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Dec 14, 2020 1:41 PM The province is considering a request from the City of St. John’s for a break on the gas tax as it applies to Metrobus. St. John’s Centre MHA Jim Dinn says the tax costs Metrobus about $400,000 a year, almost the same amount the city is looking to cut from the Metrobus budget next year. Dinn says the tax structure is unfair. He says part of the problem is the fact that the province collects the tax from Metrobus for driving on roads that are maintained by the city, not ...

Dozens protest planned closure of Railway Coastal Museum in St. Johns Wayne Greenland sees parallels between the closing of the railway museum, and the closure of the railway more than 30 years ago — it was made too expensive and inaccessible. Social Sharing CBC News · Posted: Dec 12, 2020 6:14 PM NT | Last Updated: December 12, 2020 Wayne Greenland national director for the provincial branch of the CN Pensioners Association, is saddened to see the museum closing. He says the city hasnt do...

Museum association blindsided by impending closure of Railway Coastal Museum News that the City of St. Johns would be closing the Railway Coastal Museum came as a shock to the Museum Association of Newfoundland and Labrador, which says there was zero consultation with them — and they have a lot of questions. Social Sharing CBC News · Posted: Dec 11, 2020 3:25 PM NT | Last Updated: December 11, 2020 The Railway Coastal Museum in St. Johns was opened in 2003. The building was constructed in ...