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A mix of sun and cloud. Wind becoming northeast at 20 km/h this afternoon. High 24 C. Humidex 27. UV index 7 or high.
What’s happening today
🖼️ Snag some local art for a steal at the Under $100 Art Show running today through Sunday at Portage Place Shopping Centre.
The inaugural Under $100 Art Show takes place at Portage Place. (Supplied)
Today’s must-read
After decades of calls to move rail traffic to the outskirts of Winnipeg, a plan that would benefit residents, railways and taxpayers is now on track, says the former Winnipegger leading the way.
A rail line bypass south of the city, using Crown-owned land and the Manitoba Hydro corridor, would take 20 years to complete, remove 120 railway crossings that are a safety risk and free up about 250 acres of Winnipeg land over time for development, Lloyd Axworthy said Wednesday.
“The visions that we have have to be implemented,” Axworthy said at a news conference announcing the launch of a 90-day feasibility study to move freight rail traffic out of Winnipeg’s urban core along Manitoba Hydro’s southern transmission corridor, connecting east to west along the Perimeter Highway.
The former federal transport minister and Manitoba MP was tasked by Premier Wab Kinew in October 2024 to lead a two-year rail relocation feasibility study. Carol Sanders has the story.
Lloyd Axworthy (centre), a former federal transport minister and Manitoba MP, was tasked by Kinew in October 2024 with leading a two-year rail relocation feasibility study. (Robert Lee / Free Press)
On the bright side
Municipal officials in Western Manitoba say their communities are slowly getting back to normal after severe flooding earlier this summer.
“A lot of people have gotten to the point where it’s no longer a disaster. It’s just really annoying and has to be dealt with,” Swan Valley West Reeve Bill Gade said.
There are still a lot of bridges and roads that are out of commission due to two rounds of flooding in June and early July, he said, but noted residents are able to go about their lives without much interruption. The Brandon Sun‘s Alex Lambert has more here.
A cyclist is reflected in the flood waters off First Street North on July 27 in Brandon. (Matt Goerzen / The Brandon Sun files)
On this date
On Aug. 13, 1966: The Winnipeg Free Press reported in Saskatoon, a call for the federal government to study and consider implementation of a guaranteed annual income to every person in Canada sparked bitter debate at the Western Canada Liberal conference. In London, most of the city’s 18,000 police offcers, some armed with guns and tear gas, were out hunting for men who gunned down three policemen on a suburban street the day before.
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