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Taz Stuart

Candidate in the 2014 River Heights - Fort Garry Council Ward race.

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Questionnaire Response

Why did you decide to run in the 2014 Winnipeg Civic Election?

After living in Winnipeg for the past 10 years, and managing a large City of Winnipeg department, I feel I have more to offer as a Councillor which will help shape Winnipeg's future as there is always room for improvement and I want to make sure all my residents voices are heard.

What experience will you bring to compliment your role as Councillor?

With over 21 years of experience in municipal government and managing the largest mosquito control program in Canada, I feel I have more to offer as that experience from inside government gives me the edge of having a working knowledge of how a city needs to grow and function. Couple this with being a small business owner, I feel It provides the voters with a wealth of knowledge that can be effectively used to work with all levels of government and civic administration to improve Winnipeg.

What are some issues that you would like to stand for in your role as Councillor, and why are these issues important to you?

Widen Pembina Underpass - To widen the Pembina Underpass to three (3) lanes going north no matter what the end result of Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) becomes; Waverly Traffic - To investigate the cost of an overpass or underpass at the Waverley St rail road tracks; Widen Kenaston - To widen Kenaston to three (3) lanes in both directions from Taylor Ave to Academy Road; Expansion of Bus Rapid Transit - To re-assess the BRT route and model to serve all residents of the City of Winnipeg; Environmental Improvements - Increase the funding of the protection, monitoring and control of local and invasive species and diseases that are affecting the overall urban forest in Winnipeg; and, Improve Emergency Access - To review the effect of the traffic circle installations that may be causing issues for Fire, Police and Ambulance services in getting to locations within our Ward.

What is one thing in particular that you appreciate about the ward you wish to represent?

The sense of community that can be found in pockets throughout but collectively can be strengthened and become a model for the rest of Winnipeg.

Do you have any other comments regarding your candidacy?

I am running a campaign that is on a small budget as a sign of no ties to political parties. I am relying on my website, signage and digital printouts for voters to consider me as their new Councillor.


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News that Mentions Taz Stuart

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Stuart's the fly in the ointment

Friday, 12 September 2014

Taz Stuart wants to work for the City of Winnipeg again -- this time, as an elected official. The former city entomologist says he's about to throw his name in the ring for the River Heights-Fort Garry council seat occupied by five-year incumbent John ...

WasylyciaLeis Leads The Pack, But 1/3 Of Voters Undecided

Monday, 08 September 2014

Are wasps really that bad this year? (According to Taz Stuart of Poulin's Pest Control, they've taken twice as many calls about nests than this time last year.) Yes; No. View Results. Voting ends: Aug. 11, 2015 @ 3:00 PM ...

Paula Havixbeck promises to take green approach to bug battle

Tuesday, 02 September 2014

... and investigate aerial spraying of Malathion. When asked if she thought Malathion was dangerous, Havixbeck said she follows the advice of experts like former city entomologist Taz Stuart,l even hinting she'd be open to rehiring Stuart as the city's ...

Evan Duncan to Run for Councillor in Charleswood — Tuxedo

Friday, 08 August 2014

Another candidate for the Charleswood — Tuxedo ward has come forward vying for the spot of city councillor. Evan Duncan has declared his candidacy and will join lawyer Marty Morantz and Luc Lewandoski in the race. The community leader and organizer ...

Steeves would sell police HQ for infrastructure cash

Friday, 01 August 2014

highway391north. ELECT TAZ STUART ! .. TAZ will Clean Up City Hall ! ... No Foolin' ! .. with Poulin ! whatmeworry! Why don't we sell City Hall (Bulldoze it). That way these morons will have no place to go after the election. Yeah right Steeves! Who is ...

Cut mosquitofogging buffer zones: Steeves

Wednesday, 30 July 2014

Taz Stuart, the former City of Winnipeg entomologist, said there are physical reasons why the buffer zone can't be reduced -- malathion mist drifts for 90 metres when applied from the back of a moving truck. "People have the right not to be subject to ...

Steeves would attack mosquitoes from above

Tuesday, 29 July 2014

The city's former entomologist, Taz Stuart, said history shows the province has not been supportive to these sort of changes. “It was pretty tough back in 2010 when this debate happened about the buffer zones — and the size is not going to get smaller ...

Plenty of photos, few promises in Winnipeg mayoral campaign

Monday, 28 July 2014

From Jay Z concerts to pictures with bikini-clad women at Fun Mountain, social media has been inundated with photo-ops from mayoral candidates — with not a lot of substance to go with them. Folks on Twitter tired of hearing about Brian Bowman's trip ...

