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Winnipeg Free Press Save to Read Later The city requires cannabis stores to have opaque windows people can't see in. (Mike Deal / Winnipeg Free Press files) Two Winnipeg city councillors fear walls of opaque pot store windows could hurt the look of some streets. Two Winnipeg city councillors fear walls of opaque pot store windows could hurt the look of some streets. "Clusters" of cannabis stores are popping up in some areas, with view-blocking windows that "negatively impact the esthetic value of our commercial retail streets," according to a motion from Coun. Ross Eadie (Mynarski), seco...

Winnipeg Free Press Slightly scaled-back projects get go-ahead after lengthy appeals process Last Modified: 6:27 AM CDT Monday, May. 10, 2021 | Updates VISHIN DEVELOPMENTS A new pair of apartment blocks will be erected on Jubilee Avenue, despite numerous appeals from area residents. However, the blocks will have six apartments, down from eight and be just two storeys high, down from three. Plans for a new pair of apartment blocks on Jubilee Avenue got the go-ahead from the city recently after numerous appeals from area residents were considered and build...

Save to Read Later Nahanni Fontaine remembers the day she was accused of a dress-code violation in 2016, soon after she was elected to the Manitoba Legislative Assembly. Nahanni Fontaine remembers the day she was accused of a dress-code violation in 2016, soon after she was elected to the Manitoba Legislative Assembly. She was wearing a stylish, indigo, one-piece pantsuit/jumper that she bought at a shop in London, England. "It's a gorgeous piece," says the self-proclaimed fashion lover and NDP MLA for St. Johns. NDP MLA Nahanni Fontaine at rally with midwives on June 30, 2016, two...

Winnipeg Free Press Winnipeg Mayor Brian Bowman championed the electornic voting system as a move to increase transparency and accountability. (Mikaela MacKenzie / Winnipeg Free Press files) Electronic voting is not coming to Winnipeg city council meetings, but every vote cast by every council member will be recorded and publicly shared from now on. Electronic voting is not coming to Winnipeg city council meetings, but every vote cast by every council member will be recorded and publicly shared from now on. On Thursday, council approved a call to have each councillor’s votes recorded and...

Winnipeg city councillor brought to tears while reflecting on devastating COVID-19 impact in India Thursday's Winnipeg city council meeting had to take a recess after House Speaker Devi Sharma, who was born in India and has family there, was moved to tears during a moment of reflection on the dire COVID-19 situation in the country. Social Sharing 'It really punched me in the gut in that moment,' says council Speaker and Old Kildonan Coun. Devi Sharma Posted: Apr 29, 2021 6:51 PM CT | Last Updated: April 29 Coun. Devi Sharma (Old Kildonan) was born in India. She and her family are in frequent ...