Jenny Gerbasi

WPG IN BLOOM AND ACCESS AWARD NOMINATIONS WANTED

Do you have a beautiful yard in bloom this year? If so, let me know and I will nominate you for this years Winnipeg In Bloom contest. (more…)

OSBORNE VILLAGE PARKING STUDY

The Winnipeg Parking Authority and Osborne Village BIZ are investigating the current parking situation within the Osborne Village area. This was a recommendation of the Osborne Village Neighbourhood Plan. (more…)

“OURWINNIPEG ” DOCUMENTS MADE PUBLIC TODAY/PUBLIC INFO SESSIONS

The draft of the new 25 year city plan entitled “OurWinnipeg” has been made public today.

It will take some time to review the documents and to form a clear sense of this plan but here are a few initial thoughts.

A lot of really excellent planning work has been done by city staff.

However, it is clear that one year is an inadequate time frame for staff to complete all the work required for a plan of this magnitude. (more…)

MAY COUNCIL UPDATE

PUBLIC INFO SESSIONS ON “OURWINNIPEG” COMING SOON

The draft of the new 25 year plan for Winnipeg, called “OurWinnipeg” is expected to be released before the end of May.There are Public Information Sessions planned from May 26 through to June 3, 2010. The purpose of these sessions is to encourage citizens to become familiar with the draft OurWinnipeg material in advance of a formal approval process. (more…)

VEOLIA CONTRACT FOR WASTE WATER UPGRADES MAY BE APPROVED WITHOUT FULL DISCLOSURE

Would you sign a 30-year mortgage for a house without knowing the price you are paying?That is a lot like what Winnipeg City Council is being asked to do on Wednesday, May 19th at 9:30 am when it votes on whether to approve a 30-year contract with the French based multinational, Veolia, to design, build and help manage Winnipeg’s sewage treatment plant upgrades and expansion plans. (more…)

MASS(TRANSIT) CONFUSION, UGANDAN HATE LAW, CONDO CONVERSIONS

MASS (TRANSIT) CONFUSION

The best thing about the discussion held at the April City Council meeting is that Rapid Transit is not a completely dead issue and is still being talked about in our city. However, I think a lot of people would like to see more than “talk” and see our first Rapid Transit Corridor from Downtown to the University of Manitoba actually completed, hopefully in their lifetimes! (more…)

12 YEARS ON CITY COUNCIL: A TALE OF TWO MAYORS

Every spring, The Fort Rouge-East Fort Garry Review, my four page printed newsletter, goes out to every household and business in the ward.

The Review has been sent to the printers and should be in mail boxes in the next few weeks. In the meantime, you can read it in full by clicking on “The Review” link on the front page of this web site.

For your reading pleasure, I have included the back page as a preview below: (more…)

GRASSROOTS NEWS COLUMN: SHOULD OUR CITY BE RUN LIKE A BUSINESS?

I am pleased to share with you my November column as published in Grassroots News. My next column is expected to be published in mid-January. Enjoy! (more…)