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After record tax increases Gillingham still can’t balance the books
The City of Winnipeg is projecting a $17.7 million year-end deficit in its 2025 tax-supported operating budget as of June 30. This is a...
Sep 11, 2025


Gillingham suddenly “concerned” about crime, where's he been?
Mayor Scott Gillingham is suddenly concerned about crime. After more than a decade in public office, he now thinks making people pay for...
Sep 11, 2025


Get ready you could be paying twice for Portage and Main
Mayor Scott Gillingham’s decision to reopen Portage and Main to pedestrians was sold as a step forward and a way to save millions. It was...
Sep 11, 2025


Overtime soars, Winnipeg fire trucks sit empty, & Council ignores the risks
Winnipeggers are paying some of the highest property tax increases in recent history. You see it on your bill, you feel it in your...
Aug 24, 2025


Politicians silent as Jewish women and children terrorized
Recently in the Winnipeg Sun, guest columnist Lawrence Pinsky KC described a scene that should never occur in a Canadian city. At...
Aug 24, 2025


Only 10 out of 19 Ambulances are on the road some days - there is a solution
If you or a loved one calls for an ambulance in Winnipeg tonight, you may wait far longer than you should. Not because paramedics don’t...
Aug 23, 2025


Winnipeg is running on overtime and you are at risk
Winnipeg is running on overtime. It is not a figure of speech. It is a fact. And when a city runs on overtime, it doesn’t just cost more...
Aug 22, 2025


Twenty-Year Wait for a Curb Fix in Winnipeg? It's Unacceptable
Imagine being told by your city that a broken curb in front of your house might get fixed—if you're lucky—by 2045. That’s what one...
Jul 27, 2025


Indigenous Spending Nears $32B, But Results Still Lacking
The federal government’s 2024-25 budget sets aside nearly $32 billion for Indigenous Services Canada (ISC) and Crown-Indigenous Relations...
Jul 16, 2025


Stop Pretending Government Funds Anything — We Do
Let’s clear something up: there is no such thing as “government-funded.” That phrase gets thrown around too often in press releases and...
Jul 14, 2025


Parker Lands Battle Heads to Supreme Court, Exposes Deeper City Hall Failures
This week, the long-standing battle over the Parker Lands took a significant turn as the developer behind the stalled Fulton Grove...
Jun 19, 2025


Lending Freeze Threatens to Crush Construction Industry, Builders Moving South
A longtime Manitoba construction business owner is sounding the alarm over a growing financial crisis that could wipe out small and...
May 17, 2025


Is Winnipeg Mayor Gillingham Misleading You on Taxes, Fees, and Garbage Costs
Let’s be clear: facts matter. When the City of Winnipeg sends out property tax bills claiming we have the lowest property taxes, lowest...
May 10, 2025


It's Time to Sell Winnipeg
No, I don’t mean selling it off or abandoning it — I mean we need to start acting like we believe in this city and start selling it the...
May 10, 2025


Fewer Police, More Crime: Winnipeg’s Dangerous Math
I’ve been making the same case for years, not out of emotion or political gain, but based on facts: Winnipeg needs more police officers....
May 8, 2025


What We’re Missing When We Only Complain About Winnipeg
We spend a lot of time talking about what’s wrong with Winnipeg, and some of that is justified. Crime is up. The streets need work....
May 8, 2025
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