Municipal Affairs and Environment
March 12, 2017

Public Advisory: Delayed Opening for Provincial Government and Municipal Offices

To minimize potential problems tomorrow morning (Monday, March 13) related to damaged traffic lights in the City of St. John’s metro area which resulted from yesterday’s wind storm, the Provincial Government, the City of St. John’s and the City of Mount Pearl are cooperating on delayed openings for government offices.

Details:

• Municipal offices in the City of St. John’s that normally open at 9:00 a.m. will open at 9:30 a.m. Other municipal services, such as recreation centres, will open at regular hours.
• Mount Pearl City Hall, which normally opens at 8:00 a.m. will open at 9:30 a.m. Other municipal services, such as recreation centres, will open at regular hours.
• All Provincial Government offices in the St. John’s/Mount Pearl area, including the Motor Registration Division, will open at 10:00 a.m.
• Schools in the Newfoundland and Labrador English School District and Conseil scolaire francophone provincial de Terre-Neuve-et-Labrador will open at regular times.

The Provincial Government is asking all residents to be cautious and patient during tomorrow’s commute, obey traffic laws and treat all intersections that do not have functioning traffic lights as a four-way-stop.

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Media contact:
Lynn Robinson
Media Relations Manager
Municipal Affairs and Environment
709-729-5449, 691-9466
lynnrobinson@gov.nl.ca

2017 03 12                             4:30 p.m.