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Russ Wyatt
Candidate in the 2014 Transcona Council Ward race.
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Winnipeg city councillors line up behind mayor on infrastructure priorities
Wednesday, 25 March 2015
Russ Wyatt, too, changed his tune, from wanting to put the brakes on the projects due to what he called political interference, with the provincial and federal governments rushing the city to sign off on a list of priorities. Today, he supported Bowman ...
Winnipeg councillors argue for higher priority for Chief Peguis Trail extension
Tuesday, 24 March 2015
Russ Wyatt. “These are very sad days,” he told Metro on Tuesday, adding he's upset the Building Canada file will be walked onto Wednesday's council agenda. “It appears that the era of openness and transparency has ended.” Wyatt said he believes it's ...
Waverley and Taylor 1st priority of Winnipeg infrastructure projects
Tuesday, 24 March 2015
... Street work landing third on a list of four. Traffic along Marion is comparable to Waverley, but far fewer trains cross Marion near Archibald Street. Transcona Coun. Russ Wyatt says many costs have increased since preliminary estimates were done in ...
Budget 2015 LIVE: Mayor Bowman seems to have support of most councillors
Monday, 23 March 2015
Russ Wyatt, who seconded the motion, said he wouldn't vote for it. The strongest opposition to the budget came from Coun. Shawn Dobson (St. Charles), who said "it missed the mark," on too many issues. Dobson was critical of the budget as largely ...
Budget amendments on the table at city hall
Monday, 23 March 2015
Russ Wyatt (Transcona), and Coun. Jason Schreyer (Elmwood-East Kildonan) — criticized the mayor and his EPC over the service cuts and questioned whether they could support the budget with the cuts to pools and other services on the table. The capital ...
EPC passes budget with few changes
Wednesday, 18 March 2015
The frustration among members not on Bowman's executive policy committee, such as Coun. Russ Wyatt (Transcona), was exacerbated Wednesday, when EPC passed the preliminary budget with only two amendments — worth only $10,000 — added to the ...
Wyatt's budget plan puts off much needed heavy lifting
Tuesday, 17 March 2015
Russ Wyatt's proposal to borrow an additional $100 million to repair streets and pay for other infrastructure needs is not the answer to the city's financial problems. The Transcona rep began pushing the idea this week that the city should crank up ...
Reinstatement of street leaf sweeping sought
Tuesday, 17 March 2015
Russ Wyatt (Transcona) argued $6.5 million found in department savings should be used to borrow $100 million, instead of being used for regional street upgrades. Wyatt said leveraging the $6.5 million allows council to add more money for regional ...
Public Works committee debates restoring streetsweeping program
Monday, 16 March 2015
Russ Wyatt (Transcona) argued $6.5 million found in department savings should be used to borrow $100 million, instead of being used for regional street upgrades. Wyatt said leveraging the $6.5 million allows council to add more money for regional ...
Winnipeg city councillors battle over underpass projects
Monday, 16 March 2015
Transcona Councillor Russ Wyatt says the city should borrow the money needed to complete both projects. “I think there is a way to actually work and find ways to do both. The fact that borrowing rates are so low is a think significant,” Wyatt said. A ...
Busy day at public works meeting
Monday, 16 March 2015
Russ Wyatt (Transcona) spoke at Monday's public works committee, where he presented his amendment to the 2015 budget which asks the city to use $6.5 million in found efficiences to service a $100-million loan. “I look at other jurisdictions like Regina ...
New neighbourhood in Transcona approved
Saturday, 14 March 2015
Russ Wyatt said the new development shouldn't be portrayed as sprawl, explaining it's a natural northward extension of the existing Canterbury Park neighbourhood. Wyatt said the development agreement requires developer North Grassie Properties Inc. to ...
Urgent need for 'brownfield' strategy in Winnipeg, say councillors
Friday, 13 March 2015
Winnipeg needs an immediate brownfield strategy to provide more land for infill housing, a pair of councillors said Friday. Coun. Russ Wyatt (Transcona) said he's frustrated that a plan for brownfields hasn't yet come forward from the public service ...
