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Russ Wyatt
Candidate in the 2014 Transcona Council Ward race.
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Wyatt, Browaty and Schreyer trying to amend proposed pedestrian and cycling ...
Monday, 29 June 2015
Russ Wyatt, Jeff Browaty and Jason Schreyer are holding a special community committee meeting Tuesday morning to devise a plan on how to amend the proposed document. "We're concerned about the impact on our community from this document," Wyatt ...
Some Canadian cities embracing protected bicycle lanes
Monday, 29 June 2015
Protected bike lanes also don't come without controversy. Coun. Russ Wyatt and some downtown businesses raised concerns over the impact these lanes would have on business and parking downtown. In response, Mayor Brian Bowman delayed council's ...
Coun. Janice Lukes sets sights on illegal student housing near U of M
Friday, 26 June 2015
Russ Wyatt recommended a formal “working group” to bring students, the university, and area residents together to deal with the issue collaboratively. At Friday's meeting the committee accepted a detailed report as information from the planning ...
Habitat development gets OK, despite opposition
Thursday, 25 June 2015
Committee members Russ Wyatt and Jenny Gerbasi were in agreement in rejecting the residents' appeal. Wyatt, the councillor for Transcona, said similar developments have taken place in his ward “and it's worked out well.” “This is an abandoned city ...
Le plan maître pour le transport actif de Winnipeg franchit une étape Radio
Tuesday, 23 June 2015
Selon le conseiller de Transcona, Russ Wyatt, le système de transport actif est prioritaire pour la ville, mais le plan en question doit satisfaire les besoins des citoyens. « Je propose qu'on modifie notre réglementation de zonage », dit-il, afin d ...
Shovel your own sidewalks for 'a more walkable neighbourhood'
Tuesday, 23 June 2015
Lukes noted the city must make exemptions for elderly and less mobile Winnipeggers. Coun. Russ Wyatt (Transcona) has repeatedly criticized the suggestion within Winnipeg's 20-year cycling strategy over recent months, arguing it would be especially ...
Snow job for citizens?
Monday, 22 June 2015
Russ Wyatt told the committee the recommendations on sidewalk snow clearing should be removed from the strategy document, but the committee accepted the report in its entirety and it now heads to council for consideration. In addition to sidewalk snow ...
Breaking b(re)ad: Wyatt stands by $3K restaurant expenses
Thursday, 18 June 2015
Breaking bread to improve business relations is a move one councillor stands by. Coun. Russ Wyatt (Transcona) is sure the roughly $3,000 of his ward allowance he invested in meals in the first four months of this year will pay off in networking. "If ...
Russ Wyatt's restaurant tab tops all councillors at $3K in 2 months
Thursday, 18 June 2015
Transcona Coun. Russ Wyatt likes to get work done over a meal. In his ward allowance expense reports for March and April of this year, Wyatt invoiced $3,084.99 on "business meetings" at restaurants. That's nearly 11 times higher than his nearest ...
Ethics commissioner is just what city hall needs
Monday, 15 June 2015
The power of municipal government is far from absolute, but it would appear to have a potentially corrupting influence all the same. That's why Winnipeg needs to have an independent ethics commissioner. Whether it's fire halls built on land the city ...
Ethics commissioner is just what city hall needs
Monday, 15 June 2015
The power of municipal government is far from absolute, but it would appear to have a potentially corrupting influence all the same. That's why Winnipeg needs to have an independent ethics commissioner. Whether it's fire halls built on land the city ...
Wyatt accused of derailing Hi Neighbour fest
Wednesday, 10 June 2015
Russ Wyatt: board shouldn't point fingers. WAYNE GLOWACKI / WINNIPEG FREE PRESS FILES. Coun. Russ Wyatt: board shouldn't point fingers Photo Store. Chad Panting, the treasurer of the festival's board, alleges the bad luck that shrouded the three-day ...
