St. John’s city council announced it is ratifying a new collective agreement with local firefighters. St. John’s city council started its meeting on Nov. 26 by announcing it was ratifying a new collective agreement between the City and IAFF Local 1075, which represents local firefighters. Breen thanked the members of the St. John’s Regional Fire Department for their service. St. John’s city council approved an application from Reardon Construction and Development to turn the city’s old West End Fire Station on LeMarchant Road to be a 20-unit apartment building. “When we look at our heritage use category, this is a great development application that’s an example of the creative applications that heritage use provides,” she said.