MARTY GOLD – After 6 straight years of losses totalling $220,000 and a sales decline of 24% below budget, Pollocks Hardware Co-op Ltd. has called a Special Meeting of shareholders on Saturday, February 16th, 2019 from 2 pm – 4 pm at Luxton Community Center, 210 St. Cross St.to vote on whether to close the…
Sunday Roundup: Taxis and Bikes and Burst Pipes
It’s was an interesting week – even before the monthly City Council session – when important issues involving longtime topics all land in my wheelhouse without a tip or a Freedom of Information request required. Here’s a fast round-up: Lennard Taylor is a very talented boutique fashion designed and the kind of person that should…
Historic Rock Bar “The Zoo” Might Be Razed In 220 Apartment Plan for Osborne Village
In the last 5 years the Osborne Village business district dropped off a cliff with vacated storefronts, reduced bus service, and increased muggings and property crime. The resulting discord from Biz members and neighbourhood residents resulted in the Biz initiating a foot patrol and some new tenants from the pot industry took root. This week…
Marty Gold Says Trudeau Carbon Tax to Bleed Manitobans Dry
WINNIPEG – How many ways will the Trudeau government’s Carbon Tax to save the world bleed Manitoba taxpayers dry, far beyond the mathematically dubious “rebates”? In this podcast I count a few of the ways. The announcement that the Carbon Tax soon to come will, in its first year, add $88 to an “average household”…
Marty Gold: Threats to Transcona Schools Unnerving Families And Staff
There’s a sick new game being played in East Transcona the last few weeks, and it continued on Monday. Another threat to an area school, seemingly being transmitted via Snapchat and another social media platform. Understandably this has the community edgy, and it was made worse by the arrests last week in an unrelated crime,…
Marvin Terhoch Leaves Tremendous Legacy In Arts And Community Service
A tremendous outpouring of affection and respect flooded online feeds this weekend after the passing of Marvin Terhoch, Z’L”, a beloved figure in Winnipeg’s arts, music and broadcast community. Marv left us on Saturday, January 19th, after a rough few months. With a commanding presence and a gentle hippie-era philosophical style, Marv’s legacy was carved…
New Year’s Knockout Wows Wrestling Fans
WINNIPEG – Coming off a momentous 2018, Premier Championship Wrestling set the stage for another year of athletics and drama Saturday night at the home base, Double’s Fun Club in St. Vital. The PCW card featured 2 titles bouts and a mini tournament to determine a challenger for the import star appearing at the next…
Safety Keeps Slippin’ Away on ‘Wrong Side’ of St. Boniface
WINNIPEG – Last summer, Manitoba Post learned that a sudden spike of serious criminal and harassment incidents due to an influx of panhandlers and homeless people, led the Norwood Grove Business Improvement Zone to ask City Hall for help to keep area employees and businesses safe. Last May 4th, a motion was made by Councillor…
PEGGO Failing Young Mother 80% of the Time
In this podcast I go into additional details I received from the young mother Nicole, and she confirmed that 4 out of the last 5 times using PEGGO – it failed. She listed the ‘world class’ cities she’s taken public transit, and compared those to the pathetic performance of her hometown: “people who are paying…
Art City Recovers Its History
WINNIPEG – A post-Christmas miracle for the West Broadway non-profit Art City: the back-up hard-drive, “an invaluable piece (with) many years of digital history”, stolen with other equipment on Boxing Day morning, has been found and returned. According to their Facebook post early Saturday evening, the historical archive and other items were recovered “Thanks to…