WINNIPEG - March 11, 2010 - Citizens are being reminded that registration for Spring/Summer 2010 Leisure Guide programs begins at 9:00 am on Monday, March 15. For your convenience, the City offers a number of ways to register:

Leisure Online: (visit Winnipeg.ca/leisureonline) a login ID and PIN, and a credit card are required.

Winnipeggers are reminded to set up an account prior to the first day of registration day calling 311 - 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, or by visiting any civic pool or the Fort Rouge Leisure Centre (located at 625 Osborne Street).

Call 311:
24 hours a day, 7 days a week

In-person:
visit 395 Main Street or any civic pool (check in-person registration times at the facility of your choice)

Drop-off:
drop-off completed forms at any of the following locations (check facility for operating hours):

• Fort Rouge Leisure Centre/625 Osborne Street
• Main floor/395 Main Street
• St. James Civic Centre/2055 Ness Avenue

Mail:
Registration Office
395 Main Street
Winnipeg, MB R3B 3N8

WINNIPEG - October 11, 2010 - This weekend City of Winnipeg thawing crews will be working as conditions permit to open curb inlets, catch basins, and culverts across the city. Crews are also engaged in removing snow, ice accumulations and debris from city ditches to assist the water run-off.

As temperatures continue to rise over the weekend, and in the coming weeks, crews will be working as quickly as possible to drain snow-melt run-off. Property owners can contact 311 with requests for service related to water accumulation caused by frozen catch basins and culverts.

For situations where damage to private dwellings due to run-off water is imminent, citizens are asked to please identify that risk to 311 customer service representatives. This information will help expedite the dispatch of crews to these locations.

The City of Winnipeg reminds property owners to remain vigilant and to protect their property in the coming days, as temperatures rise and the spring melt continues.

Sandbag Pickup Locations

Sandbags for protection against spring run-off due to melting are available at three locations for pickup by property owners. These sandbags can be picked up between 10:00 a.m. and 8:00 p.m. daily, at any of the following Public Works yards:

• 1220 Pacific Avenue
  
• 849 Ravelston Avenue West
  
• 1539 Waverley Street

For emergencies, sandbags are available outside the hours of 10:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. by contacting 311.

WINNIPEG - March 11, 2010 - As winter comes to an end, the City of Winnipeg is closing its Snow Disposal Sites. As of today, Thursday March 11, 2010 at noon, all Snow Disposal Sites, with the exception of the Ravelston Site, will be closed for the season. The Ravelston Snow Disposal Site is located on Ravelston Avenue West, 1 km west of Plessis Road.