Civic Election 2010
Ouellette plans to fund sewage plant upgrades with bonds, expanded levy
2 minute read Friday, Sep. 26, 2014Mayoral candidate Robert-Falcon Ouellette says he’ll issue bonds and stake a share of an expanded container environmental levy to pay for needed upgrades to the city’s sewage treatment plants.
Ouellette said Winnipeg has a responsibility to stop dumping pollutants into the Red River that threaten Lake Winnipeg.
“A sustainable city is about making the most of scarce resources,” Ouellette said Friday morning during a news event on the lawn of the North End sewage treatment plant. “Ultimately, our goal should be to be as environmentally efficient as we can.”
Ouellette outlined a complex plan to pay for the treatment plant upgrades: he’ll convince the province and the container industry to increase the levy on disposable drink containers from two cents to 10 cents, with five cents being a refundable deposit, two cents continuing to go to the Canadian Beverage Container Recycling Association and the remaining three cents going to the city’s new environment fund.
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Steeves rules out increasing arts funding; Ouellette and Bowman pledge to increase it
2 minute read Preview Friday, Sep. 26, 2014Mayoral candidates debate downtown safety
3 minute read Preview Wednesday, Sep. 10, 2014Steeves changes his mind on bus rapid transit and wants to kill the project
3 minute read Preview Saturday, Aug. 23, 2014Hrynyk named school board chair
1 minute read Preview Tuesday, Nov. 2, 2010WINNIPEG - Suzanne Hrynyk has been elected chair of the Winnipeg School Board.
The election took place at an inaugural board meeting Monday night. Trustee Kristine Barr was elected as vice chair.
Seven of the nine former trustee board members were returned to office: Joyce Bateman, Rita Hildahl, Jackei Sneesby, Kristine Barr, Anthony Ramos, Mike Babinsky and Suzanne Hrynyk.
They’re joined by newly elected trustees Darlyne Bautista and Cathy Collins.
Rural voting: Selkirk gets new mayor in major election upset
2 minute read Preview Friday, Oct. 29, 2010DAVID Bell can say he's seen life from both sides now.
The psychiatric nurse at Selkirk Mental Health Centre, who pulled one of the biggest election upsets in 2002 to become Selkirk's mayor, had the tables turned on him Wednesday night.
Bell was bounced by local grocery store manager Larry Johannson.
People thought it would be close. Johannson, an assistant manager in the local Safeway store, is a popular man in Selkirk.
Vote’s over; it’s back to work for Katz
3 minute read Preview Friday, Oct. 29, 2010Voters send aboriginal school trustees packing
2 minute read Preview Friday, Oct. 29, 2010NDP taking another look at endorsement process
3 minute read Preview Friday, Oct. 29, 2010St. Boniface
1 minute read Preview Thursday, Oct. 28, 2010The last time Dan Vandal stepped into the
electoral ring, it was a tough and bloody fight as
the former pugilist squeaked out a win over the
St. Boniface incumbent Franco Magnifico.
Nippy weather, wind keep plenty of voters away from polling stations
3 minute read Preview Thursday, Oct. 28, 2010Ex-Jet scores seat on council
2 minute read Preview Thursday, Oct. 28, 2010St. Vital
1 minute read Preview Thursday, Oct. 28, 2010The veteran KO'd the wannabe in St. Vital on Wednesday night.
Gord Steeves, who has been on Winnipeg city council for 10 years, won his fourth election, easily defeating Harry Wolbert by a margin of 14,960 to 3,207.
"I hope it means people have confidence in me. I hope it means people respect the kind of leadership I've offered St. Vital," Steeves said in a telephone interview.
Steeves' name has long been bandied about as a mayoral contender. But he said it is too soon to think about 2014.
Slim win sparks call for recount
3 minute read Preview Thursday, Oct. 28, 2010Orlikow holds off Kowalson
3 minute read Preview Thursday, Oct. 28, 2010Katz racks up decisive victory
4 minute read Preview Thursday, Oct. 28, 2010Ft. Rouge-E. Ft. Garry
1 minute read Preview Thursday, Oct. 28, 2010It was a three-peat for veteran councillor Jenny Gerbasi as she cleaned up in Fort Rouge-East Fort Garry, netting more than 60 per cent of area votes.
