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Vote of confidence comes early for Conservative candidate in Winnipeg
Forget the non-confidence vote, it's on: Thursday night, 8 p.m., Conservative federal candidate for Winnipeg Centre, Bev Pitura, is tooled up for her election campaign.
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Municipal election 2010: In Winnipeg, the incumbent mayor tries to take it wholesale
Winnipeg mayoral races are typically a cake walk for the incumbent. The only sitting mayor who has been pushed out since Bill Norrie was the deeply and justifiably unpopular Susan Thompson, elected in 1992, who was forced to the side because of overwhelming popular feeling against her.
According to the most recent local poll this election, between incumbent Sam Katz and former NDP MP Judy Wasylycia-Leis, is pretty much a dead heat. If Katz does fail to get re-elected he will have only have his lack of vision to blame.
Winnipeg council votes on unseen 30-year sewage-deal lock in
Would you sign a 30-year mortgage for a house you haven't been allowed to see?
That's exactly what Winnipeg City Council is being asked to do today -- Wednesday, May 19 -- when it votes on whether to approve a 30-year private-public partnership (P3) with Paris-based water corporation, Veolia.
If approved, the city of Winnipeg will be locked into a long-term agreement with the corporation that will involve the design, build and management of Winnipeg's sewage treatment plant upgrades and expansion plans.
There are several red flags that City Council is overlooking.
First, the process so far doesn't bode well for those who are hoping for a transparent and democratic management of sewage treatment in Winnipeg.
Cathy Mattes: Art as engagement
It is Feb. 15th, Louis Riel Day in Manitoba, and Métis curator and writer Cathy Mattes is talking about two of her favourite subjects -- art and Louis Riel. She is telling a story about two very different monuments to Louis Riel that were created for the Manitoba Legislature.
"In 1971, a statue depicting Louis Riel as a naked, tormented figure was erected on the grounds of the Manitoba Legislature as part of Manitoba's centennial celebrations," Mattes explains.
Winnipeg Marx Reading Group: Discussion
Jan 5 2012 - 7:30pm
Location
Aqua Books
274 Garry Street Between Portage and Graham
Winnipeg, MB R3C 1H3Canada
49° 53' 35.988" N, 97° 8' 25.9656" W
See map: Google Maps
This ain't Oprah's Book Club, comrade.
Book clubs dedicated to the works of Karl Marx, Fredrick Engels and Marxism started springing up all over the world a few years ago, and now Winnipeg has its very own. Each week, the discussion is invigorating as the group tackles another facet of Marxist thought.
Electronic versions of many Marxist texts are available here.
Contact name:
Radhika Desai
Contact email:
Winnipeg's Autonomous Zone celebrates 16 years of building alternatives
'F*** the B.I.Z.'
The graffiti emblazoned near the brick entrance to 91 Albert Street -- aimed at Winnipeg's Business Improvement Zone security patrols, with their police-like powers -- is revealing in terms of what's inside; in this rare case, you can judge a bookstore by its cover.
In fact, the activists behind the Old Market Autonomous Zone were once targeted by a city councillor for their refusal to remove graffiti. This anti-capitalist building is truly unique.
2.jpg "David Climenhaga, author of the Alberta Diary blog, is a journalist, author, journalism teacher, poet and trade union communicator who has worked in senior writing and editing positions with the Toronto Globe and Mail and the Calgary Herald. His 1995 book, A Poke in the Public Eye, explores the relationships among Canadian journalists, public relations people and politicians. He left journalism after the strike at the Calgary Herald in 1999 and 2000 to work as Communications Director of the Alberta Union of Provincial Employees, which with more than 73,000 members is Alberta’s largest union and Canada’s 10th largest. Alberta Diary focuses on Alberta politics and social issues. Contact: albertadiary @ gmail.com")
