The prevalence of horrific violent incidents fuelled by meth addicts has become a top-of-mind issue for Winnipeg residents this year – and one candidate for Mayor says it is even worse than voters are aware. And as an active police officer with decades handling drug traffickers and informants, Tim Diack (DiackforMayor.ca) would know. In this…
Winnipeg Watchdog Reminds Candidates to Follow the Rules if Elected
After a complaint about the 2010 Assinboine bike lane consultation, the City Auditor admonished the consulting process for leaving many area businesses off the stakeholder list and for not clearly stating possible affects on trafic flow, slanting the process to feedback from the bike lobby. Councilors swore, it wouldn’t happen again. After a truck route…
Developer Asks Council to Help it Rebound From WRHA Setback
WINNIPEG – Provincial health cutbacks have had ripple effects on Winnipeg property developments, but the city is working with one landowner to help them regroup. Seine River Gardens Ltd. is asking councillors on the city Property Committee for a one year extension to prepare a development plan for 21 Clayton Drive that will match the…
Marty Gold Speaks with a Business Owner Impacted by No Right Turn
The Winnipeg Watchdog – Marty Gold continues his investigation into the New No Right Turn law. Just before the civic election in 2010, the City of Winnipeg embarked on a rushed construction of new bike lanes. All had issues, and when it came to the Assiniboine Avenue project, the City Auditor reported to councilors it…
PART 3 – Marty Gold Investigates – No Right Turn in Winnipeg?
The Winnipeg Watchdog Podcast with Marty Gold investigates what other’s won’t. Marty fights for the little guy and isn’t afraid to go after those in power if they’ve done wrong. An official in the Public Works department said he’d look into whether a traffic study was made public before No Right on Red Signs went…
No Right Turn in Winnipeg? – Marty Gold Investigates
Winnipeg drivers were not the only people surprised by the unannounced installation in July of No Right Turn On Red Light signs on McDermot and Bannatyne Avenues between downtown and the Health Sciences Centre. As Marty Gold found out, so were 7 city councillors, including 3 members of the Mayor’s Executive Policy Committee and 2…
Fight Night in St Laurent
For the second straight year homegrown professional was a feature attraction at Metis Days in St Laurent, Manitoba on Friday night. The CWA promoters, who run regular “Paying it Forward” fundraising cards at the Indian Metis Friendship Centre in Winnipeg, showcased the hometown hero, Rory Ducharme. His never-say-die alter ego Jak ‘The Ripper’ Lydon brought…
Dougald Lamont Wins Seat in St. Boniface
WINNIPEG – Liberal’s and leader Dougald Lamont exclaim ‘victoire a’ St. Boniface’, as NDP collapse continues. The incumbent NDP lost 1/3rd of its support, falling to 1770 votes and 28.2%, and out of contention in the St Boniface byelection to replace former Premier Greg Selinger. Liberal leader Dougald Lamont built momentum and boosted Liberal support…
Community-Minded Trio Recognized at Awards Evening
WINNIPEG – Three champions of the north end, including a mayoral candidate, were recognized with awards in a sold-out fundraising event by the Indian Metis Friendship Centre Saturday night. The honourees included Daryll Sanderson, who is involved with fundraising with the IMFC; Justin Rivera, Executive Director of Young Thunderbirds; and Jenny Motkaluk, who helped raise…
Marty Gold Says: The Knowledge Drain Continues from City Council
“The Golden Rule”, as re-elected Transcona Councilor Al Golden told my MTN-TV audience on Election night in 1989, was “the devil is in the details”. And that it took experience, intelligence and instinct not to be fooled. Such depth will be missing after October 24 as current Transcona representative Russ Wyatt and Point Douglas stalwart…