[jjavman]

Originally Posted by J_Murphy

Here's something to chew on.

Combine St. John's, Mount pearl, Paradise and CBS (what I would consider the more urban areas of the region), there are 4 mayors, 4 deputy mayors, and 26 councilors. 26 councilors! For approximately 200,000 people. That also comes with four different City/Town halls all with their own public works, HR, finance, recreation, etc. departments.

To put that in perspective, the City of Toronto has 1 mayor and 25 councilors and they are just shy of 3 million people (15x the population of the greater St. John's area). Halifax RM has a mayor and 16 councilors for just over 400,000 people.

Good post. Puts it in perspective.