St. John's: The Atlantic entrance to the new world

St. John's was incorporated as a town in 1888 and raised to a city in 1921. In the 1950s, the city adopted its first land-use zoning by-law. A draft municipal plan was prepared in 1972, but the first adopted plan came in 1984. Today, St. John's has over 100,000 residents - roughly one-thir...

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Main Author: O'Brien, Ken
Format: Text
Language:English
Published: Vancouver Island University - Royal Roads University 2000
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Online Access:https://dx.doi.org/10.25316/ir-1454
https://viurrspace.ca/handle/10613/6546
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Summary:St. John's was incorporated as a town in 1888 and raised to a city in 1921. In the 1950s, the city adopted its first land-use zoning by-law. A draft municipal plan was prepared in 1972, but the first adopted plan came in 1984. Today, St. John's has over 100,000 residents - roughly one-third of the province's population. : Part of the Canadian portrait: Canadian provincial and territories cities section. : https://viurrspace.ca/bitstream/handle/10613/6546/OBrien.pdf?sequence=3