WINNIPEG The push for one-dollar rides on Winnipeg Transit hit a roadblock at city hall. On Thursday, a motion for the public service to study the financial impacts of reduced rates or free fares was defeated in a city committee meeting. The motion was first introduced by Vivian Santos, Point Douglas councillor, who wanted to study two different scenarios: one in which everyone could ride the bus for $1 with the exception of those 11 and under who would ride free, and another in which everyone would ride for free. I m disappointed in (the) tie-vote, Santos said in a tweet following the committee meeting on Thursday.
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A group of Winnipeg politicians is calling for immediate government investment in low-income housing and low-barrier safe spaces.
Speaking for the group, Coun. Cindy Gilroy (Daniel McIntyre) told the
Winnipeg Sun on Friday downtown Winnipeg was hit hard by the pandemic, adding a lack of affordable housing means some Winnipeggers are unable to follow COVID-19 safety protocols. Some are living in bus shelters. COVID-19 isn’t the only problem, she explained. There’ve been several recorded cases of Trench Fever in Winnipeg – an illness linked to extreme poverty.
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On Tuesday, Point Douglas Counc. Vivian Santos brought forward a motion to develop a report on simplified and fare-free transit system for all Winnipeggers.
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Point Douglas community leader Sel Burrows has downsized, saying it s time to pass the torch to a new generation By: Ben Waldman | Posted: 7:00 PM CST Wednesday, Feb. 3, 2021
Last Modified: 9:05 AM CST Thursday, Feb. 4, 2021 | Updates
The house on the corner of Grove Street and Rover Avenue is a landmark in North Point Douglas: its scrambled-egg hue makes it hard to miss, but the people who’ve lived in it make it nearly impossible to ignore. That’s exactly how Sel and Chris Burrows wanted their abode to be the couple’s mission statement of community distilled into canary yellow siding.