Winnipeg Free Press By: Cody Sellar
Last Modified: 8:51 PM CDT Tuesday, Jul. 27, 2021 | Updates
Police are handing out more tickets to people riding bikes on sidewalks. (Cody Sellar / Winnipeg Free Press)
As the number of cyclists increases on Winnipeg streets, more tickets are being handed out for riding on sidewalks.
As the number of cyclists increases on Winnipeg streets, more tickets are being handed out for riding on sidewalks.
Winnipeg police handed out more than double the number of tickets to people for riding bikes on the sidewalk last year, issuing 87 in 2020 compared to 43 in 2019, said spokeswoman Const. Dani McKinnon.
So far this year, police have handed out 38 tickets, which ding a rider $113.
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Employees concerns should guide post-pandemic workplace, union says By: Dylan Robertson | Posted: 7:00 PM CDT Monday, Jul. 26, 2021 Save to Read Later
COVID-19 infections may be winding down, but the Manitoba government isn t compelling civil servants to return to the workplace.
COVID-19 infections may be winding down, but the Manitoba government isn t compelling civil servants to return to the workplace.
It s part of a new policy that could set the tone for how Manitobans return to the office. As hard as it was to leave the workplace, it s going to be just as hard to return to the workplace, said Michelle Gawronsky, president of the Manitoba Government and General Employees Union, which represents most public servants.
Winnipeg Free Press By: Dan Lett | Posted: 7:00 PM CDT Wednesday, Jul. 21, 2021
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Nobody is quite sure when Premier Brian Pallister is going to appear again in public but when he does, it s going to make for a seminal moment in his political career.
Nobody is quite sure when Premier Brian Pallister is going to appear again in public but when he does, it s going to make for a seminal moment in his political career.
In case you hadn t noticed, Pallister has maintained an uncharacteristic silence for nearly a week now. His last words in public were at a news conference on July 15 to announce changes to cabinet; since then, he s been a ghost.
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Nearly 27,000 Manitobans have reported missing and incomplete COVID-19 vaccination records, and as many as 12,000 fully immunized residents are still waiting for the province to fix the errors.
Retiree Wayne Vickers is one of thousands of Manitobans who learned their COVID-19 vaccination record was incomplete while trying to sign up to receive a secure immunization card. I’d like to have that card to know that I am fully vaccinated, if I decide to go to a show, or if I decide to go to the Bomber game or if there’s other restrictions placed on us, to at least show that I’ve got it, Vickers, 66, told the