Katherine Dow

4 days ago | ctvnews.ca | Katherine Dow

Vehicles are rolling out of Graham Avenue alongside the rollout of a new pilot project meant to reimagine the busy downtown street as a vibrant pedestrian hub. Starting June 29, four blocks of Graham Avenue in downtown Winnipeg will be vehicle-free, as most buses will be moved off the roadway as part of the city’s new primary transit master plan.

5 days ago | ctvnews.ca | Katherine Dow

A byelection date has been set to fill the seat left empty by a Winnipeg city councillor who died earlier this year. Voters in the Elmwood-East Kildonan ward will head to the polls Oct. 25 to elect a new councillor. The Elmwood-East Kildonan seat was formerly filled by Jason Schreyer, who died suddenly in April. He was first elected in 2014. At last check, there were no registered candidates listed on the city’s website.

1 week ago | ctvnews.ca | Katherine Dow

When four-legged guests at a city-owned animal shelter step outside for some fresh air, conditions are not exactly lush. “The facilities are quite bland,” said Jennifer Medlicott, the community relations coordinator with Winnipeg’s Animal Services Agency. She’s not wrong. The play area is filled with gravel, surrounded by a brick wall and partitioned off with chain-link fence. There are a few flourishes, be it a refreshing wading pool or a climbable bridge.

1 week ago | ctvnews.ca | Katherine Dow

A Winnipeg city councillor is calling for a traffic study on a busy St. Vital roadway due to a rise in speeding. A motion submitted to the Riel Community Committee by Coun. Brian Mayes (St. Vital) calls for a traffic study of Des Meurons Street between Regal and Blenheim avenues. According to the motion, residents have noticed an increase in speeding, with vehicles sometimes travelling as fast as 60 to 70 km/h.

1 week ago | ctvnews.ca | Katherine Dow

Charges have been laid in connection to an alleged indecent exposure involving three girls in Portage la Prairie, Man. Police say they received a report June 13 of a man exposing himself in a park on Cambridge Street. Officers found witnesses on scene who were able to give a description of the suspect. They soon found and arrested him without incident. Mounties say their investigation found the man had exposed himself to three girls.