St John's Website
Events -
http://www.stjohns.ca/cityservices/events/calendar.jsp
Weather -
http://www.stjohns.ca/currentweather.jsp
Inhabitants -
http://www.centralnewfoundland.com/culture.php3
"Ongoing archaeological work to uncover the mysteries of Newfoundland's First Peoples show the first inhabitants of Newfoundland to be the Maritime Archaic Indians."
http://www.heritage.nf.ca/environment/historic_mining.html
http://www.delweb.com/nfmuseum/notes12.htm
Environment -
http://www.thezone.net/stjacap/atfa1.htm
Newspaper -
http://www.stjohntradewindsnews.com/
INHABITANTS
Ongoing archaeological work to uncover the mysteries of Newfoundland's First Peoples show the first inhabitants of Newfoundland to be the Maritime Archaic Indians. Today, a glimpse into their presence can be experienced at the Burnside Interpretation Centre. The Dorset Eskimo followed and were much more marine oriented than their predecessors. Soapstone was used by the Dorset Eskimo to manufacture pots and lamps. A soapstone quarry has been discovered in Fleur De Lys, on the Baie Verte Peninsula, and is an exceptional example of ancient workmanship.
ENVIRONMENT
St. John's Harbour Clean Up
A Time For Action
What is St. John's Harbour ACAP?
ACAP is a community advocacy group formed in 1993 with the support of Environment Canada under the Atlantic Coastal Action Program to promote improvements in environmental conditions in the Capital Region; ACAP provides a forum where elected board members, the public, and personnel from all three levels of government can meet to openly discuss environmental issues;In 1997, the ACAP Comprehensive Environmental Management Plan (CEMP) identified environmental concerns and potential engineering solutions for St. John's Harbour.
What are the issues?
More than 120,000,000 litres of raw sewage and storm water are discharged into St. John's Harbour every day; Water quality in St. John's Harbour falls below the standards specified by provincial and federal regulations; Newfoundlanders are amongst the 7% of Canadians who are not served by Sewage treatment; All three levels of government are interested in sewage treatment for St. John's Harbour; and Elected representatives will act only if public support is visible.
