St. John's takes its hit

From the CBC, another indicator of the Potemkin-village character of the economy of Capital City:

Sheriff's officers courting new jurors
Last Updated: Monday, April 30, 2007 12:57 PM NT
CBC News

Sheriff's officers in Newfoundland and Labrador have been resorting to extraordinary measures to find people willing to serve on juries.

For every 1,000 summons sent out, fewer than 200 potential jurors even show up for selection. In St. John's last week, three officers were working overtime trying to contact enough potential jurors for one upcoming trial.

Pauline Butler, Newfoundland and Labrador's jury co-ordinator, said her job would not be so frustrating if the mailing list that the sheriff's office receives from the province's motor vehicle registration system was more accurate.

"The problem is, I guess, that so many people have moved away and still carry, probably, a driver's licence here," she said.

"We have no control over that."

Yet another piece in the emerging picture of the impact of Dannynomics on the provincial Danographic picture.

This isn't just a problem on the Northern Peninsula, or coastal Labrador, or the Burin, or Bay St. George. Danographics have come, with a vengeance, to St. John's, the City of Legends, the City That Can Take The Hit.