The Winnipeg Thread

[GCJenks]

14 hours ago, Brandon said:

I wonder if they had insurance.... 

I am sure they had insurance, just not the right "street insurance" or it wouldn't have been torched.

[Goalie]

It’s pretty destroyed. I dunno. There’s lots of suspicious characters around there at that time. Dude sleeps on the bus bench near by. It was probably him. 

Edited Friday at 07:40 PM by Goalie

[Brandon]

Driving through downtown today for the first time in a few months... noticed many more buildings have been boarded up and are for lease.   The tent city near Disraeli/Main has grown to a massive size with everything in that area now covered in graffiti.   I saw a guy watering the streets with his home made apple juice from the boulevard near P & M.    I saw maybe 10 normal working folks waiting for the bus or crossing streets and about 30 drunk folks stumbling around.   Driving by Portage Place with a huge chunk being torn down and the beautiful park/water feature across the street  still torn up and still being demolished.... feels like the aftermath of a warzone. 

I can't believe how far gone our downtown is.   The mayor should be in crisis mode trying to do something with it.   I'd never in a million years ever let my daughter or wife set foot in that area without some sort of protection.   It's realllllllllly bad now.   

 

 

 

[rebusrankin]

31 minutes ago, Brandon said:

Driving through downtown today for the first time in a few months... noticed many more buildings have been boarded up and are for lease.   The tent city near Disraeli/Main has grown to a massive size with everything in that area now covered in graffiti.   I saw a guy watering the streets with his home made apple juice from the boulevard near P & M.    I saw maybe 10 normal working folks waiting for the bus or crossing streets and about 30 drunk folks stumbling around.   Driving by Portage Place with a huge chunk being torn down and the beautiful park/water feature across the street  still torn up and still being demolished.... feels like the aftermath of a warzone. 

I can't believe how far gone our downtown is.   The mayor should be in crisis mode trying to do something with it.   I'd never in a million years ever let my daughter or wife set foot in that area without some sort of protection.   It's realllllllllly bad now.   

 

 

 

When I was a kid, I used to go down by myself and I was like 12. Would not send a 12 year old down to do so now.

[FrostyWinnipeg]

18 hours ago, rebusrankin said:

When I was a kid, I used to go down by myself and I was like 12. 

TMI

Edited Saturday at 05:12 PM by FrostyWinnipeg

[rebusrankin]

21 hours ago, FrostyWinnipeg said:

TMI

I used to take the bus and go to downtown Winnipeg by myself and I was 12. Nothing dirty. Now when the SI swimsuit issue came.....

[iHeart]

So it looks like that Strip mall where Peavy mart was on my end is getting a makeover (and maybe getting an extra unit?)

[FrostyWinnipeg]

16 hours ago, iHeart said:

So it looks like that Strip mall where Peavy mart was on my end is getting a makeover (and maybe getting an extra unit?)

Home Hardware maybe?

[Brandon]

Another bus driver assaulted tonight near Springfield and Gateway.    At this point nobody is going to want to drive or take transit in Winnipeg.   Zero % chance that I'd let my kids ride public transit these days.  

[SpeedFlex27]

1 hour ago, Brandon said:

Another bus driver assaulted tonight near Springfield and Gateway.    At this point nobody is going to want to drive or take transit in Winnipeg.   Zero % chance that I'd let my kids ride public transit these days.  

We have the same problem on the C Trains in Calgary. Mostly at the platforms at the C Train stations where assaults, murders, robberies & drug deals go down. The problem is the catch & release justice system we have now. Politicians keep talking about public safety but never do anything. 

Edited 20 hours ago by SpeedFlex27

[FrostyWinnipeg]

16 hours ago, Brandon said:

Another bus driver assaulted tonight near Springfield and Gateway.    At this point nobody is going to want to drive or take transit in Winnipeg.   Zero % chance that I'd let my kids ride public transit these days.  

We dont have a National Guard but im all for putting a soldier on buses.

[iHeart]

On 2025-10-27 at 1:22 PM, FrostyWinnipeg said:

Home Hardware maybe?

Would be nice to have one close to home especially when Scene+ does it's game board