By Sean Ledwich (@SeanLedwich) WINNIPEG -- It was not the outcome supporters of mayoral contender Judy Wasylycia-Leis were hoping for Wednesday night. "I feel quite sad," said a sombre Terry Boettcher, 66, as results flashing on two large screens in the Fort Garry...
Months of campaigning by seven mayoral candidates to create a better Winnipeg comes to an end today as voters head to the polls in the city's municipal election. Frontrunners Judy Wasylycia-Leis and Brian Bowman were virtually tied in a new poll released on Monday by...
Judy Wasylycia-Leis used a media opportunity on Tuesday to focus squarely on her main opponent, Brian Bowman. The Winnipeg mayoral candidate said Bowman's $1.2 billion in promises should be a concern for voters. “Winnipeg can’t afford Brian Bowman’s inexperience,”...
Mayoral candidate Judy Wasylycia-Leis committed on Tuesday to rebuilding Winnipeg's key local and regional roads if elected. Wasylycia-Leis spoke to reporters in front of a crumbling section of Roblin Boulevard in front of the Assiniboine Park Zoo to make her point....
Judy Wasylycia-Leis is leading the pack ahead of six other candidates vying to be Winnipeg's next mayor. A new Probe Research poll (PDF) commissioned by the Winnipeg Free Press and CTV Winnipeg show the former NDP MP with 41 percent of the vote among those already...
Winnipeg mayoral candidate Judy Wasylycia-Leis would earmark $20 million for bike paths and other active transportation infrastructure if elected. While standing on a bike path at the corner of Sterling Lyon Parkway and Shaftesbury Boulevard on Thursday,...
Mayoral candidate Judy Wasylycia-Leis outlined her plan for increasing affordable housing units in Winnipeg on Wednesday. Speaking outside of Living Gospel Church on William Avenue, Wasylycia-Leis said she would expand the use of tax increment financing, while using...
Mayoral candidate Paula Havixbeck says she isn't seeking to receive an endorsement from unions or special interest groups, unlike her opponent Judy Wasylycia-Leis. The United Fire Fighters of Winnipeg publicly endorsed Wasylycia-Leis on Monday. “They openly endorsed...
The United Fire Fighters of Winnipeg have thrown their support behind mayoral candidate Judy Wasylycia-Leis. The firefighters' union backed the former NDP MP on Monday during a joint news conference at the Fire Fighters Museum on Maple Street. In 2010, the UFFW...
Judy Wasylycia-Leis wants to create a single space for innovation and creativity to come together to form new ideas to better the city. The Winnipeg mayoral candidate proposed on Tuesday the OurWinnipeg Studio, similar to Vancouver's CityStudio. The idea would be a...
Mayoral hopeful Judy Wasylycia-Leis would work to create a relationship between aboriginals and city hall if elected. Wasylycia-Leis said on Friday she would establish an aboriginal vision and implementation roundtable within her first 100 days in office. “We need to...
Mayoral candidate Judy Wasylycia-Leis said Monday she would invest $60 million in local and regional roads if elected. The former NDP MP said the funding would be spread out over four years, while at the same time keeping property taxes affordable. “We will make...
