311 inundated with nearly 1,500 back lane service requests from Winnipeggers since March 12
North End residents feel particularly neglected by city
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This article was published 22/03/2022 (1673 days ago), so information in it may no longer be current.
The long and slow spring melt is underway, but Winnipeg residents want the city to step up and provide better snow-clearing service in back lanes.
Since March 12, 311 has received 1,476 requests for service related to Winnipeg’s approximately 930 kilometres of back lanes, a city spokesperson wrote in an email to CBC News on Monday.
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