St. John's, Newfoundland
70 Brookfield Rd.,
St. John's, NL A1E 3T9
Phone: (709) 368-8832
Fax: (709) 368-8734
Location Information:
St. John's is the provincial capital of Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada, at a 2006 census population 100,646 (metropolitan population 181,113), it is the largest city in that province, and the oldest English-founded city in North America.
The city is located on the northeast coast of the Avalon Peninsula in southeastern Newfoundland, and on the Atlantic Ocean. It is the most easterly city in North America, as well as the second largest city in Atlantic Canada (after Halifax, Nova Scotia). The downtown area lies to the north of St. John's Harbour, and the rest of the city expands uphill to the west, north, and east. Route 1, the Trans-Canada Highway, passes the south side of the city on a high ridge before descending into the Humber valley to the east.
St. John's economy has been continuously connected both to its role as a regional/national/provincial capital and to the ocean. Today, its continued growth is as much tied to oil and gas as to the fisheries and trans-ocean cargo. The city's economy is growing quickly, and the city has been identified as having one of the highest proportion of scientists and engineers per capita of any city under one million population in North America.
Climate
Of all major cities in Canada, St John's is the cloudiest (only 1,497 hours of sunshine a year), snowiest (359 cm; 11.8 ft), and has the most wet days per year. However, St. John's has the third mildest winter in comparison to other Canadian cities. St. John's has a Maritime climate with cool-to-warm summers, and relatively mild winters for Canada. Average highs and lows are 20°C /10°C in July and -1°C/-8°C in January. The annual precipitation is moderate to high, with an average of 1,640 millimetres per year.
Time Zone
St. John's is located in the Newfoundland Time Zone (GMT-3.5)
Sales Tax Rates:
13% HST Harmonized Federal and Provincial Sales Tax
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