Winnipeg | 2026 Civic Election & City Affairs

[thurmas]

New probe poll out Murray 40% Gillingham 15% Loney 14% Klein 10% Falcon Ouellette 7%.

[esquire]

Originally Posted by thurmas

New probe poll out Murray 40% Gillingham 15% Loney 14% Klein 10% Falcon Ouellette 7%.

About what I'd expect. I'm actually kind of surprised Gillingham and Loney are polling over 10% tbh. I wonder if the same percentage of people could pick them out of a lineup?

[thurmas]

Originally Posted by esquire

About what I'd expect. I'm actually kind of surprised Gillingham and Loney are polling over 10% tbh. I wonder if the same percentage of people could pick them out of a lineup?

Gillingham would be a good PC party leader when Stefanson loses next year.

[Luisito]

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/manitoba/winnipeg-mayoral-candidate-forum-1.6592621

[Ando]

Interesting story that the mayoral candidates are weighing in on, the idea of creating a national urban park in Winnipeg, which has federal $$ available. CPAWS is pushing for Assiniboine forest as apparently it isn't exempt from possible future development. But others support the creation of a national urban park in the Point Douglas area, that would involve removing a lot of the warehouses on the Higgins strip there and opening up that area. I kind of like the Point Douglas idea because I can't imagine anyone touching the Assiniboine Forest, but I could be naive. It seems to be being proposed as a one or the other choice.

https://www.iheartradio.ca/virginradio/w...iboine-forest-a-national-park-1.18542619

[biguc]

Originally Posted by Ando

Interesting story that the mayoral candidates are weighing in on, the idea of creating a national urban park in Winnipeg, which has federal $$ available. CPAWS is pushing for Assiniboine forest as apparently it isn't exempt from possible future development. But others support the creation of a national urban park in the Point Douglas area, that would involved removing a lot of the warehouses on the Higgins strip there and opening up that area. I kind of like the Point Douglas idea because I can't imagine anyone touching the Assiniboine Forest, but I could be naive. It seems to be being proposed as a one or the other choice.

https://www.iheartradio.ca/virginradio/w...iboine-forest-a-national-park-1.18542619

A PD national park is a strange idea--one of these solutions in search of a problem that well-intentioned Winnipeggers famously champion at the expense of anything useful. There's already nice, underused park space in PD. I'm skeptical that slapping a "national" designation on some remediated brownfield next to roaring truck traffic and grinding social problems is going to create a meaningful asset for the area. If Junior Sinclair and the "friends" of Fort Garry aren't behind this I'll be, well, duly surprised.

Anyway, whatever the location, it's typical that this has somehow become a binary decision that will inevitably pit suburbanites against the city. Again.

Meanwhile, isn't part of The Forks national park? The part that's falling apart? Maybe some federal money has turned up in the last few years to fix up the crumbling national section of the river walk. If not, it should.

[Phil's neighbour]

Originally Posted by biguc

Meanwhile, isn't part of The Forks national park? The part that's falling apart? Maybe some federal money has turned up in the last few years to fix up the crumbling national section of the river walk. If not, it should.

The river walk should be expanded and paved throughout the city and all of it designated a national park (after finally using the floodway to control water levels). We can do what Ottawa did with the Rideau Canal system which is a jewel. No need to squabble about which part of the city gets a new park, the river walks would thread through many neighbourhoods, old and new. Use federal money to achieve what we can’t on our own.

[Ando]

Originally Posted by biguc

A PD national park is a strange idea--one of these solutions in search of a problem that well-intentioned Winnipeggers famously champion at the expense of anything useful. There's already nice, underused park space in PD. I'm skeptical that slapping a "national" designation on some remediated brownfield next to roaring truck traffic and grinding social problems is going to create a meaningful asset for the area. If Junior Sinclair and the "friends" of Fort Garry aren't behind this I'll be, well, duly surprised.

Anyway, whatever the location, it's typical that this has somehow become a binary decision that will inevitably pit suburbanites against the city. Again.

Meanwhile, isn't part of The Forks national park? The part that's falling apart? Maybe some federal money has turned up in the last few years to fix up the crumbling national section of the river walk. If not, it should.

it's funny because you suggest that it shouldn't be a binary decision and then you seem to be saying that because the Forks includes a national park (which is a national historic site that only includes a smaller portion of the Forks) then why is it necessary. The benefit of doing at Point Douglas would be to open up the river portion to the public and extend the river paths, not to mention removing at relatively little used industrial area. You can read all about it at this link. https://www.pc.gc.ca/en/pun-nup
It isn't a national park like Riding Mountain, it's to be done collaboratively with municipalities and indigenous groups, with different co-management possibilities. Winnipeg has already signed an agreement to find a location.

[wags_in_the_peg]

Originally Posted by Phil's neighbour

The river walk should be expanded and paved throughout the city and all of it designated a national park (after finally using the floodway to control water levels). We can do what Ottawa did with the Rideau Canal system which is a jewel. No need to squabble about which part of the city gets a new park, the river walks would thread through many neighbourhoods, old and new. Use federal money to achieve what we can’t on our own.

I like that!

[Ando]

Originally Posted by Phil's neighbour

The river walk should be expanded and paved throughout the city and all of it designated a national park (after finally using the floodway to control water levels). We can do what Ottawa did with the Rideau Canal system which is a jewel. No need to squabble about which part of the city gets a new park, the river walks would thread through many neighbourhoods, old and new. Use federal money to achieve what we can’t on our own.

Great, but that's not what the money is for - nor would there be anywhere near enough $$ to do what you are suggesting.

