Two more Manitoba First Nations have launched a lawsuit against the City of Winnipeg over a massive sewage spill, adding to the billions of dollars First Nations leaders are seeking after hundreds of millions of litres of diluted sewage leaked into the Red River in February.
A massive sewage leak in south Winnipeg has finally been stopped after the city got a temporary bypass up and running – but experts say the damage has already been done.
Councillor Brian Mayes, chair of the Winnipeg's standing policy committee, told 680 CJOB that the proposed rate hike is in line with previous increases.
A report in a new agenda from city bureaucrats recommends hiking up water and sewer rates in the Manitoba capital by more than 20 per cent over the next four years, but one councilor is worried it’s not enough.