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Guest post: all about Landscape Architecture month
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April was World Landscape Architecture Month! You’d be forgiven if you don’t share our enthusiasm… yet. In Newfoundland and Labrador, we have but a small contingent of a dozen or so landscape architects that call this place home. But make no mistake: this little group packs a big punch, working on an incredible variety…
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Gut Feelings: A Celebration of Quidi Vidi
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Tuesday, May 10th, 5:30 PM, Quidi Vidi Brewery Join Happy City St. John’s in celebrating one of our most distinctive neighbourhoods at the Quidi Vidi Brewery. Quidi Vidi Village, sandwiched between Quidi Vidi Lake and Quidi Vidi Gut, was first settled in the mid-17th century, making it one of the oldest neighbourhoods in the…
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The Lowdown on City Managers
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By Michael Philpott If you’re anything like me, you read the recent headline “St. John’s city manager to retire after 29 years” ( http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/newfoundland-labrador/st-john-s-city-manager-neil-martin-retires-1.3441783) and thought: What is a city manager, anyway? (And maybe also: They’ve been on the job for 29 years? But that’s just ambiguous wording.) As it turns out, a city manager is…