[Jeff]

Originally Posted by biguc

Meanwhile, isn't part of The Forks national park? The part that's falling apart? Maybe some federal money has turned up in the last few years to fix up the crumbling national section of the river walk. If not, it should.

That section was tended to a couple years back (new lighting, straightening the limestone retaining blocks, etc) and was actually cleared of mud and debris before the Assiniboine section after this year's flooding receded. it's in pretty decent shape as I walked along that section this morning

[biguc]

^Good to hear! Chalk its previous poor condition up to Harper-era neglect then.

Originally Posted by Phil's neighbour

The river walk should be expanded and paved throughout the city and all of it designated a national park (after finally using the floodway to control water levels). We can do what Ottawa did with the Rideau Canal system which is a jewel. No need to squabble about which part of the city gets a new park, the river walks would thread through many neighbourhoods, old and new. Use federal money to achieve what we can’t on our own.

There's an idea. Making a river walk network as a park--something like a skinny version of Edmonton's river valley--sounds good. It would be a great way to get some extra pedestrian/AT bridges built too.

Originally Posted by Ando

it's funny because you suggest that it shouldn't be a binary decision and then you seem to be saying that because the Forks includes a national park (which is a national historic site that only includes a smaller portion of the Forks) then why is it necessary. The benefit of doing at Point Douglas would be to open up the river portion to the public and extend the river paths, not to mention removing at relatively little used industrial area. You can read all about it at this link. https://www.pc.gc.ca/en/pun-nup
It isn't a national park like Riding Mountain, it's to be done collaboratively with municipalities and indigenous groups, with different co-management possibilities. Winnipeg has already signed an agreement to find a location.

My point isn't really one of necessity (and therefore not binary), just that I'd like to see more options on the table. I'm not convinced by the PD park idea.

Unless it comes as part of a sweeping plan to adapt the whole area into a post-industrial neighbourhood. With Murray as mayor, I could see it happening--dumpy demolition and tow truck businesses cleared out, Higgins turned into a normal street, opportunities for townhouse and multi-family construction, a couple of pedestrian/AT bridges connecting the area to Whittier Park and Archibald, capped off with a park dug out of the ruins of Gateway Industries (with some buildings retained for community spaces). That's a winner.

Get on it, Ando!

[TimeFadesAway]

Originally Posted by biguc

Unless it comes as part of a sweeping plan to adapt the whole area into a post-industrial neighbourhood. With Murray as mayor, I could see it happening--dumpy demolition and tow truck businesses cleared out, Higgins turned into a normal street, opportunities for townhouse and multi-family construction, a couple of pedestrian/AT bridges connecting the area to Whittier Park and Archibald, capped off with a park dug out of the ruins of Gateway Industries (with some buildings retained for community spaces). That's a winner.

Get on it, Ando!

On a side note, one of the biggest problems with revamping PD will be dealing with the Gateway Industries site at the tip of it. Unbeknownst to most, the 'land' that it sits on at the very end of PD isn't actually land. It's an extraordinary amount of Insul-Bric siding piled 15 feet high. I'm not sure why it was put there, just disposal purposes or a cheap riverbank reinforcement post 1950 flood.

[1ajs]

Originally Posted by TimeFadesAway

On a side note, one of the biggest problems with revamping PD will be dealing with the Gateway Industries site at the tip of it. Unbeknownst to most, the 'land' that it sits on at the very end of PD isn't actually land. It's an extraordinary amount of Insul-Bric siding piled 15 feet high. I'm not sure why it was put there, just disposal purposes or a cheap riverbank reinforcement post 1950 flood.

huge mess back there at gateway huge huge mess

[biguc]

Originally Posted by TimeFadesAway

On a side note, one of the biggest problems with revamping PD will be dealing with the Gateway Industries site at the tip of it. Unbeknownst to most, the 'land' that it sits on at the very end of PD isn't actually land. It's an extraordinary amount of Insul-Bric siding piled 15 feet high. I'm not sure why it was put there, just disposal purposes or a cheap riverbank reinforcement post 1950 flood.

Hahaha what? This sounds like a bit from My Winnipeg.

I've been in back of Gateway and, like 1ajs says, it's a disaster. Should be enough to qualify for some kind of environmental cleanup funds.

Just tried to take a look on Google maps and they've updated their Winnipeg satellite view with snowy winter images. Can't tell what anything is.

[Luisito]

Winnipeg mayoral candidate resurrects pledge to open Portage and Main

A Winnipeg mayoral candidate is pledging to bring down the barriers at Portage and Main, despite the results of a plebiscite held on the issue four years ago.

https://winnipeg.ctvnews.ca/winnipeg-may...ledge-to-open-portage-and-main-1.6085440

[bomberjet]

Murray leading the polls, Motkaluk out. Going fairly well so far IMO.

[J.OT13]

Originally Posted by Luisito

https://winnipeg.ctvnews.ca/winnipeg-may...ledge-to-open-portage-and-main-1.6085440

If they hold another referendum, maybe give a bigger voice to people who live in downtown Wards since it effects them more than suburbanites.

SIDE NOTE - how does Winnipeg not have its own forum? You seem almost as active as Ottawa and Vancouver.

[Hecate]

Rana is smart. She knows bringing up portage and main will be opening up a can of worms for Glenn Murray. I like her.

[rrskylar]

Originally Posted by biguc

Hahaha what? This sounds like a bit from My Winnipeg.

I've been in back of Gateway and, like 1ajs says, it's a disaster. Should be enough to qualify for some kind of environmental cleanup funds.

Just tried to take a look on Google maps and they've updated their Winnipeg satellite view with snowy winter images. Can't tell what anything is.

I've seen the site as well, hard to believe in 2022 a site like that exists, let alone in a middle of a city and along a riverbank!