Motorists began experiencing headaches this week due to the construction of the Assiniboine Bikeway. Traffic flow on Assiniboine Avenue and Hargrave Street is affected while the City of Winnipeg tweaks the way you travel down some of downtown’s busiest streets. Once the bikeway project is complete, Assiniboine Avenue from Kennedy Street to Edmonton Street will [...]

The final link of the downtown walkway system to make it possible for people to get from Portage and Main to the Winnipeg Convention Centre is now open to foot traffic. The new 625-foot weather-protected walkway connects to the existing downtown walkway system and provides pedestrians with an indoor passage between the Convention Centre, the [...]

View Larger Map Motorists who use Grandmont Boulevard to get to work should plan out an alternate route Tuesday morning. Crews will begin repairing the railway crossing on Grandmont between Pembina Highway and Bellemer Drive at 9 a.m. Northbound and southbound traffic on Grandmont will be affected between the two mentioned streets until Friday, September [...]

Get those dialing fingers ready. Registration for fall programs in this year’s Leisure Guide opens up this morning at 9 a.m. If you haven’t already selected the activities you’re interested in, a list of them can be found on the city’s website. Online registration is open to those who have previously set up an account [...]

Posted by Sarah Klein The City of Winnipeg will begin taking preventative measures today to control elm bark beetles, the carriers of Dutch Elm Disease. From 6:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., weather permitting, the city will spray American Elm trees on public property Monday to Friday in select neighbourhoods. Areas on the list this year [...]

The City of Winnipeg is implementing changes to its mosquito control policy following a council vote in June to review how the city fights adult nuisance mosquitoes. Watch: One of the recommendations council voted on was to reduce the time needed to notify the public before mosquito fogging begins. Based on the report put forward, [...]

Posted by Sarah Klein The City of Winnipeg is issuing a reminder about child safety around open windows, just hours after a 17-month-old toddler fell two storeys through an open window in the 300 block of Mountain Avenue. The girl broke through a screen shortly after noon and was rushed to hospital in unstable condition, [...]

Posted by Tyler Sutherland The Winnipeg Goldeyes are doing their part today to support children’s literary in the city. The team has partnered up with the Winnipeg Public Library to read to children and support the library’s TD Summer Reading Club. Goldeyes players will visit nine branches across the city to share the fun and [...]

Posted by Brian Schultz View Larger Map Reconstruction of the railway crossing on Marion Street between Holden Street and Turenne Street will affect weekend traffic beginning Friday evening. The city says Marion will be closed to westbound and eastbound traffic on Friday from 7 p.m. to Monday, August 9 at 7 a.m. Motorists are reminded [...]

A candidate for city council is coming out swinging against the City of Winnipeg, claiming the city is in violation of its own Charter and by-laws in approving the proposed addition of high density dwellings on Whellams Lane. Brian Olynik (left) is running in the North Kildonan ward and says By-Law 3215/82 defines that the [...]

The Osborne Street Library at 625 Osborne Street will be closed beginning today for renovations. The City of Winnipeg says the library will be closed until mid-September to undergo a transformation promised to bring a bright and welcoming space when complete. Improvements include new flooring, carpeting and painting, new furniture, lower shelving for greater accessibility, [...]

Posted by David Klassen The last long weekend of the summer will bring some expected closures on Monday, August 2. Here’s what’s closed and a list of services operating on reduced schedules: Closed/Not Operating: City of Winnipeg civic offices No garbage or recycling collection (Tuesday, August 3 will be Day 5) No mail delivery All [...]