Winnipeg, MB - A School Trustee By-Election for the School Divisions of River East Transcona (Ward 3), St. James-Assiniboia (King Edward-Deer Lodge Ward) and Louis Riel (Ward 2) will be held on Saturday, June 11, 2016.

Community advance voting for eligible voters will be open on May 25 and 26 from 4:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.:

Winnipeg, MB - The following road closures will be in effect this week for CP railway crossing reconstruction projects:

Winnipeg, MB - Winnipeg Public Library hosts many literary and learning programs to enhance the cultural vitality of the city. One of the longest-running services is the Writer-in-Residence program. Since 1985, award-winning authors have provided one-on-one mentorship and public workshops to hundreds of emerging writers of all genres.

Are you an established, professionally published author with experience in editing or teaching writing? Are you ready to mentor others? Be the next Writer-in-Residence of Winnipeg Public Library!

Winnipeg, MB - Today the City of Winnipeg’s Insect Control Branch unveiled its latest weapon in the fight against mosquitoes. The Standing Water Action Team (S.W.A.T.) wants you to become one of their agents, dedicated to the removal of standing water that accumulates on private property.

Winnipeg, MB. -â�Tomorrow, City Councillors will begin their temporary move to the Administration Building located at 510 Main Street to accommodate the redevelopment of the Council Building. The Administration Building is located directly across the Courtyard from the Council Building.

This long overdue redevelopment work is required to maintain the City Council Building and bring it up to current safety system and Code requirements.

Winnipeg, MB - Find fun in the sun this long weekend at some Winnipeg spray pads.

Some of the City's unsupervised spray pads are opening early so residents can enjoy the beautiful weather this long weekend. Beginning Saturday, May 21, the following spray pads will operate daily from 10:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m. until Monday, September 5:

Central Corydon Community Centre - River Heights Site
Central Park
Jill Officer Park
Shaughnessy Park
Vimy Ridge Memorial Park

Winnipeg, MB - Paramedics Service Week 2016 is being held across Canada from May 22 to May 29. The week-long awareness week will help inform citizens about the variety of paramedical services provided by the Winnipeg Fire Paramedic Service (WFPS). To celebrate the week, the department’s paramedics will participate in a variety of community and educational activities.

The WFPS currently has 707 licensed paramedics on staff who provide citizens with emergency medical services 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 365 days a year.

Winnipeg, MB - The City of Winnipeg is releasing the number of combined sewer overflows (CSO) occurring each year, as well as the volume released in each overflow event.

Winnipeg, MB - The Susan Auch Oval situated between Sargent Park Arena and the Cindy Klassen Recreation Complex located at 999 Sargent Avenue will be closed to the public from May 24 until the end of July for the construction of the Sargent Park Beach Volleyball Courts for the 2017 Canada Games.

Access to the gravel track will not be available to the public until the end of July when construction is expected to be completed.

Winnipeg, MB - Starting this Saturday, May 21, the Assiniboine river walk from the Osborne Bridge to the Main Street Bridge will be open to the public just in time for the May long weekend.

City crews have reinstalled the lighting and are putting the finishing touches along the pathway for Winnipeggers to start enjoying this weekend.