City may put its whistle away and let skaters onto Winnipeg retention pond rinks
A City of Winnipeg bylaw prohibits anyone from going on a retention pond in the winter, yet there are hundreds of home-made rinks on them. Now the city will review the rules and look at what other cities are doing with the ponds.
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Skaters breaking bylaw every day in winter, so Winnipeg should embrace being a winter city, says councillor
Posted: Jan 14, 2021 5:00 AM CT | Last Updated: January 14
City staff spoke with residents at 45 retention ponds since November about safety concerns but issued no tickets. (John Einarson/CBC )
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The COVID-19 pandemic has delayed some upgrades to Winnipeg’s south end sewage treatment plant, which could also affect the project’s $335.6-million price tag.
The COVID-19 pandemic has delayed some upgrades to Winnipeg’s south end sewage treatment plant, which could also affect the project’s $335.6-million price tag.
A city report notes work on the plant’s headworks facility, and an interim step to reduce phosphorus in its effluent, were delayed due to a variety of changes required by the pandemic.
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Moira Geer, director of the city s water and waste department.