Joyanne Pursaga

Winnipeg

Political Reporter at Winnipeg Sun

Joyanne Pursaga is a political reporter in Winnipeg, covering City Hall for the Winnipeg Free Press.

Articles

Appeal court sides with city over Parker lands; quashes order to pay $5M

1 week ago | winnipegfreepress.com | Joyanne Pursaga

By: Joyanne Pursaga Posted: 7:26 PM CDT Thursday, Apr.
City’s rejection of Lemay assisted-living project upheld

1 week ago | winnipegfreepress.com | Joyanne Pursaga

The Manitoba Municipal Board has upheld the City of Winnipeg decision to reject a controversial development for the privately owned Lemay Forest, although it did say it would have supported a smaller project. The board, which provides binding, final decisions on appeals of city land-use decisions, declined to overturn the City of Winnipeg’s rejection of a massive 5,000-bed, 2,500-unit assisted-living facility proposed for the urban forest in St. Norbert.
Province’s cost for Lemay unknown

1 week ago | winnipegfreepress.com | Joyanne Pursaga

It’s uncertain how much taxpayers could be on the hook for as the provincial government moves to expropriate the hotly contested Lemay Forest in St. Norbert. On Tuesday, Premier Wab Kinew noted he has signed an order in council to expropriate the privately owned forest, but didn’t specify what the province would have to pay the owner who had planned to develop it. The premier did describe previous offers to buy the land as “very generous.”“I think the earlier offers were very generous.
Ninety-five fraud, waste allegations against City of Winnipeg’s ‘bad apples’

1 week ago | winnipegfreepress.com | Joyanne Pursaga

The City of Winnipeg received nearly 100 allegations of fraud and waste among its roughly 10,000 employees last year, which led one staff member to be fired and others to face penalties. In 2024, the city’s fraud and waste hotline received 58 anonymous reports with 95 total allegations from council members, municipal staff and the public.
Transit rejigs garage project thanks to cost pressures

1 week ago | winnipegfreepress.com | Joyanne Pursaga

A scaled-back plan for Winnipeg Transit’s next north garage could mean extending partial use of the aging garage it was slated to replace, a facility Transit warns is “in poor condition and functionally obsolete.”City council recently opted to reduce the scope of the new garage to keep its original $200-million price tag, instead of approving a cost hike to complete the original project for $305 million.
More city bylaw offences, higher ticket fines proposed to clean up unsafe, unsightly properties

2 weeks ago | winnipegfreepress.com | Joyanne Pursaga

The city could soon issue tickets of up to $1,000 for 37 more bylaw offences, which a councillor expects would help address public complaints and prepare for a surge in home construction. A new proposal seeks to expand offences that are eligible for penalties through the Municipal By-law Enforcement Act, through which the city issues tickets for a variety of parking, livability and building bylaw offences. Coun.
Parents worry as Winnipeg Transit bus charters set to end

2 weeks ago | winnipegfreepress.com | Joyanne Pursaga

More than two dozen Winnipeg Transit school charter bus routes will soon end, sparking safety concerns over children as young as 11 left to rely on the general transit system. Winnipeg Transit offers 28 different school charter routes, which can each involve multiple buses, that are set to end when a new primary transit network overhauls routes on June 29. That means the charters won’t run during the next school year.
St. Mary’s Road parking limits considered

2 weeks ago | winnipegfreepress.com | Joyanne Pursaga

By: Joyanne Pursaga Posted: 5:52 PM CDT Tuesday, Apr. 8, 2025 Proposed parking restrictions on St. Mary’s Road will allow quicker trips for emergency vehicles through some bottlenecks, but would reduce parking spaces during peak travel periods.
City installing traffic-calming measures on River Heights street to slow rush-hour shortcut seekers

2 weeks ago | winnipegfreepress.com | Joyanne Pursaga

By: Joyanne Pursaga Posted: 2:37 PM CDT Tuesday, Apr. 8, 2025 Several traffic-calming changes are headed to Cambridge Street following complaints that rush-hour drivers use the route as a shortcut.
Roadmap calls for millions in new spending to reduce greenhouse-gas emissions from city-owned buildings

2 weeks ago | winnipegfreepress.com | Joyanne Pursaga

A new strategy aims to ensure city-owned buildings produce net-zero greenhouse-gas emissions by 2050 and calls for tens of millions of dollars in new spending on initial steps toward the goal. If council approves, the Building Emissions Reduction Strategy will become the city’s roadmap to lowering greenhouse-gas emissions in its buildings.