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 [...]

Posted by David Klassen A group of Fort Richmond residents who oppose the new Winnipeg Blue Bombers stadium at the U of M are holding a town hall meeting on Monday evening. The Fort Richmond Coalition has been vocal in recent months about the project’s cost overruns and the potential noise the stadium could create, [...]

One of the largest steel trusses ever to be installed in the province will go up Thursday morning at the University of Manitoba. Pembina Hall, the new U of M residence building, will see 60 tons of steel erected at 6:30 a.m. The piece of steel measures 160 feet long, 17 feet high and eight [...]

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 Sarah Klein View Larger Map An open house on the city’s first transit-orientated housing development, located in the former Fort Rouge Rail Yards, is set to take place this Thursday evening. Lexington Investment Corporation is hosting the public open house to discuss the development with residents in the neighbourhood. The development will integrate high [...]

View Larger Map McPhillips Street is about to get a lot worse for motorists who use the busy street on their daily commute. Beginning this week, city crews will begin work to replace a total of about 160 metres of water main at the intersection of McPhillips Street and Logan Avenue. This latest bout of [...]

Inkster Boulevard is set to close tonight to westbound and eastbound traffic for the reconstruction of the railway crossing between Plymouth Street and Dunlop Road. Inkster will be closed as of 7 p.m. and will reopen on Monday, July 26 at 6 a.m. The City of Winnipeg has performed similar construction to a handful of [...]

View Larger Map Two Winnipeg bridges will be closed this weekend as the city performs routine maintenance and inspection of the structures. The Redwood Bridge will be closed to traffic on Saturday from 6 a.m. to 9 p.m., while the Louise Bridge will be closed on Sunday from 6 a.m. to 9 p.m. Pedestrian access [...]