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Historic day for combined sewer overflow (CSO) program

Historic day for combined sewer overflow (CSO) program in City 2022 proposed budget. Increase of 50% in annual budget or $60m for 2024-27...

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Waste Reduction Week

Waste reduction week - the article puts my quote in huge font, but makes the point that we have progress on diversion , but need to take...

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Waste Reduction Week/ semaine de réduction des déchets

Today is the start of Waste Reduction Week across Canada. We are residents of steps they can take at home to reduce their impact on the...

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City's compost giveaway weekend!

Was on CTV Morning Live - Winnipeg to promote the City’s compost giveaway Oct 1-3 at Brady Summit closed landfill, & Kilcona dog park.

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City promoting food source sustainability with compost giveaway

The City of Winnipeg is giving away free compost from October 1 – 3. For more information on the compost giveaway event, please see:...

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New CSO outfall on Ferry Road

Thanks to Scott Gillingham for the invite to St. James to see the newly constructed outfall at the end of Ferry Rd, and for supporting...

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Upcoming Sewer Main construction - Construction d'égout collecteur

Upcoming Sewer Main construction - 86 to 98 Glenlawn Avenue Construction d'égout collecteur - de 86 à 98 avenue Glenlawn Upcoming Sewer...

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Motion for home compost pick-up services

At the last Council meeting (July 22, 2021) I seconded a motion with Kevin E. Klein to explore incentives for residents to sign up for...

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Town Hall for residents of Victoria Crescent

Hosted a virtual town hall last night with residents of Victoria Crescent, to discuss a proposal to bring in City sewer services. Great...

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Study of privatizing our sewage treatment utility

Accurately quoted again by ⁦James Westgate in the Sun. I will not be voting for a study of privatizing the City’s sewage treatment...

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Saturday's Greenway Cleanup

Thanks to Bishop Grandin Greenway⁦ for organizing the annual clean up of the Greenway on Saturday!

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Friday's Water and Waste Committee Meeting

Thanks to Terry Duguid, MP and former City Councillor, for attending Friday's Water & Environment Committee, to encourage the City's...

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CSO Motion at Council Meeting

Pleased to have this motion pass late last night, to look at accelerating CSO work. Less raw sewage into rivers is a good legacy, rather...

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Comments from Yesterday's Council Meeting

Thank you Sherri-Lynn Rollins for your comment yesterday: "Passionate arguments for advancing on Combined Sewer Work by Brian Mayes it’s...

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On CJOB to discuss combined sewer clean-up

Thanks to Richard Cloutier on 680 CJOB for having me on to discuss the $1 billion discrepancy in costing for the City combined sewer...

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Billion Dollar Question

The Billion dollar question for the April Council meeting: why does the City’s $2.3B program to reduce sewage discharge into rivers by...

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Interview with ICI Manitoba - February 23, 2021

I was on ICI Manitoba last night for an interview conducted in French, about the City’s projected $2B upgrade to combined sewer systems...

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February 23, 2021 - Winnipeg Free Press article

In Friday's Winnipeg Free Press I spoke about the City's multi-billion $ challenge over next 25 years with upgrades to aged combined...

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February 9, 2021

Interviewed in Winnipeg Sun calling for action on reducing greenhouse gas emissions at Brady landfill. To read the full article, please...

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Sewer Outfall Repairs- Niakwa Road at the Seine River

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