Dear Winnipeg, Last summer I wrote to you about the ridiculousness of the Starlight Investments Portage Place “deal”. [Actually, it’s only a “deal” for Starlight… for the taxpayer, it’s just
Dear Winnipeg, Last summer I wrote to you about the ridiculousness of the Starlight Investments Portage Place “deal”. [Actually, it’s only a “deal” for Starlight… for the taxpayer, it’s just
Dear Winnipeg, It’s no secret that I am a huge fan of trees. It’s also no secret that I am a huge fan of infill development. And no, those aren’t
Dear Winnipeg, Here’s a pop quiz for you. Every day, 38,300 vehicles drive down Henderson Hwy in Elmwood. How many of the cars driving through Elmwood spend money at our
Dear Winnipeg, I recently read this CBC article on another one of Manitoba’s top bureaucrats “going home” for Christmas. And while the decision to leave the province during a global
Dear Winnipeg, Am I ever glad to be starting a new year! I must admit I was starting to get pretty depressed in December. Partly for the common reason, yes.
Dear Winnipeg, We need to talk. [It’s not you. It’s me.] [No wait, it’s not me either. It’s City administration.] [Sorry, I hope you didn’t think we were breaking up!
Dear Winnipeg, It is a truth universally acknowledged that a City with a balanced budget must be doing just fine. And since Winnipeg has so far produced 143 consecutive balanced
Dear Winnipeg, By now you’ve probably heard the news that Mayor Bowman is not planning to run for re-election in 2022, having announced on Friday that he feels there are
Dear Winnipeg, I’m a sucker for an underdog. Rudy. [He’s so little but he tries so big!] Neville Longbottom. [Oh my god, I’ve killed Harry Potter!] The Jamaican bobsled team.
Dear Winnipeg, I must have bumped my head over the summer, passed out and awoken in a parallel, bizarro universe, because it happened again: I agree with Councillor Mayes. [I