Square Parkade News Today

Its been more than three decades since the City of Victoria built a new parkade. At Thursdays committee of the whole meeting Couns. Matt Dell and Dave Thompson will be pitching the idea of building a new one.

Coun. Russ Wyatt says he's been warned his motion calling for a public inquiry into Winnipeg's police headquarters could jeopardize a $21.5 million settlement with dozens of defendants in a city lawsuit over the project.

Couns. Russ Wyatt and Ross Eadie want city council to renew a call on the province to launch a public inquiry into Winnipeg construction projects, procurement processes and real estate transactions.

The sound of music will soon be alive and well at Bastion Square Parkade in downtown Victoria. The interactive musical staircase at the parkade will turn back on sometime in September, pending a bit of maintenance and repair work.

Controversy was a frequent visitor to city hall during the administration of Sam Katz, who served as...

Premier Heather Stefanson has been asked to call inquiries into Manitoba's handling of the pandemic and Winnipeg's police-HQ project. She is unlikely to heed either call, for different reasons.

Mayor Brian Bowman is brushing aside the suggestion he broke a campaign promise to ensure the City of Winnipeg follows its own rules governing real-estate transactions.

  VICTORIA -- Drivers in downtown Victoria will soon be getting a break on parking fees with an extra hour of free parking in city parkades. Parking in all city parkades will be free from 6 p.m. until 9 a.m. this summer, the city said Friday. Drivers currently have to start paying for parking in city garages at 8 a.m. The move is part of an initiative to streamline parking fees at city-owned parkades. Parking rates at all parkades will be harmonized at $2 per hour, roughly 33 per cent chea...