WINNIPEG – A new online portal was launched today, designed to make accessing snow clearing information easier for Winnipeggers. Winnipeg.ca/snow includes winter parking ban information, a comprehensive FAQ, and – most notably – a new snow clearing status map for major snow plowing operations. Residents can now check on crews’ progress during major plowing operations…
Santa Bus Hits the Road December 1
WINNIPEG – The Santa Bus is driving holiday spirit starting Sunday, December 1 until Tuesday, December 24. Winnipeg Transit bus #142 will feature larger-than-life vinyl graphics of Santa and his reindeer. All cash fares and donations collected on the Santa Bus will go directly to the Christmas Cheer Board. The Santa Bus has been on…
Parking Ban Begins on Sunday
WINNIPEG – The City’s Annual Snow Route Parking Ban begins this Sunday, December1 at 2 a.m. Drivers are reminded that they may not park on streets designated as snow routes between 2:00 a.m. and 7:00 a.m. The Annual Snow Route Parking Ban is in effect from December 1 to March 1. Snow routes are a…
Police Service Receives $500,000 from Province for Specialized Equipment
WINNIPEG – The Manitoba government is investing more than half a million dollars in specialized equipment and training for the Winnipeg Police Service (WPS), including $20,000 to support a new educational video and expand public outreach to help people avoid or leave gang involvement. Developed by the Gang Action Interagency Network (GAIN) in partnership with…
Changes Coming to South Perimeter Highway
WINNIPEG – Significant changes are coming to the South Perimeter Highway to improve safety for drivers, the Manitoba Government announced today. The changes will increase safety for drivers accessing the Brady Road Landfill and those who drive through the area. The changes are a response to the many collisions and near-misses in the area. Approximately…
Fatal Accident on Perimeter Highway
WINNIPEG – A collision on the Perimeter Highway has claimed the life of a 19 year-old man from Rockwood. Yesterday, at around 9:00 A.M. RCMP responded to a multi-vehicle accident on the Perimeter Highway at Brady Road. The initial investigation has determined that a car travelling east on the Perimeter was struck by a semi,…
62 Year-Old Winnipeg Woman Killed in Motorcycle Collision on Highway 59
WINNIPEG – A 62 year-old Winnipeg woman has died after her motorcycle was struck by a truck yesterday afternoon. The victim was travelling on highway 59 when a pickup truck travelling on Oak Grove Road went through the stop sign and collided with her motorcycle. The 16 year-old male driver of the truck had minor…
Library Launches Instrument Lending Program
WINNIPEG – The Winnipeg Public Library has launched a new Instrument Lending Library Program at the Millennium Library. The program, sponsored by Sun Life has donated more than 150 instruments cases and accessories that can be borrowed by the public with a library card. Some of the instruments available are: guitars, mandolins, violins, portable keyboards,…
Two Pedestrians in Critical Condition After Collision
WINNIPEG – Police are looking for any witnesses to a pedestrian-motor vehicle accident that took place yesterday morning on Portage Avenue at School Road at about 6:00 A.M. The collision involved two pedestrians, both youths, a male and female, who were taken to hospital in critical condition. Both remain in hospital. The driver of the…
138 Portage Ave. Blaze Inevitable
The overnight fire that devastated a historic Portage Avenue East building was something city officials were warned would happen -because reconstruction had come to a halt and the unattended site had become a safety risk, says a neighbouring businessman. Les Bester, president of Les.net located in the Nutty Club building at the corner of Westbrook…