Newfoundland has a demographic problem. Well, right now, the entire world has a demographic problem. But it’s been a problem here in the province for a while and the population has been acutely aware of it the whole time. Historic out-migration for economic opportunities and ‘brain drain’ have exacerbated the aging population crisis in anContinueContinue reading “Immigration is not a problem, it’s a solution”
Category Archives: Urban History
Yum Yum Sprawly Goodness
Before we blow your minds with graph-filled, optic nerve stimulating, carefully hand-crafted data about what sprawl does to our municipalities, let’s first bask in their everlasting glory. Yeah. I left in the watermark. Come at me bruh 😝 Now, several of us at Streets are for People live in the suburbs so I just wantContinueContinue reading “Yum Yum Sprawly Goodness”
Where’d the brooks go?
Most folks around St. John’s know about the ‘river’ under the Avalon Mall parking lot. This is Leary’s Brook. Some people may also even be vaguely aware that ‘Kelly’s brook trail’ used to follow a brook called ‘Kelly’s brook’. Interestingly, if you go looking for that brook, you will quickly find it was replaced withContinueContinue reading “Where’d the brooks go?”
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