After one term as Trustee for Ward 9 in the Winnipeg School Division, Dean Koshelanyk is seeking to step up to City Council, in a seat where the incumbant is retiring. In this 15 minute podcast, he explains his basic platform running for election in Point Douglas: common sense. As the oddly-shaped ward sprawls from…
The Winnipeg Watchdog Interviews Candidates – Tim Diack
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…
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…
Winnipeg Watchdog – No Right Turn Part 2
A planner with the Public Works department had some insight into why No Right Turn on Red signage was suddenly put up at intersections alongside the new bike lanes on McDermot and Bannatyne through the core of the city. But the “how” part regarding whether public and city councillors were explicitly told this was going…
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…
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…
Marty Gold Talks About Portage & Main on Sunday Dinner
This week my guest is Marty Gold, the former host and creator of City Circus on Shaw TV. He also hosted a popular radio program called “The Great Canadian Talk Show”. Marty has always been outspoken on Winnipeg issues. There area many people who don’t like Marty because he questions the establishment and will keep…
Spencer Fernando Says: Trudeau Government Becoming Authoritarian
Spencer Fernando says, “The Trudeau government is becoming increasingly Authoritarian. Canadians of all political stripes should be concerned.”