Gerbasi was first elected to city council in 1998. Wednesday night marked her third win.
"I'm really honoured and humbled that the people of Fort Rouge-East Fort Garry have supported me in spite of a conservative effort from the mayor's supporters to rid them of a thorn in their side. I will be back!" Gerbasi announced triumphantly at her campaign party.
Transit, infrastructure, community safety, and affordable housing are a few issues Gerbasi expects to continue to champion in her ward.
St. James-Brooklands
1 minute read Preview Thursday, Oct. 28, 2010"IT feels great. It was a long campaign," said Scott Fielding, as St.James-Brooklands voters returned him for a second term at city hall.
An ally of Mayor Sam Katz, Fielding said he is committed to increasing police presence and providing more funding for infrastructure. "Well, crime is the biggest issue in the city of Winnipeg," said Fielding. "I think that's a major issue we need to focus in on."
He said he'll also push for investment in community centres, particularly now that Weston is part of the ward. "We really need to focus in on some of these areas, making investments in recreation and these type of things, to give kids on opportunity to do something else beyond getting into crime," said Fielding
St. James-Brooklands
Jubilant Eadie finally wins seat on council
2 minute read Preview Thursday, Oct. 28, 2010Transcona
1 minute read Preview Thursday, Oct. 28, 2010TRANSCONA Coun. Russ Wyatt won his third term in office, easily defeating Vlad Kowalyk.
The so-called Mayor of Transcona gave an emotional speech at Dal's Restaurant where he credited the people of the ward for the victory.
"I'm passionate about this community," says Wyatt. "I believe it's (Transcona) the best community in Canada. I really believe that in my heart."
Kowalyk knew the maverick councillor would be tough to beat. The engineer and activist fought Wyatt on traffic issues and lack of green space.
St. Charles
1 minute read Preview Thursday, Oct. 28, 2010GRANT Nordman was returned for a second term in St. Charles ward and vowed: "I'll be a better councillor for the next four years because of what I have learned, what I've experienced."
He wiped away tears as the vote tally came in. "It warms the cockles of your heart," he said.
Nordman is a longtime member of the Manitoba Conservative party and is the son of the late Ric Nordman, who was councillor in St. Charles from 1974 to 1981.
North Kildonan
2 minute read Preview Thursday, Oct. 28, 2010NORTH Kildonan incumbent Jeff Browaty breathed a sigh of relief as his second city council win solidified his place in Winnipeg's political arena, and in the hearts of ward residents.
"I'm just delighted," said Browaty, who worked as a real estate agent prior to his first election four years ago.
"I'm thrilled with the confidence the residents of North Kildonan have shown in me tonight."
Browaty's re-election campaign, like his past four years in office, focused heavily on issues of infrastructure and safety in his ward. Browaty feels North Kildonan has been short-changed by the city in the past when it comes to funding for infrastructure, old and new.
Race harder than winner Swandel anticipated
2 minute read Preview Thursday, Oct. 28, 2010IT was a tough race in St. Norbert, but incumbent Justin Swandel secured another four years representing the ward on Winnipeg city council.
Swandel beat out challenger Louise May by more than 1,800 votes Wednesday night, but he said it was a tougher race than he had expected.
Swandel, who had 56 per cent of the vote, acknowledged May put up quite a fight.
"To give my opponent credit, there was a lot more going on in this election than I anticipated," he said, looking somewhat exhausted but jubilant at his election headquarters.
Point Douglas
1 minute read Preview Thursday, Oct. 28, 2010Coun. Mike Pagtakhan said he will continue renovating his inner-city ward after his big win over Dean Koshelanyk and Herman Holla.
Since his first election in 2002, Pagtakhan has been redeveloping the Point Douglas ward. From a small maintenance measure of replacing neglected streetlights on Burrows Avenue to building an outdoor basketball court at Weston Community Centre on Logan Avenue, his focus has been on creating community capacity. "Usually streets like Salter or Isabel will divide a neighbourhood, so when (kids) come for free soccer games or basketball games they come together to build capacity," says Pagtakhan.
That community-building appears to have paid electoral dividends for Pagtakhan.
"Wow, when you have numbers like in Tyndall Park and Stanley Knowles where we're blowing away the competition. I'm totally speechless," Pagtakhan said.
Sharma succeeds former boss
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