Happy City is excited to hire a summer events coordinator! From city parks to city streets, from community centres to Council Chambers, this position will have you working alongside enthusiastic Happy City members and partners to help make our city a better place. Apply now to get involved!
The events coordinator position is funded by the Government of Canada as part of the Canada Summer Jobs program.
Help Us Elect New Directors and Approve New By-Laws!
We’re hosting a special general meeting to fill three seats on our Board, and to approve revisions to our by-laws! Join us on May 22nd to meet like-minded community members and help shape the future of Happy City St. John’s.
Continue reading “Help Us Elect New Directors and Approve New By-Laws!”Jane’s Walks 2019 – Route Maps
A Jane’s Walk is a series of free neighbourhood walking tours that get people out on the streets to discover unseen, under celebrated and unique stories about their city.
The free walking tours are held on the first weekend of May each year all around the world, and are led by locals who want to create a space for residents to talk about what matters to them in the places they live and work. The walks will take place this weekend.
Below are the route maps for the walks and a schedule of the walks can be found below. Click on the walk title for a route map and description.
| Walk | Date | Time | Description |
| Botanical Garden Walk | 1:30PM Friday, May 3 | Length: 1.5 hrs Start: Visitor Services Desk, Field Centre, 306 Mt. Scio Road |
| Downtown Development and Heritage | 9:30AM Saturday, May 4 | Length: 2 hrs Start: Heritage NL Headquarters, 1 Springdale St |
| Bidgood Park, Goulds | 10:00AM Saturday, May 4 | Length: 1 hr Start: Bidgood Park Parking lot on Back Line |
| A Tale of 2 Streams, Reimagining Kelly’s Brook | 11:00AM Saturday, May 4 | Length: 1 hr Start: 95 Bonaventure Ave. |
| Saving the Character & Integrity of our Unique Laneways | 1:00PM Saturday, May 4 | Length: 2 hrs Start: Blue on Water |
| Pleasantville Neighbourhood Walk | 2:00PM Saturday, May 4 | Length: 2 hrs Start: Branch 56 Legion on The Boulevard |
| Jane’s Run | 8:30AM Sunday, May 5 | Length: 1.5 hrs Start: Aquarena Complex |
| Rabbittown | 10:00am Sunday, May 5 | Length: 1.5 hr Start: Coleman’s Grocery on Merrymeeting Road |
| Kelly’s Brook History Walk | 10:00AM Sunday, May 5 | Length: 1.5 hrs Start: Corner of Empire Ave and Stamp’s Lane |
| Rennie’s Mill Trail Urban Botanical Walk | 10:00AM Sunday, May 5 | Length: 1.5 hrs Start: Riverdale Tennis Club |
| Churchill Park | 10:30AM Sunday, May 5 | Length: 1.5 hrs Start: In front of Terrace in the Square |
| From our First Suburbs to the Harbour | 1:00PM Sunday, May 5 | Length: 2 hrs Start: Georestown Café |
| Vacant Spaces | 2:30PM Sunday, May 5 | Length: 1.5 hrs Start: Corner of Pleasant St. and Lemarchant Rd. (Old Grace Hospital site) |
| In Search of Gold Mountain – The Journey of One Family | 3:00PM Sunday, May 5 | Length: 1 hr Location: The Landing (UC 3018), University Center, MUN |
| Jane’s Walks 2019 Wrap Up Reception | 4:00PM Sunday, May 5 | Length: 1 hr Location: The Landing (UC 3018), University Center, MUN |
Media Release | Jane’s Walks returning to St. John’s on the May 3-5 weekend
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
Jane’s Walks returning to St. John’s on the May 3-5 weekend
April 23 , 2019
ST. JOHN’S NL – On the weekend of May 3rd, 4th and 5th, 2019, St. John’s will be one site for the international Jane’s Walk festival. Jane’s Walks are a series of informal, free and citizen-led walks where people learn about their neighbourhoods and their city. Held in hundreds of cities around the world, these walks commemorate the birthday of Jane Jacobs, an urban activist who spearheaded a movement changing the way citizens think about and engage with their neighbourhoods and cities.
Continue reading “Media Release | Jane’s Walks returning to St. John’s on the May 3-5 weekend”Jane’s Walks – St. John’s Edition 2019
A Jane’s Walk is a series of free neighbourhood walking tours that get people out on the streets to discover unseen, under celebrated and unique stories about their city.
The free walking tours are held on the first weekend of May each year all around the world, and are led by locals who want to create a space for residents to talk about what matters to them in the places they live and work. The walks will take place all around the world, including in St. John’s, on May 3, 4, and 5, 2019.