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Gord Steeves
Candidate in the 2014 City of Winnipeg Mayoral race.
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Bowman vows to reopen Portage & Main
Monday, 11 August 2014
If Brian Bowman is the next mayor you will be able to walk across Portage and Main - legally. At an announcement at the iconic intersection, Bowman said one way to change the perception of downtown as a dangerous place is to get more people there and ...
Bowman pledges to open Portage and Main to pedestrians
Monday, 11 August 2014
Gord Steeves a no show at event to feed the homeless · Gord Steeves' wife under fire for 'drunken native' Facebook post. On Monday, mayoral hopeful Brian Bowman promised to tear down pedestrian barricades at Portage Avenue and Main Street by 2019.
Mayoral candidate Ouellette feels 'sorry' for Gord Steeves and wife
Monday, 11 August 2014
Mayoral candidate Robert Falcon Ouellette told media Monday he feels sorry for fellow candidate Gord Steeves and his wife, after comments made by Lorrie Steeves four years ago on social media made waves on Twitter over the weekend. In a post on her ...
Bowman Pledges To Reopen Portage And Main To Pedestrians
Monday, 11 August 2014
Mayoral Candidate Brian Bowman wants to break barriers and he's not using the term as a figure of speech. Today he laid out his plan on how to make downtown an open, accessible and safe place for all Winnipeggers. Referring to Gord Steeves' plan to ...
Ouellette says Steeves has duty to address wife's racist comment
Monday, 11 August 2014
Winnipeg mayoral candidate Robert-Falcon Ouellette made a plea on Monday for people to change the way Winnipeg works. "We live in a divided city, one split by colour and economic potential, and that must be addressed for the sake of children who ...
Steeves has duty to address wife's racist comment, Oullette says
Monday, 11 August 2014
Mayoral candidate Judy Wasylycia-Leis also said she's disappointed with Lorrie Steeves' comments. She said if her husband made similar comments she would have dealt with it differently than Gord Steeves has. “I would feel necessary to get out in front ...
Mayoral Candidates WeighIn On Steeves Facebook Post
Monday, 11 August 2014
Mayoral candidates are weighing on the controversial facebook post made by fellow candidate Gord Steeves' wife. He has yet to address the four-year-old post in which Lorrie Steeves referred to Aboriginal panhandlers as “drunken native guys” who collect ...
Ah, the luck and love of the Irish
Monday, 11 August 2014
First-timers so far include Althea Guiboche, founder of Got Bannock; Dr. Annette Trimbee, University of Winnipeg's president and vice-chancellor; Callie Costello, founder of Callie's Backpacks for Winnipeg's Homeless; Gord Steeves, city mayoral ...
Wife's comments a reflection on Steeves: Ouellette
Monday, 11 August 2014
Comments made by mayoral candidate Gord Steeves' wife on Facebook continue to remain front and centre on the campaign trail. Candidate and University of Manitoba professor Robert Falcon Ouellette spoke out Monday against both Steeves' downtown ...
Steeves should be forthright about controversy, Ouellette says
Monday, 11 August 2014
Mayoral candidate Robert-Falcon Ouellette says he feels sorry for fellow candidate Gord Steeves and his wife. Speaking at an announcement outside city hall, Ouellette said today Steeves needs to have what he says is a difficult conversation with his ...
5 things I learned from Gord Steeves' wife
Monday, 11 August 2014
1) The Bannock Lady (Althea Guiboche) has good timing. Capitalizing on the heat surrounding mayoral candidate Gord Steeves and his wife drew valuable attention to her good work and good cause was well played. When we look back at this event at ...
Mayoral candidate reacts to Lorrie Steeves Facebook post
Monday, 11 August 2014
Mayoral candidate Robert-Falcon Ouellette says he “feels sorry” for opponent Gord Steeves, whose wife's 2010 comments on Facebook about “drunken native guys” have mired Steeves' campaign in controversy, but says those in politics have an obligation to ...
