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St. John's is home to North America's oldest annual sporting event, the Royal St. John's Regatta, which dates back to at least 1816. The event is important enough in the life of the city that the day of the Regatta (the first Wednesday in August, weather permitting) is a civic holiday – one of the few weather-dependent holidays in the world.
On July 14, 2014, Newfoundland and Labrador's latest Justice Minister, Terry French, said he's worried about escalating violence within HMP St. John's, and stated that building a new provincial prison was a "top priority" for government, adding that a new prison in the province is "long overdue".
It is from this date that the Regatta Committee takes its anniversary. In August 2018 the Royal St. John's Regatta celebrated its 200th anniversary. [citation needed] Held on Quidi Vidi Lake in St. John's, Newfoundland, the Regatta is scheduled for the first Wednesday of August. If weather and wind conditions are not suitable, the event is ...
Fort William was a fort in St. John's built in 1698 to protect English interests on Newfoundland, primarily against French opposition. It was the original headquarters of the British garrison in Newfoundland. A second fort, known as Fort George was situated at the east end of the harbour connected by a subterranean passage with Fort William.
1881 – St. Patrick's Church (St. John's) completed. St. Patrick's Church was consecrated on August 28. 1885 – Cathedral of St. John the Baptist completed in September. 1892 – Great Fire of 1892, The most famous major fire in St. John in the 19th century; 1894 – Masonic Temple (St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador) built.
CBNT-DT (channel 8) is a television station in St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada, broadcasting the English-language service of CBC Television. Owned and operated by the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, the station maintains studios on University Avenue, and its transmitter is located south-southwest of George's Pond in St. John's.
View of St. John's Narrows from The Rooms The Narrows , is the only passage from the Atlantic Ocean to St. John's Harbour , Newfoundland , bordered north and south by steep rock walls. A skilled captain is required to navigate large ships through the Narrows, known as “threading the eye of the needle”. [ 1 ]
The informal holiday has been also used for fundraising efforts, including the "Shine Your Light on Tibb’s Eve" fundraiser for the St. John's Women's Centre, first organized circa 2009 in St. John's, [20] and Tibb's Eve charity drives organized by the Masons in Grand Bank, NL. [21] [22]