Wyatt blasts Plessis Road construction delays
Thursday, 04 June 2015
Russ Wyatt (Transcona) called on the city's finance committee to find out if a $10,000-per-day penalty for not finishing the Plessis Road widening and underpass project by the May long weekend was waived and why that may have been done. “What do I tell ...
Winnipeg councillor wants city official suspended over delayed construction ...
Tuesday, 02 June 2015
WINNIPEG – An outspoken Winnipeg city councillor is calling for a senior official to be suspended over delays in the Plessis Road underpass project that could cost the city millions of dollars. “It's unacceptable,” Transcona councillor Russ Wyatt told ...
Neighbours frustrated with delayed Plessis Road project
Monday, 01 June 2015
... suspend the director of public works and do an investigation to determine whether or not it's the city senior administration who have failed to properly manage this project or whether it's the private sector companies who have failed or both,” said ...
3 new YMCAs get unanimous thumbs up from Winnipeg city council
Wednesday, 27 May 2015
Winnipeg city councillors voted unanimously Wednesday to work with the YMCA-YWCA and the province on three new recreational facilities in the city. Transcona Coun. Russ Wyatt nudges YMCA expansion plan · Winnipeg councillor balks at YMCA request ...
Today at city hall: Council supports deal with YMYWCA for 3 new facilities
Wednesday, 27 May 2015
There have been no administrative reports assessing the merits of the Y partnership or what impact it would have on existing city recreational facilities or the city's finances. Coun. Russ Wyatt wanted council to re-affirm its support for the project ...
Office of Public Engagement to review $334M Winnipeg bike lane project
Thursday, 21 May 2015
It will be up to the City of Winnipeg's Office of Public Engagement to take a second look at who was consulted on a huge cycling and pedestrian strategy for the city. The $334 million 20-year strategy would enhance pedestrian corridors and crossings ...
A cycling city is good for business
Saturday, 16 May 2015
Russ Wyatt says downtown businesses were blindsided, caught entirely without consultation. His target is the matrix of protected bicycle lanes proposed for downtown. It will steal precious parking spots, he believes. First of all, cycling lanes and on ...
Cycling plan hits speed bump
Thursday, 14 May 2015
Russ Wyatt has led the charge against the quick adoption of the strategy and has been advocating the city take a second look before adopting the document. Earlier this week, the Free Press learned the Transcona councillor sent multiple letters to ...
Russ Wyatt proves to be a potent force even from the sidelines of city council
Wednesday, 13 May 2015
The lesson Katz appeared to learn was he could not live without Russ Wyatt, whose political smarts are exceeded only by his aptitude for making mischief. The former mayor realized Wyatt was a force that needed to be managed in some manner, which ...
EPC backpedals on active transportation
Wednesday, 13 May 2015
Russ Wyatt (Transcona) recently emailed downtown businesses to warn that protected bike lanes proposed as options in the strategy could limit parking for their clients. Wyatt also opposed the strategy at council's public works committee, demanding more ...
Mayor looks to push back vote on cycling plan
Wednesday, 13 May 2015
Russ Wyatt had sent a letter to downtown business owners, warning the creation of 13 protected bike lanes over the next 20 years may lead to a loss of parking. "I thought you may want to know this. This is not just a 'strategy,' but calls for the ...
Bowman asks council to take 2nd look at $334M bike lane project
Tuesday, 12 May 2015
Winnipeg Mayor Brian Bowman says city council will take a second look at a multimillion-dollar plan for new walking and bike paths before the project is allowed to go through, delaying plans until at least next month. On Tuesday, Bowman said he wants a ...
City pumps brakes on cycling strategy
Tuesday, 12 May 2015
Russ Wyatt (Transcona) has publicly criticized the plan, arguing it could eventually force some Winnipeggers shovel their own sidewalks. Wyatt also reportedly e-mailed several business owners warning proposed protected bike lanes could reduce street ...
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