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« Previous 1 … 18 19 20 … 24 Next »Portage and Main question coming to civic election ballot
July 19, 2018
Global News - ...city council has passed a motion to include a question about opening Portage and Main on the October civic election ballot. Coun. Jenny Gerbasi was the lone vote against, meaning the motion passed 14-1. North Kildonan City Coun. Jeff Browaty introduced a motion at city hall a few weeks ago calling...
Mayor throws support behind proposed referendum on reopening Portage and Main
July 18, 2018
Winnipeg Free Press - ...meeting proposing a referendum on the future of the historic intersection be added to the ballot. After ardently campaigning in 2014 for reopening Portage and Main to pedestrians, Mayor Brian Bowman has agreed to let Winnipeggers have the final say. After ardently campaigning in 2014 for reopening Portage and...
BRODBECK: Plebiscites are good for democracy
July 18, 2018
Winnipeg Sun - ...Brian Bowman’s surprise announcement Wednesday to back a proposal that would allow voters to decide whether to tear down the barriers at Portage and Main was a shrewd political move. But it was also good policy. It doesn’t happen often, but sometimes good politics and good policy do intersect. Bowman...
Bowman to support motion on Portage and Main referendum
July 18, 2018
CTV - ...Brian Bowman intends to support a council motion Thursday for a referendum on opening Portage and Main to pedestrians. The question would be included as part of this fall’s municipal election. Bowman, who wants the concrete barriers removed and the intersection opened up, said he supports a referendum so...
Mayor Bowman Supporting Referendum on Portage and Main Reopening
July 18, 2018
ChrisD - ...Winnipeggers go to the polls in October, they will not only have to choose a mayor and council, but whether they would like to see Portage and Main reopened to pedestrians. Mayor Brian Bowman said Wednesday he will be supporting a council motion recommending a referendum on the future of Winnipeg’s most...
Bowman supports plebiscite on opening Portage and Main
July 18, 2018
Winnipeg Sun - ...It’s not the biggest issue facing our city but it’s one that has preoccupied people for quite a while,” said Browaty. The vocal opponent of Portage and Main foot traffic said he believes all Winnipeggers have a stake in the issue, since many who don’t live downtown frequently commute through the...
Winnipeg’s mayor will support Portage and Main referendum question
July 18, 2018
CBC Manitoba - ...Mayor Brian Bowman wants the people to decide whether Portage and Main should be opened to pedestrians. Bowman announced Wednesday morning he will support the call for a referendum on the polarizing issue during the next municipal election this fall. The motion was put forward by North Kildonan Coun....
Winnipeg mayor Brian Bowman says he’ll support plebiscite vote on Portage and Main, will honour results
July 18, 2018
Global News - ...mayor says he’ll vote Thursday to add the question of whether to take down the barriers at Portage and Main to October’s ballot – and he will honour the results. “I will support the motion coming forward to Council tomorrow proposing that a question on the future of Portage and Main be added...
Mayoral candidate blasts Bowman for ‘inflated’ road repair figures
July 17, 2018
Winnipeg Sun - ...that the price could be higher. The report also suggests that opening the intersection would slow traffic down, including transit buses. “Opening Portage and Main to pedestrians will both increase travel times and decrease the reliability for the vehicular movement of goods or people through downtown...
BRODBECK: Bowman’s road repair budget not what it appears to be
July 17, 2018
Winnipeg Sun - ...of the city’s street renewal budget is going into road repair. She says $2 million of the $116-million budget has been earmarked for opening up Portage and Main to pedestrians. She’s right. It’s something Mayor Brian Bowman and city council snuck into the 2018 budget, even though they’ve always...