All things newsworthy about the 'peg. The good and the bad. Okay mostly bad.

Edited August 2, 20241 yr by FrostyWinnipeg

ha ha I saw something about being able to buy 1L steins now at breweries.... didn't realize that WASN'T a thing! 

Police called after anti-LGBTTQ+ group upends school board meeting.

Former Winnipeg CAO Phil Sheegl loses appeal, must pay $1.1M for accepting bribe from police HQ contractor

A 14-year-old boy accused of fatally stabbing another teen outside a downtown Winnipeg concert has been granted bail.

 

https://archive.ph/2023.08.29-231342/https://www.winnipegfreepress.com/breakingnews/2023/08/29/winnipeg-man-sues-rogers-for-5m-over-employees-alleged-human-excreta

Old Windsor Hotel downtown went up in smoke this morning.

 

I remember seeing a lot of great blues acts at the Windsor in the 1980's and 1990's. The Windsor and Times Changes Cafe a block away were the places to go for blues in Winnipeg.

I work at citi place in the office tower. The Windsor fire  was wild. I wouldn't be surprised if it was arson honestly but old building and crappy electrical likely the cause.Couldn't see the new condo on main for a bit really 

Edited September 14, 20232 yr by Goalie

Most likely homeless people as the sight had been broken into earlier and the fire department called, It's getting cold and these people are looking for warmth probably setting some materials on fire to stay warm and it got out of control. It's been demolished already.

 

Edited September 14, 20232 yr by bustamente

14 hours ago, bustamente said:

Most likely homeless people as the sight had been broken into earlier and the fire department called, It's getting cold and these people are looking for warmth probably setting some materials on fire to stay warm and it got out of control. It's been demolished already.

 

Just make converting it into parking lot, office building or apartments a whole lot easier.

5 minutes ago, FrostyWinnipeg said:

Just make converting it into parking lot, office building or apartments a whole lot easier.

I'm sure it will be a surface parking lot for the next ten years. 

NOT trying to turn this into a political thread, but I am happy to see Gillingham immediately prioritize homelessness now that the election is over. I also saw a month back that he travelled to Texas (Houston) for some information sharing on possible solutions.

Edited October 5, 20232 yr by Super Duper Negatron

Just now, Super Duper Negatron said:

NOT trying to turn this into a political thread, but I am happy to see Gillingham immediately prioritize homelessness now that the election is over. I also saw a month back that he travelled to Texas (Austin?) for some information sharing on possible solutions.

I love how people travel to hip cities to figure out how to cure what ails them. 

1 hour ago, FrostyWinnipeg said:

I love how people travel to hip cities to figure out how to cure what ails them. 

Maybe the Mayor can visit San Francisco and see what happens when the homeless take over.   Scare him into action.

https://winnipeg.ctvnews.ca/winnipeg-woman-sues-tim-hortons-alleging-cream-in-tea-led-to-hospitalization-1.6635085

Who(especially someone with allergies) has faith in a fast food restaurant to fill out your order correctly? 🤷‍♂️

 

Edited November 8, 20232 yr by FrostyWinnipeg

35 minutes ago, FrostyWinnipeg said:

https://winnipeg.ctvnews.ca/winnipeg-woman-sues-tim-hortons-alleging-cream-in-tea-led-to-hospitalization-1.6635085

Who(especially someone with allergies) has faith in a fast food restaurant to fill out your order correctly? 🤷‍♂️

 

Yeah, there has to be some level of personal responsibility IMO. If you are THAT allergic, just don't order out.

If the Arlington Bridge is part of your daily commute, your life is about to change. The City of Winnipeg has closed the 121-year-old bridge indefinitely, saying it is unsafe.

Just now, FrostyWinnipeg said:

If the Arlington Bridge is part of your daily commute, your life is about to change. The City of Winnipeg has closed the 121-year-old bridge indefinitely, saying it is unsafe.

Wow. I'm thankful that will not impact my commute but damn.

They have been doing patchwork maintenance on the bridge for years, really needs to be replaced by the cupboards are bare.

*one google later* oh that Bridge

49 minutes ago, bustamente said:

They have been doing patchwork maintenance on the bridge for years, really needs to be replaced by the cupboards are bare.

No plans to replace it, unfortunately. They were still hinting at moving the rail yards, which is a pipedream. No one has money for that. 

Pick this off CBC online

The city has been talking about replacing the bridge since 2011. Engineers presented a plan for a new three-lane span in 2018 at a price tag of $330 million, which Nierinck said would be higher now.

You have to think by the time it's replaced it will double that or more. In the meantime they will do more assessing and maybe a stop gap effort to keep it alive for another year

1 hour ago, bustamente said:

Pick this off CBC online

The city has been talking about replacing the bridge since 2011. Engineers presented a plan for a new three-lane span in 2018 at a price tag of $330 million, which Nierinck said would be higher now.

You have to think by the time it's replaced it will double that or more. In the meantime they will do more assessing and maybe a stop gap effort to keep it alive for another year

I think they've done all they can. It's crumbling from the inside out. 

17 hours ago, JCon said:

I think they've done all they can. It's crumbling from the inside out. 

330m sounds like really cheap.