MartyrsofGallipoli, who, like members of the @rnfldrassociatn, laid down their lives for freedom during the #FirstWorldWar, now stands at the #TrailoftheCaribou Memorial Park beside Quidi Vidi Lake in @CityofStJohns. More: gov.nl.ca/releases/2023/…

Our Government announced over $11 million through the Rapid Housing Initiative to build 35 supportive housing units. We are quickly providing new affordable housing for people who need them most. And we are doing it with driven partners like Choices for Youth and Stella's Circle.

Our thanks to Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Marc Miller ᐅᑭᒫᐃᐧᐅᓃᐸᐄᐧᐤᐃᔨᐣ for joining the Big City Mayors’ Caucus this afternoon. We're working together to support newcomers to Canada and ensure major population growth in our big cities is a success. FCM is calling for new

We're busy touring 2025 Games venues with our friends from the @canadagames. We're excited to showcase the incredible facilities in St. John's and our surrounding communities!🍁

STATEMENT | In the midst of difficult national challenges, including a housing and homelessness crisis, increasingly severe weather events brought on by climate change, affordability concerns and more, city leaders are on the ground every day working with the people they serve to

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Mayor Mayor Danny Breen 🇨🇦 giving a rundown of council chambers and how council meetings work with our participants in our Youth Council Debate. So looking forward to this new initiative by MNL #MNL2023 we have a great group of mentors here to help.

The Royal Canadian Legion Newfoundland and Labrador Remembrance Day parade and ceremony will take place on Sat, Nov 11 at the Sergeants’ Memorial, Queen’s Road at 10:15 a.m. For more info contact Legion Provincial Command 709-753-1054. Pls RT.

Great story by Terry Roberts on plans for the National War Memorial in St. John’s which is marking its 💯 anniversary in 2024 cbc.ca/news/canada/ne…