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Portage Place Committee Presses Pause
Year in Review 2019: A look back on the biggest stories in southwest Winnipeg
Winnipeg Free Press. Dec 30, 2019.
Winnipeg social advocates ask Santa for more housing this Christmas
CBC News. Dec 24, 2019.
Social Planning Council on affordable housing
Global News. Dec 23, 2019.
Where you live in Winnipeg can predict how long you live
Winnipeg Sun. Dec 18, 2019.
Poverty promise remains elusive target
The Catholic Register. Dec 8, 2019.
More patrols, less panhandling among 27 downtown-safety recommendations
Winnipeg Free Press. Dec 3, 2019.
Mayor’s pledge to cap property taxes unsustainable: critics
Winnipeg Free Press. Nov 28, 2019.
Winnipeg group calls for tax increases to avoid service cuts, but city hall not buying in
CBC News. Nov 28, 2019.
WSD tables motion to condemn Quebec’s Bill 21
Canstar Community News. Nov 26, 2019.
30 years after Canada promised to end child poverty, Manitoba has highest rates
CTV News. Nov 26, 2019.
Manitoba teachers push for free universal breakfast program for K-12 students
CBC News. Nov 25, 2019.
Group calls for child poverty action
Winnipeg Sun. Nov 25, 2019.
Critics fear mental-health fallout from province’s plan to reduce housing benefit
Winnipeg Free Press. Nov 25, 2019.