Plessis Road project needed more study: City engineer
Thursday, 12 March 2015
Russ Wyatt (Transcona) said the federal government has already extended the deadline twice but said that shouldn't take away from the urgency to get it done. "The reality is they have a deadline, they have to meet the deadline," he said. "Our staff ...
Kilcona Park needs millions of dollars in repairs now: Coun. Russ Wyatt
Wednesday, 11 March 2015
Kilcona Park is in dire need of repairs and the city shouldn't put it off, Coun. Russ Wyatt said following a committee meeting where he was able to secure $2.35 million in the 2020 capital budget. “If you think about it, we've invested in Kildonan Park ...
City targets Kilcona Park for redevelopment
Wednesday, 11 March 2015
Russ Wyatt said the city has neglected Kilcona Park, which is larger than Assiniboine Park but seldom visited because of its location. "Kilcona Park has been forgotten by the city of Winnipeg," Wyatt said following the committee meeting, adding the ...
Promenade Taché to get some of proceeds from sale of former works yard
Wednesday, 11 March 2015
The Winnipeg Arts Council has agreed to commission a $200,000 sculpture to be placed along the route. The committee originally ruled out any financial support for the project following Allard's presentation. But Coun. Russ Wyatt described it as project ...
'Treetop' Tache Promenade project secures some cash and spot in 2016 budget
Wednesday, 11 March 2015
Russ Wyatt (Transcona) agreeing with Allard and Coun. Jenny Gerbasi (Fort Rouge-East Fort Garry) opposed due to her belief that this would result in bad policy. Wyatt proposed a compromise solution whereby 25 per cent of the net proceeds of the sale of ...
Higher HQ price tag kept quiet
Wednesday, 11 March 2015
Russ Wyatt, the only other remaining council member from November 2009, did not take part in the HQ vote, but said his colleagues "made the best decision they could" with the information they were provided. "Now you're saying information was withheld ...
City eyes cuts to recreation programming
Thursday, 05 March 2015
Russ Wyatt (Transcona) said. "Recreational facilities are places where families and the community gather, where children learn the early lessons of life. If you degrade or undermine your recreation services, it directly impacts your city's quality of ...
Bowman says city looking at 'efficiencies' to cut pool costs
Wednesday, 04 March 2015
Russ Wyatt (Transcona) said. "Recreational facilities are places where families and the community gather, where children learn the early lessons of life. If you degrade or undermine your recreation services, it directly impacts your city's quality of ...
City of Winnipeg's 2015 budget 'an incredible undertaking': finance chair
Friday, 27 February 2015
During Wednesday's council meeting, Coun. Russ Wyatt (Transcona) criticized the two-hour window on Tuesday morning for a council seminar, saying it's not enough time to analyze and comment. Morantz said there will be “ample opportunity” for discussions ...
Unanimous approval for expropriation
Thursday, 26 February 2015
Coun. Russ Wyatt (Transcona) said he was concerned the administration has only offered a budget for the storm retention pond but would not put a price tag on the wider sewer upgrade project needed for the entire area. [email protected].
Despite councillors' pleas, Mayor Brian Bowman not planning to revisit Carlton ...
Wednesday, 25 February 2015
The comments came during the question period for the mayor portion of the meeting, when councillors Jason Schreyer (Elmwood-East Kildonan), Ross Eadie (Mynarski) and Russ Wyatt (Transcona) challenged the wisdom of forcing an expression of interest ...
City approves expropriating 36 parcels of land for transitway, storm retention ...
Wednesday, 25 February 2015
Coun. Jason Schreyer (Elmwood-East Kildonan) said the public's suspicions are justified when the administration continues to refuse to release, without valid reasons, the studies that would support their recommendations. Coun. Russ Wyatt (Transcona ...
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