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Winnipeg and the way forward

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Adam Johnstonvolunteer
Winnipeg has passed 850,000 residents, largely driven by immigration, with projections of 900,000 within a decade and one million within 25 years. Yet immigration is slowing as climate change, global instability and shifting federal...
Emma Gillich
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Pothole magic

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Adam JohnstonVolunteer staff
Every spring, Winnipeg enters its annual “pothole season,” when crumbling roads spread chaos from main routes to side streets, frustrating drivers, Manitoba Public Insurance (MPI) and city officials alike.  This recurring “pothole magic” stems from...
Teegan Gillich
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Bold vision for Winnipeg

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Adam JohnstonVolunteer staff
Winnipeg heads to the municipal polls this October as years of fiscal mismanagement come to an end. Property taxes, water and sewer rates and transit fares keep rising while services decline and roads crumble....
Emma Gillich
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The case for a Winnipeg Transit riders union

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Adam Johnston
A transit riders union — successful in many other cities — is the next logical step toward restoring trust and accountability in Winnipeg’s transit system, which continues to face serious challenges. Winnipeg Transit’s problems begin...
Teegan Gillich
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The bicycle is not a toy

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Adam Johnston
When it comes to how Winnipeggers view cycling, we generally misinterpret the bicycle as just a toy for kids’ enjoyment or strange adults rather than a tool for getting around. Winnipeggers must move past...
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Winning the transportation game

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Adam Johnston
Game night in Winnipeg is electric — Jets in overtime, Sea Bears in target time, Bombers crushing the Riders in the Banjo Bowl. But getting there? Downtown is gridlocked and on Pembina, driving appears...
Emma Gillich
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Giving a voice to the voiceless

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Adam Johnston
Community radio provides a key voice on key issues that commercial radio fails to address while providing healthy and honest engagement with topics that are sorely needed. UNESCO defines community radio as “a medium that...
Fumnaya Ifeadi
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