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Gord Steeves
Candidate in the 2014 City of Winnipeg Mayoral race.
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David Sanders accuses opponents of being puppets for political parties
Wednesday, 01 October 2014
If his run for mayor is unsuccessful, David Sanders could be set for a career as a prop comic. After standing in front of city hall with a “for sale” sign last week to protest Gord Steeves' plan to sell civic assets, Sanders pulled out a female ...
Do mayoral candidates need an infrastructure reality check?
Wednesday, 01 October 2014
Gord Steeves and Paula Havixbeck have both pledged a property tax freeze — saying they would find money elsewhere — but Benarroch cautions that the current situation "is a result of freezing taxes for such a long time." Benarroch also said Steeves's ...
Judy WL's ties targeted
Tuesday, 30 September 2014
After two weeks of being characterized by fellow Tory candidate Gord Steeves as being "far to the left" of Wasylycia-Leis, Bowman has changed his strategy. Monday night at a mayoral forum on infrastructure issues, the lawyer used a significant ...
Infrastructure Debate Gets Heated
Tuesday, 30 September 2014
However, all seven candidates agree on looking at extending construction hours. Some believe workers should be on the job 24/7, but others feel that would be too loud in residential areas. Gord Steeves believes it should be handled on a case-by-case ...
Mayoral candidates debate infrastructure at CAA/AMM gathering
Tuesday, 30 September 2014
CAA/AMM mayoral candidates debate Mayoral hopefuls (left to right) Robert-Falcon Ouellette, David Sanders, Gord Steeves and Judy Wasylycia-Leis debated infrastructure issues at a debate sponsered by CAA Manitoba and Association of Manitoba ...
Winnipeg mayoral candidates debate crumbling infrastructure
Monday, 29 September 2014
Gord Steeves wants to save money by scrapping the second phase of rapid transit. Robert-Falcon Ouellette suggested a land value tax. While Brian Bowman wants a share of the provincial government's PST hike. “The candidates were a little more forthright ...
Steeves wants Winnipeg to get more North Dakota tourists
Monday, 29 September 2014
Mayoral candidate Gord Steeves announced Sunday his plan to attract more North Dakota tourists and shoppers, especially those from Grand Forks, to Winnipeg. He pledged $50,000 in city contributions to help create a "Grand Forks weekend" that would ...
Candidates Talking Infrastructure at CAAAMM Mayoral Forum
Monday, 29 September 2014
CAA Manitoba Winnipeg's seven mayoral candidates will talk infrastructure tonight at a forum hosted by CAA Manitoba and the Association of Manitoba Municipalities. The public will hear the candidates' plans to fix the city's crumbling roads — deemed ...
Let's consider city sales tax
Monday, 29 September 2014
Paula Havixbeck and Gord Steeves are the exceptions. Steeves has pledged to freeze taxes and sell off city assets to raise money, which feels more like a desperate fire sale than legitimate municipal tax policy. But when he harangues Wasylycia-Leis and ...
Steeves Wants More Grand Forks Tourists in Winnipeg
Monday, 29 September 2014
Mayoral hopeful Gord Steeves wants the city to attract more visitors from the northern U.S. to increase tourism in Winnipeg. The candidate, in a rare Sunday announcement, said he would create a “Grand Forks Weekend” if elected to draw in residents from ...
Let's consider city sales tax
Monday, 29 September 2014
Paula Havixbeck and Gord Steeves are the exceptions. Steeves has pledged to freeze taxes and sell off city assets to raise money, which feels more like a desperate fire sale than legitimate municipal tax policy. But when he harangues Wasylycia-Leis and ...
Let's consider city sales tax
Monday, 29 September 2014
Paula Havixbeck and Gord Steeves are the exceptions. Steeves has pledged to freeze taxes and sell off city assets to raise money, which feels more like a desperate fire sale than legitimate municipal tax policy. But when he harangues Wasylycia-Leis and ...
