
Joyanne Pursaga
Reporter
Born and raised in Winnipeg, Joyanne loves to tell the stories of this city, especially when politics is involved.
Joyanne discovered her love of journalism at the University of Manitoba, when she began volunteering for the student newspaper. That eventually led her to Ontario, where she attained a journalism degree.
Joyanne landed her first permanent reporting job in 2004 at a small newspaper in the interior of British Columbia, where she first covered city hall. Since then, she has had the pleasure of covering municipal, provincial and federal politics in three different cities.
In 2012, she was fortunate to begin writing about politics in Winnipeg, covering both city hall and the Manitoba legislature for the Winnipeg Sun.
Over the past few years, her passion has grown for informing readers about how government decisions affect their daily lives. From garbage to water quality to snow-clearing to emergency room wait times, she enjoys breaking down the details of stories that matter to her fellow Winnipeggers and Manitobans.
She feels privileged to go to work and write about those key issues in her city of choice, while also being able to learn something new each day.
Joyanne became the city hall reporter for the Winnipeg Free Press in early 2020.
Recent articles of Joyanne Pursaga
City reduces library staffing shortage, but union says more employees needed
4 minute read Preview Friday, Feb. 3, 2023Thou shalt share views on Ten Commandments monument
2 minute read Preview Friday, Feb. 3, 2023Developer tweaks plan for homes near Red
3 minute read Preview Thursday, Feb. 2, 2023Leacock House heritage de-listing vote splits committee
4 minute read Preview Thursday, Feb. 2, 2023City reducing parking requirements for affordable-housing projects
1 minute read Preview Thursday, Feb. 2, 2023The City of Winnipeg hopes to make it easier to create affordable housing by letting developers provide fewer parking spaces.
Bigger park, plaza considered for Burton Cummings Theatre
4 minute read Preview Wednesday, Feb. 1, 2023Councillor seeks first step to bare winter sidewalks
4 minute read Preview Tuesday, Jan. 31, 2023Clan Mothers transitional housing plan a no-brainer
3 minute read Preview Tuesday, Jan. 31, 2023Gillingham asks province for changes to city charter to give council more control
4 minute read Preview Monday, Jan. 30, 2023Vacant building owners to pay if firefighting required
1 minute read Preview Saturday, Jan. 28, 2023The owners of vacant buildings in Winnipeg will be charged the cost to battle fires at their properties.