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Hope Jamieson

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Hope Jamieson is a municipal correspondent with The Independent, covering city council meetings in the weekly column, So Moved, St. John's. She served as Ward 2 Councillor from 2017 to 2020. Hope works in the affordable housing sector, and is dedicated to poverty reduction, social equity, and inclusion. She lives in St. John's with her partner and their three children.

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So Moved, St. John’s: 13 September 2021
Two weeks out from the city election, St. John's adopts new heritage by-laws—which are then immediately ignored by council, for some reason.
September 15, 2021
AnalysisCommentary
MuniPoli 101: A Well Developed City
Development planning is indispensable for good city governance—as is consistently following clear rules, and engaging the people affected.
September 15, 2021
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So Moved, St. John’s: 7 September 2021
The 2017-2021 City Council rides off into the sunset of its final few weeks—but not before adopting the long-awaited Envision St. John's Plan.
September 9, 2021
AnalysisCommentary
MuniPoli 101: Whose Jurisdiction is it, Anyway?
There are limits to what the City can accomplish when the Province won't give it the power (or resources) it needs to properly govern itself.
September 1, 2021
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So Moved, St. John’s: 23 August 2021
Chaos in the chamber as council decides what to do about the Duckworth Street pedestrian mall. Also, Shawn Skinner officially bows out.
August 24, 2021
AnalysisCommentary
MuniPoli 101: Let’s Talk About Tax, Baby
St. John's is facing a budget shortfall and the City can't run deficits. If aspiring councillors don't want to raise taxes, they must specify which…
August 24, 2021
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So Moved, St. John’s: 9 August 2021
This week, the city of St. John's churns through a few tenders—and says goodbye to longtime council fixture Wally Collins.
August 11, 2021
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So Moved, St. John’s: 26 July 2021
To continue extoling the virtues of the sidewalk clearing program while people with mobility issues are housebound during the winter months is nothing short of…
July 28, 2021
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So Moved, St. John’s: 13 July 2021
There's lots of important information in this summary of the compressed summertime Council meeting, but mainly: The Ship is getting a deck.
July 16, 2021
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So Moved, St. John’s: 28 June 2021
You only have a few months left to discharge pyrotechnics at random if you need to get that out of your system. (Please don’t do…
June 30, 2021
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So Moved, St. John’s: 22 June 2021
A light agenda on the menu for the regular council meeting this Tuesday; must be summer in St. John’s.
June 24, 2021
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So Moved, St. John’s: 14 June 2021
How hard hindsight smacks us in the face is a question of whether we were looking into the future to begin with, or clinging to…
June 15, 2021