Can you keep a secret? No, obviously not, because someone's let the proverbial cat out of the bag...
...that someone I swear is the Premier of the province, Danny. Someone's told someone else that there is still affordable, yes affordable housing in St. John's, NL and now the world knows about it. Last Saturday's Telegram dated April 14, 2007 Real Estate section headline reads "St. John's starter homes an international bargain". I'm telling you they are going to be arriving in droves. Them "Come From Aways" (CFA's) will scoop up all good housing, great views, enjoy our restaurants and coffee houses, take part in our cultural heritage like the Royal St. John's Regatta, Folk Festival, probably stagger home from the George Street Festival full of Newfoundland Screech and cause a great disturbance in our local economy - for the better. Well I'm all for it. Finally a city, a downtown core, that is more affordable than any other major city in Canada, North America, and possibly the world!
The commute to most of the major businesses in the downtown is a mere 5 or 10 minu
tes walk on the outside and you can probably pick up your morning coffee along the way. Groceries can be delivered to your door, state of the art fitness centers are located just steps away from Water Street, and some of the trendiest footwear and clothing can be found at bargain prices compared to the mainland. Our square footage prices for businesses and housing cannot be beat.
So our weather is not the best, we get a little more rain, sometimes snow than the rest of Canada but we were the third warmest winter capital in Canada last year. So what's not to like, the people are friendly and entertaining which is part of the character of St. John's, I'm just hoping you can keep a secret - otherwise we'll be overrun!
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