Portage and Main
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« Previous 1 … 19 20 21 … 24 Next »Portage and Main changes a ‘vanity project’ for Brian Bowman, says rival
July 17, 2018
CBC Manitoba - ...running for mayor of Winnipeg says Brian Bowman is being "sneaky" by using the city's road renewal budget to pay for consultants to redesign the Portage and Main intersection. Standing at the famous corner Tuesday, Jenny Motkaluk told reporters she sees Bowman's record spending on road renewal as "smoke and...
Motkaluk accuses mayor of hiding Portage and Main cash in street budget
July 17, 2018
Winnipeg Sun - ...candidate Jenny Motkaluk discusses Mayor Brian Bowman’s plan to reopen Portage and Main to pedestrian...
Mayoral candidate slams plan to reopen Portage, Main
July 17, 2018
Winnipeg Free Press - ...fact, city council did approve a record amount of spending for road and sidewalk repair for 2018, but the $2 million referenced by Motkaluk for the Portage and Main project had been approved by council in October, and again in December when it approved the 2018 budget. Motkaluk described the reopening of the...
Let’s have a Portage and Main plebiscite
July 6, 2018
Winnipeg Free Press - ...money has to be allocated to street repairs. Our current mayor seems to be determined to spend yet more money on his pet project, the opening of the Portage and Main intersection to pedestrians. City councillors Jeff Browaty (North Kildonan) and Janice Lukes (South Winnipeg – St. Norbert) want the public to...
Letters and comments, July 5
July 5, 2018
Winnipeg Free Press - ...constantly changes the numbers to his liking, it’s time to call the president’s bluff. David A. Main St. Francois Xavier By the numbers Re: Portage and Main will stay closed (Letters, June 30) The 1976 census reported Winnipeg’s population as 578,217, not the 262,966 reported by Rod Lehmann. Also,...
‘A desperate time:’ Why Portage and Main was closed to pedestrians in the first place
July 1, 2018
CBC Manitoba - ...polarizing idea of opening Portage and Main to pedestrians is as hot as a Winnipeg summer, with arguments and accusations being thrown around by those on both sides of the debate — but why was it ever closed in the first place? Some might say it was the city handing the reins for the iconic intersection to...
Registration begins for potential Winnipeg city councillors
June 30, 2018
Global News - ...six registered mayoral candidates hoping to unseat Mayor Brian Bowman. READ MORE: Winnipeg city councillor wants voters to decide on opening of Portage and Main School trustees will also be voted in on election day. A full list of all candidates is available on the city’s website. Candidates can...
Running into trouble
June 29, 2018
Winnipeg Free Press - ...sells well during municipal elections. Her campaign — managed, it appears, by some key members of Steeves' team — also includes a pledge to keep Portage and Main closed to pedestrians and possibly killing the southwest extension of the bus rapid transit program. Largely out of concern that the mayoral...
Letters and comments, June 28
June 28, 2018
Winnipeg Free Press - ... Re: Councillors want Portage-Main reopening on election ballot (June 22) Coun. Jeff Browaty’s stance on having a plebiscite on the opening of Portage and Main is puzzling. He doesn’t seem to understand the increasing population in that neighbourhood does not want to go underground to cross their street. ...
Portage and Main plebiscite pitch premature
June 27, 2018
Winnipeg Free Press - ...— forms of populism that can cause regrettable decisions when used rashly — the most immediate problem with asking Winnipeg voters about Portage and Main is they haven’t been given enough information to make an informed decision. The lesson of the pig in a poke could provide guidance, as two city...