News & Updates
Have your say on the draft Winnipeg Transit Master Plan
Frequent transit service connects communities across the city in a comprehensive network anchored by three rapid lines; a historic downtown landmark is reborn as a central hub in the public transportation system; and transit is made more accessible for people of all...
City launches redesigned winnipeg.ca homepage and 311 self-service website
Released: 9:27 a.m. Winnipeg, MB – Starting today, visitors to the City of Winnipeg’s website will notice a new look and improved features on the homepage and 311 self-service website. The City has redesigned both of these pages to improve the customer experience and...
Creating safe and walkable communities
I hope you’re all staying healthy and safe. During this unique summer, many of us have been spending more time outdoors. Our neighbourhoods are full of many walkable spaces, from the new Chief Peguis Greenway to the Seven Oaks Arena indoor walking track. These...
Face masks required in City-operated facilities and vehicles, including onboard Transit vehicles
Released: 1:26 p.m. Winnipeg, MB – As part of our commitment to ensure the health and safety of our residents and employees, effective Saturday, August 29, 2020 the City of Winnipeg is requiring that all individuals entering City-operated facilities or using City...
Help us create new Transit master plan
Our communities are growing and this calls for strategic planning of investments in our public transit system. When efforts to create a new Winnipeg Transit master plan were announced, I was excited to work towards solutions to bring bus service to our newer areas and...
Staying safe during slower summer
Photo from June 2018, when Councillor Devi Sharma delivered one of the first Please Slow Down signs to Tracy Bajno, a resident of Amber Trails. If these last few months have been any indication, our communities truly come together during uncertain times. There have...
It’s a different kind of spring
I’m hoping each of you are staying healthy, taking steps for the well-being of you and your family, and finding reasons for optimism during these challenging times. There are many things that are different this spring compared to other years as COVID-19 has affected...
Council Approves Unprecedented Relief Plan on Property and Business Taxpayers to Ease Financial Burden of Covid-19 on Property and Business Taxpayers
Released: 10:53 a.m. Winnipeg, MB – At a Special Meeting of Council today, efforts to ease the financial burden of COVID-19 on Winnipeg homeowners and businesses were approved by Council. On March 20, Mayor Brian Bowman and Councillor Scott Gillingham introduced an...
Carolling for a cause
For the past few years, Hunter Scott has carolled with neighbours throughout his community of Garden City, raising money for Siloam Mission. This year, I personally had an opportunity to join 10-yearold Hunter, his family, and many residents in this holiday tradition,...
A powerful project
In John McCrae’s famous poem In Flanders Fields, he writes, "To you from failing hands we throw the torch; be yours to hold it high." Over time, "passing the torch" has become a term used to designate continuity from one generation to the next. Thus, it’s so...