Winnipeg, MB – Three stretches of downtown streets will be closed to traffic at separate times next week to accommodate an overnight film production, scheduled over the course of Monday, October 21 to Friday, October 25.

Northbound and southbound Main Street between McDermot Avenue and William Avenue will be closed:

Winnipeg, MB – The City of Winnipeg is making it easier for residents to deposit their downed trees and fallen branches by temporarily extending hours of operation at its 4R Winnipeg Depots. In addition, the Summit Road Landfill, accessible via Sturgeon Road, will be open to residents and commercial haulers for storm-related wood waste only.

Changes include:

Winnipeg, MB – Northbound Empress Street between Portage Avenue and Eastway will be closed to vehicular traffic for road construction this Friday, October 18 from 9 a.m. until 3 p.m.

Motorists are advised to use an alternate route and to plan for additional travel time to reach their destinations.

For Transit re-route information, follow @transitalerts or contact 311.

Winnipeg, MB – The Executive Policy Committee will hold a special meeting in order to vote on the ratification of the negotiated agreement between the City of Winnipeg and the Amalgamated Transit Union, Local 1505 (ATU).

“I am pleased that once again, we have been able to reach a negotiated agreement that is fair and reasonable for taxpayers and our valued employees,” said Mayor Brian Bowman. “I want to thank the negotiating parties for ATU and the City of Winnipeg for their efforts to reach an agreement.”

Winnipeg, MB – Crews continue to clear and remove downed trees and fallen branches city-wide, aided by contractors and crews from other Canadian municipalities. Crews from the City of Regina arrived yesterday, while crews from the City of Saskatoon are anticipated to arrive today.

Residents are reminded to be mindful of crews working on roadways. If a tree is blocking a roadway, or if crews are on a roadway working, please refrain from driving through the site and do not drive around them on medians or boulevards.

Winnipeg, MB – Sterling Lyon Parkway between Kenaston Boulevard and Whidden Gate will be completely closed to eastbound and westbound traffic starting at 7 a.m. on Saturday, October 19 until 7 p.m. on Sunday, October 20 for railway crossing repairs.

Motorists should allow additional travel time to get to their destinations and use alternate routes such as Wilkes Avenue or McGillivray Boulevard.

Winnipeg, MB – Southbound Garry Street from York Avenue to Broadway will be temporarily closed from 9 a.m. until 3 p.m. this Wednesday, October 16 for paving of the Broadway/Garry intersection.

Motorists in the area should allow additional travel time to get to their destinations and use alternate routes.

For Transit re-route and schedule information, follow @transitalerts or contact 311.

Winnipeg, MB – Crews continue to clear and remove downed trees and fallen branches city-wide, focusing efforts on priority locations where branches or trees are blocking streets. The City is employing contractors to assist in the efforts. It’s anticipated that the clean-up effort will take a number of weeks or more.

The City has reached out to other municipalities throughout the country for assistance and resources to help in cleanup efforts.

Winnipeg, MB – Crews continue to clear and remove downed trees and fallen branches city-wide, focusing efforts on priority locations where branches or trees are blocking streets. The City is employing contractors to assist in the efforts. It’s anticipated that the clean-up effort will take a number of weeks or more.

It’s estimated that approximately 30,000 City-owned trees were impacted by the recent snowstorm. While all areas of the city were impacted, core areas and mature neighbourhoods have a higher risk level due to the size of the trees.

Winnipeg, MB – Today, Mayor Bowman declared a state of local emergency for the City of Winnipeg. Along with its existing powers, the City will be able to use the authority granted under the state of local emergency to gain access to private property in order to deal with public trees that have fallen onto private property, and private trees that have fallen onto public property. In addition, the state of local emergency will allow the City to acquire the additional resources required to deal with this unprecedented weather event.