Another candidate declares run for city council

Thursday, 03 July 2014

With all the crap floating around city hall, who can you trust. They all lie!! highway391north. TAZ STUART .. WILL ... X-TERMINATE .. The City Hall ! NO FOOLIN' .. WITH POULIN !n ! highway391north. CLEAN OUT THE CITY CIVIL SERVICE RETAINERS !

Sachit Mehra Eyes St. Norbert Council Seat

Monday, 30 June 2014

A Winnipeg restaurateur and entrepreneur is vying to become the next city councillor in St. Norbert. Sachit Mehra filed his papers at City Hall on Monday, seeking to replace outgoing Coun. Justin Swandel in this fall's civic election. The Winnipeg-born ...

Steeves shows up after early absence

Sunday, 29 June 2014

Gord Steeves said he would support term limits for both mayor and council if elected. (FILE PHOTO). Article ? Change text size for the story; Print this story. Report an error. It has been a bumpy beginning for mayoral candidate Gord Steeves. The ...

Judy WasylyciaLeis learned from previous failed mayoral run

Sunday, 29 June 2014

Judy Wasylycia-Leis may have been last out of the gates in announcing her bid for mayor, but it was a calculated decision four years in the making. "I've been through this once before and it's a pretty hard slug," she said. "These campaigns are ...

Taz Stuart considering council run

Tuesday, 24 June 2014

People have been asking Taz Stuart, the city's former longtime entomologist, to take a stab at running for council. “I haven't decided, but I've been asked by multiple people to consider running, but I don't know if I want to do it or not,” said Stuart ...

City defends hiring of bureaucrat to lead annual bug fight

Thursday, 13 February 2014

Nawolsky worked previously within the city's corporate finance division, but said he is fully qualified to fill former city entomologist Taz Stuart's shoes. “I worked for the insect control branch for 10 years, that's significant experience in there. I ...

City taps finance bureaucrat to lead bug fight

Wednesday, 12 February 2014

Nawolsky replaces chief entomologist Taz Stuart, who left the job last summer under mysterious circumstances amidst reports he had been suspended for unspecified reasons. Stuart had become one of Winnipeg's most recognizable faces since being hired ...

Bug man Stuart still around

Friday, 20 December 2013

Taz Stuart is alive and well and living in Winnipeg -- but unwilling to utter a peep about why he left the city last summer. The former city entomologist, easily one of Manitoba's most recognizable public servants, suddenly stopped calling the shots ...

City entomologist's departure a mystery

Thursday, 05 September 2013

Taz Stuart, the City of Winnipeg's entomologist since 2004, has left the position that made him a rare household name among municipal public servants. "Taz Stuart is no longer an employee of the City of Winnipeg," city spokesman Steve West said Tuesday ...

What led our beloved bugkiller to leave?

Thursday, 05 September 2013

This is why it is a very big deal when a guy like Taz Stuart walks out the door in the middle of a summer mosquito-control season. For the past nine years, the affable Regina transplant with the Weird Al Yankovic locks has served as the human face of ...

Quiet departure for city's top mosquito foe

Wednesday, 04 September 2013

"Taz Stuart is no longer an employee of the City of Winnipeg," city spokesman Steve West said Tuesday in a statement, declining to elaborate on any other aspect of the entomologist's departure. Stuart has not made a public appearance in a professional ...

Revealing the civic high rollers

Friday, 29 June 2012

Communications director Steve West: $116,787. Emergency preparedness co-ordinator Randy Hull: $114,126. City entomologist Taz Stuart: $104,749. Police spokesman Const. Jason Michalyshen: $83,703. City spokeswoman Michelle Bailey: $79,023 ...

City staffers outearn mayor

Monday, 04 July 2011

Three former city staffers earned more money than the mayor and Winnipeg's top bureaucrats last year. Retired Winnipeg Police Service deputy chief Doug Webster was the highest-paid civic employee in 2010, according to the city's compensation disclosure ...

Experiment looks at reach of mosquito fogging

Tuesday, 21 June 2011

In response, city entomologist Taz Stuart conducted a review of existing scientific literature about malathion dispersal and also began planning an experiment that may start within weeks. His literature review came up with two 1996 malathion-drift ...

Science to lift fog on buffer zones

Friday, 20 August 2010

The dispersal rate of malathion will be tested under various wind conditions and temperatures. The zones could wind up being as small as 15 metres on either side of a registered property, city entomologist Taz Stuart hypothesized. But the trials will ...

Mosquitocontrol changes urged

Wednesday, 14 July 2010

Less than three weeks after city council ordered up an election-year review of Winnipeg's mosquito-control policy, city entomologist Taz Stuart completed a report that recommends a more aggressive nuisance mosquito program that takes less time to get ...


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