As long as the barriers remain up at Portage and Main, Winnipeg can count itself as a second-class city where fear prevails and hope festers. Those ugly gray barriers are reminiscent of another era when politicians thought they could force people to change their behaviour – it was the same kind of thinking that created…
Route 90 Ends in New Confusion Corner
Route 90 demonstrates a long history of varying degrees of competence among city planners over the years. Speed limits vary from 80 kmh to 50 kmh but it’s driver beware because exact changes are not posted on the website. It’s Winnipeg’s longest rout at 25 km, but it actually continues for another 20 km before…
Dorothy Dobbie Says – Police Need to do a Better Job of Enforcement
Waiting for a tire to be fixed for my car, I hear a tale of crime that is truly distressing. The manager of the outlet told me that he had recently been robbed. He came home to his house at four o’clock one afternoon to find it in shambles. “They took all sorts of things,”…
Klein Offers Leadership to Charleswood and Tuxedo
Kevin Klein has announced that he will seek election to City Council in the Charleswood Tuxedo ward to fill the vacancy left by Marty Marantz who is stepping down to run federally. Kevin is a long time resident of the area and a former president of minor hockey in South Winnipeg, where he also coached…
New $26 Million Industrial Park for CentrePort
WINNIPEG – A new Business Park in a prime location will soon be on the market attracting businesses to our City, The BrookPort Business Park (“BrookPort”). The new $26 million industrial park is being developed by Whiteland Developers and brokered by Ian Corbett, Associate Broker, Shindico Realty. Companies are expected to start to take possession…
Hot Eats Winnipeg – Cafe Carlo on Lilac St.
WINNIPEG, MB – Cafe Carlo was one of the very first restaurants of its kind in Winnipeg (established in 1989) and has been consistently pleasing their loyal clientele ever since. I have not had an opportunity to visit in the evening recently, but as a lunch destination it is high on my personal list of…
Dorothy Dobbie Says – Put a Private Hospital at the Kapyong Barracks
WINNIPEG – I was 29 when I was diagnosed with an illness that required surgery. It took 10 days from the time my doctor informed me of the issue until I woke up in St. Boniface hospital with the problem solved. Today that action would take months, perhaps even more than a year. Back then,…
Dorothy Dobbie’s Unsung Hero’s
WINNIPEG – There are many folks who do extraordinary things in Manitoba without expecting any kind of accolade. Some of them are well known, others may be completely anonymous. We would like to celebrate all of them. Over the past five months, I have shared some of the accomplishments of a few of our wonderful…
OPINION – Harassment & Abuse Has to be Exposed Among Rural councillors
WINNIPEG – It’s been in the news lately; the abuse and harassment suffered by many rural councillors. When about a year ago, Jackie Hunt, who was then mayor of the rural municipality of Ritchot, resigned her post due to this, she had been the victim of verbal abuse, name calling and just plain harassment. The…
OPINION – First Nations Should Build a Private Hospital at Kapyong
WINNIPEG – Great news that the redevelopment of Kapyong is moving ahead. It has been delayed far too long and it is time now for the consortium of Indigenous groups to examine, seriously, what will happen there. Kapyong is a large piece of land in a prime location that could support a number of initiatives.…