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Sewage leaks caused by power failures again
A power failure caused sewage to again leak into Winnipeg waterways.
Roughly 470,000 litres of untreated sewage spilled from the wastewater lift station at 105 Mayfair Ave. on Tuesday morning.
An online report notes a power failure alarm went off at the wastewater control centre at 6:18 a.m. Tuesday, while power returned about an hour later.
“With the power restored, the overflow stopped,” the notice said.
The event follows a series of sewage spills that dumped nearly 9 million litres of untreated sewage into Winnipeg rivers on June 9 and 10, which were also caused by power failures.
New candidate registers to run for mayor
Another candidate has registered in the competition to become Winnipeg’s next mayor.
Johnny Calderon, who describes himself as a Tik Tok influencer, said he felt inspired to run due to a desire to reduce crime and make the city safer.
“This is the city I love and I’m sick of the racism, I’m sick of the crime and I’m sick of the drugs,” said Calderon.
He said Winnipeg is too often deemed “the butt of the joke.”
He is the eighth candidate to enter the race to become mayor, with election day set for Oct. 28.
Mayor Scott Gillingham is seeking another term, while Umar Hayat, Christopher Clacio, Michael Vogiatzakis, Mazher Alam, Don Woodstock and Josh Pagdato have also registered.
Designated encampment study rejected
An attempt to pinpoint locations to create designated encampments has been rejected.
Council’s executive policy committee voted Tuesday to take no action on a call to examine multiple locations that could host such sites.
City council previously opted against running a temporary managed encampment site this spring and summer, which would have included portable washrooms, garbage bins and on-site service providers.
Mayor Scott Gillingham said the province would need to be a “full partner” to make such a site possible and has been clear it will not do so.
— Joyanne Pursaga
Joyanne is city hall reporter for the Winnipeg Free Press. A reporter since 2004, she began covering politics exclusively in 2012, writing on city hall and the Manitoba Legislature for the Winnipeg Sun before joining the Free Press in early 2020. Read more about Joyanne.
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