Portage and Main
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« Previous 1 … 10 11 12 … 24 Next »City ‘irresponsible’, advocates of opening Portage and Main say
September 11, 2018
Winnipeg Free Press - ...Coalition for Portage and Main is calling the City of Winnipeg irresponsible for not releasing a dollar figure indicating what fixing the intersection’s barricades will cost — should they stay up — in advance of the pending referendum. Coalition spokesman Adam Dooley, who’s involved with the team...
Coalition for Portage & Main, sets up shop at … Portage and Main
September 11, 2018
Winnipeg Sun - ...coalition of folks in favour of opening Portage and Main to foot traffic have found a suitable setting for their campaign office. Coalition for Portage & Main opened their storefront at 201 Portage Avenue, the former TD Bank location, on Tuesday, just a couple flights of stairs from the spot they hope sheds its...
Winnipeg family using the election to give back to Winnipeg Harvest
September 11, 2018
CTV - ...non-perishable food items. The donated goods will be given to Winnipeg Harvest. The makeshift ballot box also features a special poll on reopening Portage and Main, where residents have to donate baby food or formula in order to cast their vote. So far the family said Brian Bowman is in the lead and that more...
Police union attack ad not founded in fact
September 10, 2018
Winnipeg Free Press - ...would like see an end to things such as free WiFi on buses, bus rapid transit, active transportation and — of course — the re-opening of Portage and Main to pedestrians. "There's a lot of wasteful spending that could create more money to go to things like policing," he said Perhaps, but in making...
Police union attack ad not founded in fact
September 9, 2018
Winnipeg Free Press - ...would like see an end to things such as free WiFi on buses, bus rapid transit, active transportation and — of course — the re-opening of Portage and Main to pedestrians. "There's a lot of wasteful spending that could create more money to go to things like policing," he said Perhaps, but in making...
Browaty endorses Jenny Motkaluk as mayor
September 8, 2018
CBC Manitoba - ...who spent much of the past year mulling a mayoral run of his own, shares some policy goals with Motkaluk. Both politicians oppose the reopening of Portage and Main to pedestrians and the expansion of the city's rapid transit system. Labour council endorses 8 The Winnipeg Labour Council has endorsed candidates...
An open-and-shut case
September 7, 2018
Winnipeg Free Press - ...your trial! To continue reading, we recommend our Read Now Pay Later membership. Simply add a form of payment and pay only 27¢ per article. “Portage and Main has been taking over my life,” he says, with a what-can-you-do shrug. And so, the chat begins and it quickly becomes clear the creative director...
At the crossroads
September 7, 2018
Winnipeg Free Press - ...sessions in several downtown districts, including North Main, Chinatown, Broadway, the SHED district, Graham Avenue, The Forks and, of course, Portage and Main, canvassing feedback from more than 2,000 diverse people. We were able to tap into voices that usually are not heard — from kids to homeless...
Mayoral battle dominates campaign so far
September 5, 2018
Winnipeg Free Press - ...clearly established her as the chief challenger to Mayor Brian Bowman’s re-election aspirations. In no particular order, Motkaluk has touched on Portage and Main (no to pedestrians) rapid transit (against Bus Rapid Transit but in favour of more and electrified buses), policing (more on buses and in schools),...
Election fever building… slowly
September 4, 2018
Winnipeg Free Press - ...first day that candidates could put up campaign signs. What will be different Oct. 24 and new for many voters is the ballot question on re-opening Portage and Main to pedestrians. It’s been 35 years since Winnipeg voters were asked a ballot question — that was in 1983 when they were asked two questions: if...