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St. Vital Community Kitchen to See Upgrades

May 21, 2013 12:05 PM in News • 0 Comments

Teen Stop Community Kitchen Project, 533 St. Anne’s Road (GOOGLE STREET VIEW)

A community kitchen in St. Vital will receive renovations that will help better support youth and seniors.

The province and city are providing $30,000 to the Teen Stop Community Kitchen Project to replace its roof and perform kitchen upgrades.

The kitchen provides healthy meals for young people and a gathering place for seniors in the St. Vital area.

The centre — which opened as Ron’s Drop-in Centre in 1980 — has developed into a registered charity that offers youth aged eight to 18 programs in arts and crafts, homework support, music, life skills such as cleaning and laundry, simple maintenance and yard work, and preparing, baking and cooking healthy snacks and full meals.

– Staff

New Playground Planned for Point Douglas Community

May 17, 2013 03:48 PM in News • 1 Comment

Plans for the new playground at King Edward School. (HANDOUT)

The city and province are jointly funding a new playground and recreation area at King Edward School in Point Douglas.

The $176,000 project will include open play and games areas, a picnic site, an amphitheatre, a hill with a slide and many smaller play structures like swings, spinners and a climbing net.

Children and Youth Opportunities Minister Kevin Chief and Point Douglas Councillor Mike Pagtakhan made the announcement on Friday.

Construction is set to begin in June and should be complete by the start of the 2013/14 school year.

– Staff

What’s Open and Closed Victoria Day Long Weekend

May 17, 2013 08:19 AM in News • 0 Comments

Shopping Centres (May 20)
Kildonan Place — 11 a.m. to 6 p.m.
St. Vital Centre — 11 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Polo Park — 11 a.m. to 6 p.m.
The Forks — Regular weekday hours

Manitoba Liquor Marts
All Manitoba Liquor Marts will operate regular store hours on Monday, May 20, with the exception of cityplace, Churchill and Steinbach which will be closed; and Brandon West End Liquor Mart Express and Pembina Village Liquor Mart Express which will be open 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.

Sturgeon Heights CC Receives LEED Gold Designation

May 16, 2013 09:20 AM in News • 0 Comments

Sturgeon Heights Community Centre (HANDOUT)

Sturgeon Heights Community Centre has received LEED Gold Designation and is the first civic building to achieve such status.

The recently amalgamated building combines the Silver Heights and Sturgeon Creek Community Centre into a new 18,000-square-foot, energy-efficient facility.

The centre makes use of natural light, while using energy efficient lighting and occupancy sensors throughout to help reduce energy costs. Drought tolerant plants, low-flow faucets, and other features mean the facility will use roughly 50 percent less water compared to a conventional building. As well, 84 percent of construction waste and materials from deconstructing the existing building were recycled or salvaged.

The $5.63 million project was cost-shared by all three levels of government.

Stretch of McPhillips to Close for Repairs

May 14, 2013 10:16 AM in News • 0 Comments

City of Winnipeg Lane closures along McPhillips Street will affect motorists between Selkirk Avenue and Redwood Avenue beginning Thursday.

The City of Winnipeg will close the northbound and southbound lanes of McPhillips between the two streets until mid-July for repairs.

Work includes concrete joint repairs, curb and sidewalk repairs at various locations, followed by asphalt resurfacing of the existing pavement.

During construction, one lane of traffic in both directions will be maintained at all times and two lanes of traffic will be maintained during rush hour.

– Staff

City Launches ‘NOW’ Neighbourhood Web Portal

May 13, 2013 11:51 AM in News • 0 Comments

The new NOW (Neighbourhoods of Winnipeg) website.

A new web portal to provide information on Winnipeg’s 236 neighbourhoods was launched Monday.

Dubbed NOW (Neighbourhoods of Winnipeg), the website provides a single point of access for information such as location of schools and libraries, census and demographic information, historical data and mapping information.

Compost Bin Sale, Giveaway Weekend Coming Up

May 8, 2013 02:11 PM in News • 0 Comments

Winnipeggers line up to buy compost bins in this 2010 file photo. (TED GRANT / CHRISD.CA)

The City of Winnipeg’s annual compost bin sale is coming up this weekend.

The Earth Machine compost bins will be sold for $30 (regularly $100) and rain barrels will be sold for $50 each (regularly $120.) Prices include taxes.

Bins and barrels will be available at four locations from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. while quantities last on Saturday, May 11. Find them at:

Garden City Shopping Centre, 2305 McPhillips Street, along Kingsbury Avenue, behind Canadian Tire
Polo Park Shopping Centre, 1485 Portage Avenue, along St. James Street, across from The Bay
Toys R Us, 1560 Regent Avenue W, parking lot adjacent to Regent Avenue
St. Vital Centennial Arena, 580 St. Anne’s Road at Meadowood Drive

In addition, the city’s first giveaway weekend also happens May 11 and 12. Please leave gently used, working items on your front boulevard with the word “FREE” on them. All items must be removed by the end of the day Sunday.

City of Winnipeg to Conduct Controlled Burns

May 8, 2013 09:33 AM in News • 0 Comments

The City of Winnipeg will be conducting controlled burns, weather-permitting, starting Thursday May 9.

The burns will take place at several tall grass prairie remnants and restorations throughout Winnipeg, according to a release from the Public Works Department.

All the burns should be completed by Friday, June 7.

City’s Water Meter Readers Back for Summer

May 6, 2013 09:46 AM in News • 0 Comments

The City of Winnipeg’s water meter reading program will begin on Wednesday, May 8.

Meter readers will be wearing dark blue pants or shorts, a light blue striped shirt with the City of Winnipeg Water and Waste logo on it, will have photo identification and carry a hand-held computer, according to a city press release.

Water meter readers will be knocking on doors beginning at 2:30 p.m. weekdays until dusk. Residents are reminded to check photo I.D. before letting anyone into your home and that meter readers do not collect money.

For more information residents can email utilitybill@winnipeg.ca.

-Staff

Emergency Preparedness Week Kicks Off

May 5, 2013 09:00 AM in News • 0 Comments

May 5-11 is National Emergency Preparedness Week and the City of Winnipeg is reminding residents to get prepared.

The Get Prepared campaign encourages Canadians to be prepared to manage on their own for at least the first 72 hours of an emergency, enabling first responders to focus on those in urgent need.

City Prepares to Open a Number of Golf Courses

May 3, 2013 11:55 AM in Sports • 0 Comments

A golfer takes a swing at the driving range at Shooters Family Golf Centre on Wednesday, March 14, 2012. (CHRISD.CA)

A golfer takes a swing at a driving range in north Winnipeg last year. (CHRISD.CA FILE)

With a stretch of mild weather in the forecast, it’s fitting that the City of Winnipeg is opening up a number of golf courses this weekend.

John Blumberg Golf Course opens today, and Crescent Drive, Harbour View and Kildonan Park Golf Courses will open on Saturday.

Reservations are accepted daily after 7 a.m. by calling 311, contacting the course directly or by using the online reservation system or DriveTheBall.com.

Windsor Park Golf Course is expected to open at a later date.

To avoid frost damage to the courses, early tee times may be delayed until conditions are favourable.

Waverley to Close Between Taylor and Wilkes

May 3, 2013 06:55 AM in News • 0 Comments

City of Winnipeg A stretch of Waverley Street will be closed on Sunday as equipment upgrades are made to the CN track.

From 7 a.m. to 3 p.m., the city will close Waverley Street between Taylor Avenue and Wilkes Avenue.

For Winnipeg Transit re-routes, visit WinnipegTransit.com or call 311.

Motorists are reminded to allow additional travel time.

– Staff

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