Gord Steeves unfazed by aboriginal community's snub at mayoral forum
Sunday, 28 September 2014
Winnipeg mayoral candidate Gord Steeves said it doesn't bother him that he wasn't invited to an aboriginal mayoral forum at Thunderbird House Saturday. "Folks can invite whoever they want to their forums, I'll leave it completely up to them,” said Steeves.
Gord Steeves hones in on Grand Forks tourists, discount airline
Sunday, 28 September 2014
Gord Steeves will want to get in on the tourist type of gravy train enjoyed by Grand Forks if he is elected mayor. Steeves would pursue both landing a discount airline and setting up a 'Grand Forks Weekend.' "Winnipeg needs its own discount airline ...
Cash crisis
Sunday, 28 September 2014
Former St. Vital councillor Gord Steeves and current Charleswood-Tuxedo Coun. Paula Havixbeck, meanwhile, have held fast to a tax freeze. In other words, Winnipeg remains stuck in the same old debate over whether to raise property taxes and by how ...
WasylyciaLeis vows BRT savings, but from where?
Saturday, 27 September 2014
Judy “He (fellow candidate Gord Steeves) was there when decisions were made around the hiring of Phil Sheegl, he was there when some of these deals were concocted, and he was not there providing oversight and scrutiny...I don't suggest he is to blame ...
Aboriginal community snubs Gord Steeves at mayoral forum
Saturday, 27 September 2014
Most of the seven candidates in the running to be Winnipeg's next mayor showed up for a mayoral forum held at the Circle of Life Thunderbird House Saturday. Michel Fillion didn't show. But one of the frontrunners in the race wasn't welcome. Wasylycia ...
No candidate possesses key to open government
Saturday, 27 September 2014
A more surprising contribution to the accountability equation comes from Gord Steeves. Surprising, if only that earlier in the campaign, he appeared to be either uninterested in or hostile toward the principle of accountability. Pledges from Steeves to ...
No candidate possesses key to open government
Saturday, 27 September 2014
A more surprising contribution to the accountability equation comes from Gord Steeves. Surprising, if only that earlier in the campaign, he appeared to be either uninterested in or hostile toward the principle of accountability. Pledges from Steeves to ...
Cash crisis
Saturday, 27 September 2014
Former St. Vital councillor Gord Steeves and current Charleswood-Tuxedo Coun. Paula Havixbeck, meanwhile, have held fast to a tax freeze. In other words, Winnipeg remains stuck in the same old debate over whether to raise property taxes and by how ...
Cash crisis
Saturday, 27 September 2014
Former St. Vital councillor Gord Steeves and current Charleswood-Tuxedo Coun. Paula Havixbeck, meanwhile, have held fast to a tax freeze. In other words, Winnipeg remains stuck in the same old debate over whether to raise property taxes and by how ...
Candidates paint bleak picture of Winnipeg arts funding
Friday, 26 September 2014
Gord Steeves explicitly stated he wouldn't be in a position to raise arts funding as mayor. "I am not in a position to tell you, regrettably, that I am in a position to raise arts funding," said Steeves. Robert-Falcon Ouellette estimated Winnipeg's ...
Mayoral candidates big on moral support, short on cash at arts debate
Friday, 26 September 2014
But if someone up here thinks they're going to significantly increase the budget (for arts), they're in for a shock,” warned Gord Steeves. Judy Wasylycia-Leis echoed Steeves, and said “I will make no promises that I can't keep.” However, she added that ...
Steeves slams Bowman's BRT plan
Friday, 26 September 2014
Gord Steeves called on fellow mayoral candidate Brian Bowman Friday to explain how he would pay for his campaign promises, including a pledge to complete Bus Rapid Transit. Steeves also slammed Bowman's plans to introduce a municipal sales tax and ...
Quarterback Drew Willy to start for Blue Bombers against TigerCats
Friday, 26 September 2014
WINNIPEG - Quarterback Drew Willy has recovered enough from an injured shoulder to start for the Winnipeg Blue Bombers when they host the Hamilton Tiger-Cats on Saturday. After the Bombers completed their walk-through Friday, Willy told reporters the ...
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