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

Edited August 2, 20241 yr by FrostyWinnipeg

10 minutes ago, FrostyWinnipeg said:

330m sounds like really cheap. 

 

Sounds like an estimate that will easily double. No way you can replace the Arlington Bridge for $330M. 

3 minutes ago, JCon said:

Sounds like an estimate that will easily double. No way you can replace the Arlington Bridge for $330M. 

Rather take that 330 and put it towards the football stadium retractable roof

 

12 minutes ago, FrostyWinnipeg said:

Rather take that 330 and put it towards the football stadium retractable roof

 

Put it towards moving the rail yards out the city and then... u can probably put a ton of housing there 

 

Rarely to never use it... not in years.  It's not really necessary 

Edited November 22, 20232 yr by Goalie

10 minutes ago, FrostyWinnipeg said:

Rather take that 330 and put it towards the football stadium retractable roof

 

I'd rather put it into low-income housing.  

It would be a sweet spot for Said low income housing. 

I'd look at doing some in the downtown region off portage maybe near u of w or between there and polo since low income housing probably shouldn't wait 

Good Will Social Club on Portage Ave closing after 10 years

19 hours ago, JCon said:

I'd rather put it into low-income housing.  

I'd rather the money be put into lwo income houses with retractable roofs!   

 

On 2023-11-22 at 2:30 PM, Goalie said:

Put it towards moving the rail yards out the city and then... u can probably put a ton of housing there 

 

Rarely to never use it... not in years.  It's not really necessary 

I believe the estimate to move the rail yards was in the billions... I'm not sure how many, but it would take a lot to make that move happen.

23 hours ago, Sard said:

I believe the estimate to move the rail yards was in the billions... I'm not sure how many, but it would take a lot to make that move happen.

Despite the cost it is the right answer. 3 or 4 Billion to move it now or 700 Million for Arlington Bridge and then 1.5B for Slaw Rebchuk and on and on in to the future. The possible economic boon from the area currently covered by the rail yard was estimated at 4 or 5 times the cost of moving it (if my memory is correct). How many housing units could be built on that land (after remediation) and the societal gains from removing the division between the North and the rest of the city would have a value as well, but I have no idea how to place an amount on it.

We need to get past doing the cheapest right now and start doing the best for ever solution.

 

 

Or property tax the ship out of the rail yards to help build a new bridge.

3 hours ago, FrostyWinnipeg said:

Or property tax the ship out of the rail yards to help build a new bridge.

CP Rail could fight that as predatory in the courts. We need to work with them to move those rail yards. 

400 acres in the middle of city could create a lot more property tax revenue if it wasn't all industrial. 

11 minutes ago, JCon said:

CP Rail could fight that as predatory in the courts. We need to work with them to move those rail yards. 

400 acres in the middle of city could create a lot more property tax revenue if it wasn't all industrial. 

It could rejuvenate the area and really clean it up.   

A lot of really bad/sad things happen around those tracks and under the bridge.      

wasn't sure where this would belong exactly but someone on the radio west forum found this piece of nostalgia

https://www.radiowest.ca/xmasjgl/cky haveyourselfamerry.mp3

Well, looks like Winnipeg made international headlines again...

 

https://www.cnn.com/2023/11/26/world/winnipeg-shooting-canada-langside-street/index.html

Mass shootings not only for the States

oh hell no, my commute is going to be difficult, really wishing I could teleport to and from work

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/manitoba/winnipeg-transit-delays-job-action-1.7040081

Edited November 27, 20232 yr by iHeart

15 hours ago, Wanna-B-Fanboy said:

Well, looks like Winnipeg made international headlines again...

 

https://www.cnn.com/2023/11/26/world/winnipeg-shooting-canada-langside-street/index.html

On the same weekend the Globe and Mail rates us Third most livable city in the country...

1 hour ago, GCJenks said:

On the same weekend the Globe and Mail rates us Third most livable city in the country...

We are a conundrum. 

22 hours ago, Wanna-B-Fanboy said:

Well, looks like Winnipeg made international headlines again...

 

https://www.cnn.com/2023/11/26/world/winnipeg-shooting-canada-langside-street/index.html

4th person has died, I hope they catch the ******* soon

7 hours ago, GCJenks said:

On the same weekend the Globe and Mail rates us Third most livable city in the country...

Getting ranked 3rd overall is pretty impressive considering they has us at 422th (out of 439) for climate.  We must have done really well in the other categories!

I find Winnipeg to be for the most part a very safe city, much like other cities they are circumstances that have manifested and left to fester in certain parts of the city and no one has any solutions to solve many of the cities problems .

Langside. What else is new honestly 

3 hours ago, bigg jay said:

Getting ranked 3rd overall is pretty impressive considering they has us at 422th (out of 439) for climate.  We must have done really well in the other categories!

3rd overall and 1st for raising a family, pretty proud of the city I moved out of to live in the country… (I don’t feel it is hypocritical, more ironic really)

18 hours ago, Goalie said:

Langside. What else is new honestly 

Yup. Drug related. Nothing to see here.

City's library app broken.

https://www.winnipegfreepress.com/breakingnews/2023/12/02/library-theres-not-an-app-for-that