Harvey Smith Library expected to close for approximately one month beginning August 1

Winnipeg, MB – Cindy Klassen Recreation Complex, located at 999 Sargent Ave., is scheduled for mechanical repairs and upgrades, and will be closed to the public beginning June 12, 2022 for approximately five months.

As part of the project, Harvey Smith Library, located within the complex, is also expected to be closed beginning August 1, 2022 for approximately one month.

Winnipeg, MB – A speed limit reduction will be phased in over the next three weeks on 15 Winnipeg streets as part of the Council-approved 2022 Enhanced Sunday Holiday Bike Route program.

Signage reducing the speed limit to 30 km/hour will be installed over the first three weeks of May on the following streets:

Winnipeg, MB – The City of Winnipeg’s annual water meter reading program will resume on May 2, 2022 and will continue until September 2, 2022. City employees will be visiting homes weekdays between 2 p.m. and dusk.

Meter readers will be wearing facemasks, and homeowners are encouraged to maintain physical distancing while the water meter reader is inside their home. Meter readers will not enter the home if anyone in the household is experiencing COVID-19 symptoms.

Winnipeg, MB – City of Winnipeg crews are set to begin a variety of annual spring operations in the coming days.

Spring cleanup activities

On Sunday, May 1 at 10 p.m., weather dependent, crews will begin cleaning Winnipeg’s entire street network, including bridges, sidewalks, and active transportation pathways.

It’s anticipated that crews will commence the cleanup of boulevards and median, as well as cleaning up litter and debris in City parks on Sunday, May 8, weather and conditions permitting.

Winnipeg, MB – The City of Winnipeg is advising that the campaign period for Winnipeg residents seeking election to the Office of Mayor will begin on Sunday, May 1, 2022.

The 2022 City of Winnipeg Municipal and School Boards Election is scheduled for Wednesday, October 26, 2022. Eligible voters will have the opportunity to cast a ballot for Mayor, Councillor, and School Trustees.

Winnipeg, MB – Residents can now visit the newly renovated Munroe Library, located at 489 London St., which boasts new and improved spaces and features to enhance the visitor experience and meet our customers’ needs.

New space provides a welcoming environment for individuals in need of basic items, access to social supports

Winnipeg, MB – Today the City of Winnipeg opened Community Connections, a space within the Millennium Library that will connect individuals with library services and social supports, including items to help meet basic needs.

Winnipeg, MB – City of Winnipeg crews are hard at work and engaged in a wide range of activities around the clock, and based on level of priority, related to the recent heavy rainfall, including clearing ditches, catch basins, and culverts of debris so that water can drain more effectively.

Basement, overland & snowmelt flooding

Property owners should be alert to the various other types of flooding, including: basement, overland, and snowmelt.

Winnipeg, MB – At approximately 11:14 a.m. on Thursday, April 21, 2022 the Winnipeg Fire Paramedic Service responded to reports of a fire in a single-family bungalow in the 100 block of Sauve Crescent.

Once on-scene crews observed smoke and fire coming from the home. They launched an offensive attack, quickly declaring the fire under control at 11:36 a.m.

Winnipeg, MB – The City of Winnipeg is developing a recycling strategy for apartments and condos in an effort to reduce the amount of waste going to the landfill and is looking for input from residents.

The City is committed to increasing the waste diversion rate and doing its part to help prevent climate change. One way to do this is by increasing waste diversion. In 2020, only 14 percent of the waste produced by apartments and condos stayed out of the landfill, compared to 31 percent of all waste in the city.