Mayoral candidates to address social issues
Monday, 11 August 2014
Homelessness and making downtown safe are two issues which will be discussed in the mayoral election campaign today. Robert-Falcon Ouellette will speak about homelessness and discrimination, while Brian Bowman will talk about how he would make ...
Gord Steeves a noshow at bannock handout
Monday, 11 August 2014
Gord Steeves was a no-show today but the Bannock Lady says he can come another Sunday, when he has time. "I left it open to him, whenever," said Althea Guiboche, known as the Bannock Lady for her practice of handing out bannock, water and whatever ...
Spouses add spice to politics
Monday, 11 August 2014
... over the weekend stated the biggest and most serious controversy exploded Friday, when an anonymous Twitter user circulated a four-year-old Facebook post by Lorrie Steeves, wife of former city councillor and current mayoral contender Gord Steeves.
Steeveses skip Sunday handout
Monday, 11 August 2014
Gord Steeves was a no-show, but the Bannock Lady says he can come another Sunday, when he has time. "I left it open to him, whenever," said Althea Guiboche, known as the Bannock Lady for her practice of handing out bannock, water and whatever is ...
Fast can win race... but not stupidity
Monday, 11 August 2014
Playing the hare is former city councillor Gord Steeves, who has dominated headlines over the past month with a series of bold pledges that have included plans to sell city assets to fund infrastructure, a property-tax freeze and a plan to use more ...
From Rob Ford references to embarrassing typos: Winnipeg's mayoral race is on
Sunday, 10 August 2014
The biggest and most serious controversy exploded Friday, when an anonymous Twitter user circulated a four-year-old Facebook post by Lorrie Steeves, wife of former city councillor and current mayoral contender Gord Steeves. In her 2010 post, she ...
Gord Steeves a no show at event to feed the homeless
Sunday, 10 August 2014
Gord Steeves' campaign however, did issue a notice Sunday saying he would hold a news conference Tuesday, "at a time and place to be announced." The former city councillor has been silent since his wife's derogatory comments about aboriginal people ...
Gord Steeves Will Hold News Conference on Tuesday
Sunday, 10 August 2014
On Friday, a controversial Facebook posting on his wife Lorrie's page made the rounds on the web. In it she refers to aboriginal panhandlers “as drunken native guys” who collect welfare. She was referring to the harassment she has received while ...
Gord Steeves doesn't show up to help feed less fortunate
Sunday, 10 August 2014
Gord Steeves hasn't responded to repeated interview requests however he is expected to break his silence later this week. His campaign office sent an email to media Sunday saying there would be an event with Steeves on Tuesday. Where, what time and ...
Steeves to address media Tuesday
Sunday, 10 August 2014
Mayoral candidate Gord Steeves plans to make his first public statement since a Facebook post by his wife drew accusations of racism. Steeves invited media to hear his address on Tuesday, August 12. The time and place have yet to be determined.
Gord Steeves will face the music at a press conference Tuesday
Sunday, 10 August 2014
It appears Gord Steeves -- five days after it got there -- will finally address the elephant in the room. The mayoral candidate has called a press conference for Tuesday at which time it is expected he will speak to the controversy generated by online ...
Shots fired from Steeves, Bowman, as Winnipeg mayoral election heats up
Sunday, 10 August 2014
It began on Wednesday with Gord Steeves' attack on Judy Wasylycia-Leis' call to increase property taxes, saying she will "bankrupt families." It ended with fellow candidate Brian Bowman calling Steeves, "Sam Katz, the sequel," and Steeves landing in ...
Steeves to address wife's 'drunken native' comment Tuesday
Sunday, 10 August 2014
Mayoral candidate Gord Steeves plans to make his first public statement since a Facebook post by his wife drew accusations of racism. Steeves invited media to hear his address on Tuesday, August 12. The time and place have yet to be determined.
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