Today is St. George’s Day and as a result, there will be some closures in the City of St. John’s.
All city offices will be closed.
There are some exceptions. Garbage and recycling collection will go ahead and Robin Hood Bay will be open for commercial users only from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. There will be no residential drop-off.
All recreation facilities will be open and the public washrooms will be open at Bannerman Park, Bowring Park, Kenny’s Pond and Quidi Vidi Lake.
All city-paid parking by-laws are still in effect.
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Evacuation order issued for Three Island Pond in Paradise
The Town of Paradise has issued an immediate evacuation order. The following areas need to evacuate immediately:
Paradise residents – ALL properties adjacent to Three Island Pond, including Three Island Pond Road to the intersection of Buckingham Drive, Ellington Close, Angels Road, Hansen Place, Vanellen Place, Dawes Road, Balsamwood Road, Stokes Road and Shalloway Place.
Impacted residents are advised to travel NORTH to Route 60 (Topsail Road), as Peacekeeper’s Way will be CLOSED between Mineral’s Road and the Trans-Canada Highway. Residents that are NOT impacted are requested to avoid the area to minimize traffic congestion.
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Evacuation alerts for Galway and Southlands, while ‘significant losses’ reported as wildfire spreads to Ochre Pit Cove and Western Bay
Evacuation alerts have been expanded to Galway and Southlands after the Paddy’s Pond fire spread farther south, Premier John Hogan announced Tuesday. The news comes along with word of “significant losses” as the Conception Bay North fire has spread into Ochre Pit Cove and Western Bay, but there are still no numbers on the extent of property lossesResidents in Galway and Southlands are asked to prepare to evacuate if necessary. After the evacuation alerts issued for parts of C.B.S. and Paradise Monday night, that brings the total number of people affected to about 18,000-20,000.Public Safety Minister John Haggie says if an evacuation of these region is necessary, they will be done in a phased approach with areas closer to the fire evacuated first. -
Intoxicated man sleeping near hotel dumpsters arrested
At 6:42 p.m. on Monday evening, the RNC responded to a call for service at a center city hotel that reported a male on the ground, possibly asleep by their dumpsters.Officers attended and located a man who was intoxicated and angry.During police interactions, the accused grabbed an officer’s leg, trying to pull him to the ground.Officers arrested the 34-year-old male and charged him with assaulting a police officer, mischief, property damage for kicking and causing damage to a police vehicle and breach of a release order.The accused was then conveyed to the city lock-up, where he is held for court.
