Media Releases
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Community centres receive renovation grants
WINNIPEG – Today, Mayor Brian Bowman announced that nine City-owned community centres will receive funding for renovations through the City of Winnipeg’s Community Centre Renovation Gra... Read more
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NEW DEVELOPMENT STRATEGY FOCUSSES ON OPPORTUNITIES IN THE NORTHWEST EXCHANGE DISTRICT AND CHINATOWN
WINNIPEG - Municipal Relations Minster Jeff Wharton joined Mayor Brian Bowman and CentreVenture CEO Angela Mathieson for the release a new vision and development strategy for the Northwest Exchan... Read more
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APPOINTMENT OF INTERIM CHIEF ADMINISTRATORS RECOMMENDED FOR COUNCIL CONSIDERATION
WINNIPEG – Executive Policy Committee unanimously recommended that Council consider appointing Michael Ruta as the City of Winnipeg’s interim Chief Administrative Officer effective May ... Read more
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APPLICATION PERIOD FOR MAYOR’S YOUTH ADVISORY COUNCIL NOW OPEN
Youth Across Winnipeg Encouraged to Apply: Bowman WINNIPEG – The application period for the Mayor’s Youth Advisory Council is now open and youth between the ages of 15 and 21 are enc... Read more
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City to rename the term "pothole"
Winnipeg - After repeated requests to stop using the term “pot” holes because of the connection to cannabis, we will begin using the term “unwanted pavement depressions&rdquo... Read more
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MAYOR BOWMAN TO PARTICIPATE IN TAIWAN SMART CITY CONFERENCE, PROMOTE WINNIPEG TO THE WORLD
WINNIPEG – Mayor Brian Bowman along with Councillor John Orlikow (River Heights) and Marshall Ring, Chief Executive Officer of the Manitoba Technology Accelerator, will be participating ... Read more
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COMMITTEE APPOINTED TO RECRUIT AND RECOMMEND CITY’S NEXT CHIEF ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICER
WINNIPEG – Today, Mayor Brian Bowman announced the composition of a committee tasked with recruiting and recommending the appointment of the City of Winnipeg’s next Chief Administrative... Read more
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COUNCIL VOTES TO ADOPT PRELIMINARY 2019 OPERATING AND CAPITAL BUDGETS
WINNIPEG – Council voted today to adopt the 2019 preliminary operating and capital budgets for the City of Winnipeg by a vote of 11-5. “Despite some challenges, this year’s bud... Read more
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STATEMENT FROM MAYOR BRIAN BOWMAN IN RESPONSE TO THE RELEASE OF THE 2019 FEDERAL BUDGET
Winnipeg - Today, Mayor Brian Bowman released the following statement regarding the 2019 Federal Budget: “In anticipation of the 2019 federal budget, I was watching to see if the federal g... Read more
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MAYOR BOWMAN PROVIDES UPDATE ON CITY, OUTLINES VISION TO MAKE WINNIPEG DESTINATION FOR HUMAN RIGHTS
WINNIPEG – In his first State of the City Address since being re-elected in October 2018, Mayor Brian Bowman provided an update on the city’s population growth, the proposed 2019 budget... Read more