No friends of progress…or honesty

The Rise and Sprawl has a killer post on the site plan for Upper Fort Garry. Here’s an excerpt:
It [the site plan] also shows, of course, that THE APARTMENT WOULD NOT STAND ON ANY PART OF THE FORT’S FORMER SITE. It is possible that different uses can occupy one city block. The Manitoba Club, and [...]

A few (very) early thoughts on the City budget

A 50% increase in staff positions in the Mayor’s Office, leading to $300,000 in additional expenses? What’s the story there?
The 5% Hotel Tax will go to support future expansion of the Winnipeg Convention Centre? Ugh. Convention centres are a terrible economic development strategy.
While I know some folks would disagree with me (Brodbeck most notably), I [...]