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NEW DATE – Jane’s Walks 2025: Streets for All – Rethinking Pedestrian Infrastructure – Sep 21

Join us for a Jane’s Walk exploring how urban infrastructure impacts pedestrian safety, comfort, and enjoyment in St. John’s. We’ll walk through key areas to examine crosswalk design, sidewalk conditions, traffic flow, and accessibility features—highlighting what works and what doesn’t. This is a participatory event: bring your observations, ideas, and walking shoes. Hosted by a member of Challenge Car Culture, this walk invites conversation about building a city that puts people first.
Jane’s Walks are a series of free community walks held annually to highlight the unseen, under-celebrated and unique stories in the cities where we live. This walk begins at the intersection of Pine Bud Ave and Rowan St. Parking is available in Churchill Square.
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Watch the three city council candidate debates

In the last few days we have hosted or helped to host three debates among the candidates for city council in the upcoming election. Here are Youtube links to all three – each has automatically-generated transcripts of what was said.

Please watch to hear the candidates setting out their views on the issues affecting the city and share the links widely to residents in advance of the vote!

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Jane’s Walks 2025: Ecclesiastical District Tour – June 26, 2025

Join us for a Jane’s Walk visiting significant places of worship in the Ecclesiastical District. In addition to highlighting the art and architecture of each of the structures, the role of the institutions in influencing the social and political life of the city will be discussed. The Walk will begin at the Kirk and end at the Basilica, visiting the other two churches along the way.
The four sites you’ll explore – the Anglican Cathedral of St. John the Baptist (congregation founded in 1699), the Roman Catholic Basilica of St. John the Baptist (founded 1784), Gower Street Methodist (now United) Church (founded 1815), and St. Andrew’s Presbyterian Kirk (founded 1820) – were all built within a few hundred metres of each other. They stand as some of the finest examples of Gothic-revival, Italian Romanesque, and Northern-European architecture outside Europe.
Visitors will experience stories including the fight for Women’s Suffrage that took root here. You’ll view first-hand the District’s enduring art and architecture including intricate stone- and woodwork, statuary and icons, and more than 150 incredible stained-glass windows designed by renowned artists from England, France, Scotland, Ireland, Canada and Newfoundland.
Although walking distances are fairly short, the tour route does involve some steep hills. Let us know in advance if you require accommodations. Be prepared and dress for Newfoundland weather on the day
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