Portage and Main
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October 8, 2018
Winnipeg Sun - ...I want to change,” he said. Boille says he feels the city has mortgaged the future of Winnipeggers and says “gimmicks” like the opening of Portage and Main will only add more burden on citizens. “I see it as a diversionary tactic, and while they’re talking about that, they’re not seeing what the...
Bowman poised to win the re-election battle but lose the war for control of Winnipeg city council
October 7, 2018
CBC Manitoba - ...to vote alongside him on every issue — executive policy committee members Scott Gillingham, John Orlikow and Brian Mayes were ready to revolt over Portage and Main — a council majority allows a mayor to govern without the time-consuming business of building consensus on any given issue. That majority is...
Whither the left?
October 5, 2018
Winnipeg Free Press - ...conservative – a private practice lawyer, the former chairman of the Chamber of Commerce who loves transit and the downtown, wants to open Portage and Main to pedestrians, and promises little property tax increases every year to fix the roads. During the past four years Bowman certainly alienated the...
Nichols wants area to have ‘a strong voice’
October 5, 2018
Winnipeg Free Press - ...would like to see more transparency at City Hall and a better use of taxpayer money. Nichols said residents are concerned with the cost of reopening Portage and Main. “They feel it’s a waste of money to open it up and they feel it’s not going to be beneficial to open it up,” he said. “I’m with them…...
Roads, transit top concerns for St. Vital ward residents: Mayes
October 5, 2018
Winnipeg Sun - ...[bus rapid transit] expansion until we do something about St. Mary’s and St. Anne’s.” Mayes remains steadfast in his opposition to opening Portage and Main. “Becuase every bus from this ward goes through there and they’d all be delayed,” he said. “We don’t have a plan on how to deal with...
Mayoral hopefuls take aim at each other
October 4, 2018
Winnipeg Free Press - ...four years ago? Are you more convinced today than ever before that we should spend millions and millions of dollars on legacy projects like opening Portage and Main, are you more convinced of that than you were four years ago? "Finally, do you really believe these are Winnipeg’s strongest days? If the answer...
Geschiere running on ‘common sense’
October 3, 2018
Winnipeg Free Press - ...would also like to “enhance and revitalize” greenspace within the ward. “One of the big things I hear going around talking to people is the Portage and Main opening,” Geschiere added. “We have money to open that, why would we not spend that on something else that’s possibly more urgent?” And...
Unique poll produces 900 pounds of food for Winnipeg Harvest
October 2, 2018
Winnipeg Sun - ...latest poll on the upcoming mayoral election has Brian Bowman leading, Jenny Motkaluk in fourth and overwhelming support for the opening of Portage and Main. The poll was done by an eight-year-old boy named Maxwell Oliver, and the way it was conducted means that nearly 900 pounds of food were donated to...
8-year-old’s cast-a-can poll measures voting intentions, generosity
October 2, 2018
CBC Manitoba - ...a tin for the bin, go to your local grocer and drop it in the bin." Maxwell also had a bin to gauge support for the plebiscite on whether to open Portage and Main — the "Yes" side...
Boille running for council in St. Boniface
October 1, 2018
Winnipeg Free Press - ...as a real estate agent — said more focus need to put on policing and safety in the city, and he is opposed to the much-discussed intersection at Portage and Main being opened to pedestrians. "That money could be better used to fight the drug problems in our city. There’s a difference between wants and...