Quality of life matters, and one of the things that contributes to quality of life is how safe you feel. Through dependable, professional police and fire services and by-law enforcement, we work hard to provide every service necessary to create a safe, liveable community. By creating safe neighbourhoods, we provide opportunities for every individual to develop and grow together through recreation, cultural and leisure activities, and community involvement.
Housing is the cornerstone of healthy neighbourhoods and individual well-being. Through its Affordable Housing Action Plan, the City of Saint John is being proactive to address the affordable housing crunch to ensure a strong, vibrant and growing community. The City has developed a comprehensive and targeted five-year plan to foster better housing outcomes for the community.
Like communities across North America, Saint John needs to address challenges around affordable housing.
Although housing is not a legislative responsibility of the municipality, Council has recognized that the City must take action to help foster a more affordable housing environment.
With input of community stakeholders and the public, the plan leaves no rock unturned. It identifies nearly 40 proposed actions, including:
• Improve coordination across governments and sectors.
• Explore incentives for non-market housing initiatives.
• Make sure existing policies and by-laws support housing needs.
• Investigate long term solutions to deliver housing more efficiently through community partners and the municipality.
The Saint John Affordable Housing Action Plan was adopted by Common Council in October 2022.
Development of the Plan
Development of the action plan was a two-year collaborative project between non-profit affordable housing partners, Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation, the Government of New Brunswick, and the City of Saint John. The plan identifies the actions needed to guide the community’s response to maintain and create safe, suitable, and affordable housing options for all Saint John’s residents.
The Affordable Housing Action Plan was based on a housing needs assessment conducted by SHS Consulting. The plan will address any gaps in the Saint John housing continuum related to supply and affordability. The strategic directions, policies, and actions in the implementation framework are expected to focus on the transitional and supportive housing, non-market rental housing, and low-end market rental components of the housing continuum, targeted to the priority groups in need.
A Special Move Permit grants exemptions on select city streets for trucks from reducing axle mass during the Spring Weight Restriction period to 80% of what is typically permitted in the Motor Vehicle Act and its Regulation 2001-67, where the load cannot be otherwise reduced.
Complete the submission package below and submit to onestop@saintjohn.ca or in person at the One-Stop Development Shop, 15 Market Square, ground floor, City Hall.
There are by-laws and other rules around the use of bouncy castles, temporary structures, fireworks, noise, alcohol, and
food.
Fireworks Display fireworks (public fireworks) and pyrotechnic special effects (sporting or other public events) are regulated by the federal government and must be:
Where the by-law permits the Fire Chief to adopt reasonable rules and regulations for the granting of permission for supervised public displays of fireworks, a competent operator is a person who holds a valid certificate to discharge Display Fireworks as issues by the Explosives Safety and Security Branch of Natural Resources Canada.
The City will fly the flags of:
- Other sovereign nations (as recognized by the Federal Department of Global Affairs)
- Non-profit organizations
- Other local organizations
Requests will not be approved for:
