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St. John's firefighters grounded, as helicopter rescue team remains in 'holding pattern' The St. John’s Regional Fire Department’s helicopter rescue team has been out of commission for nearly a year, CBC News has learned, due to delays in equipping the choppers now tasked with the job. Social Sharing
Healthy PPE stash helping St. John's maintain services during outbreak, says mayor The City of St. John's has learned some lessons from the last lockdown, says Mayor Danny Breen, to help keep services going during this one. Social Sharing CBC News · Posted: Feb 16, 2021 4:19 PM NT | Last Updated: February 16 St. John's Mayor Danny Breen says a strong supply of personal protective equipment is allowing the city to continue providing a high level of essential services during this latest outbreak of the coronavirus.(Mark Quinn/CBC) The City of St. John's is able to maintain a higher standard ...
Posted: Jan 29, 2021 6:00 AM AT | Last Updated: January 29 Halifax councillors will be able to examine the section of the municipal budget that deals with insurance costs on Feb. 3. (Robert Short/CBC) comments The cost of municipal insurance for the city of Halifax is going up, partly due to storms and partly due to COVID-19. City spokesperson Klara Needler wrote in an email that the cost had jumped 45 per cent between June 2019 and May 2020. "This increase was partly due to changes in rating and value, including weather related claims due to weather events, as well as COVID-19 impacts o...
The latest slashes to air travel options have tourism operators worrying about post-pandemic recovery. Social Sharing Direct routes between St. John's and Toronto accounted for about half of pre-pandemic passenger traffic YYT CBC News · Posted: Jan 13, 2021 6:59 PM NT | Last Updated: January 14 Brenda O'Reilly, chair of Hospitality Newfoundland and Labrador's board of directors, says the flight cancellations are devastating.(CBC)
The cost of insuring City of St. John's properties has nearly doubled in this year's budget, one of the biggest expense increases for an already financially difficult year ahead.