Winnipeg Free Press
The Manitoba government is seeking to divert millions of federal dollars earmarked for Winnipeg Transit to support “green” projects around the province.
The Manitoba government is seeking to divert millions of federal dollars earmarked for Winnipeg Transit to support green projects around the province.
However, the move would require Winnipeg council approval, and Mayor Brian Bowman is not on board.
In September, city council did support a provincial request to transfer $321 million of future Investing in Canada Infrastructure Program funds from a public transit stream to a green infrastructure category. That change was meant to accommodate the federal share for the first two phases of a $1.8-billion north end sewage treatment plant upgrade.