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Russ Wyatt

Russ Wyatt

Phone: 204-691-7877

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Russ Wyatt

Candidate in the Transcona Councillor Candidates race.

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Councillors want to explore cost of possibly opening Portage and Main

May 8, 2023

CTV - ...for upgrades to get public feedback for a report in the fall. None of those options envisioned opening the intersection up at street level. Coun. Russ Wyatt argues if there is any move to take down the current barricades, another plebiscite should happen first. During the 2018 election, 65 per cent of...

Driver recruitment challenges could hamper Winnipeg Transit service goals

May 8, 2023

CBC Manitoba - ...access, and believes the current process will better communicate to the public how that could be done. She called a motion from Transcona Coun. Russ Wyatt, which would require another plebiscite before the city takes any action to open Portage and Main to pedestrians,...

Winnipeg councillors consider retrofits for city buildings to cut greenhouse gas emissions

May 1, 2023

CBC Manitoba - ...beyond just the municipally-owned buildings." Methane capture motion The water and waste committee also considered a motion from Transcona Coun. Russ Wyatt to identify all landfills that are still emitting methane and to find ways of capturing it. There are around 33 former landfill sites within the...

No laser pyramid, but giant orbs and sky gardens: Why Winnipeg is floating wacky designs for Portage and Main

April 29, 2023

CBC Manitoba - ...the idea of reopening the intersection to pedestrians, albeit only during the overnight hours when the underground walkway is closed. Coun. Russ Wyatt (Transcona) wants another plebiscite before the city considers reopening Portage and Main, while the mayor and the incoming planning director are...

‘I think it is proactive’: Winnipeg has banned TikTok on all city devices

April 28, 2023

CTV - ...is an exception to the rule if the city's Chief Technology Officer authorizes it for a specific purpose. "I think it is a good initiative," Coun. Russ Wyatt (Transcona) said during a discussion in council on the matter that lasted less than a minute. "I think it is proactive and there is a lot of...

Competing motions on Portage and Main coming to Winnipeg city council

April 28, 2023

CBC Manitoba - ...Garry Coun. Sherri Rollins, whose ward includes the intersection, has a motion calling for it to be made accessible to pedestrians. Transcona Coun. Russ Wyatt, meanwhile, announced Friday he plans to bring to the next council meeting a motion that would oblige the city to hold a plebiscite before making...

Marathon committee meeting tries patience of councillors

April 28, 2023

Winnipeg Free Press - ...but have a positive net impact on waste diversion. “A lot of what I’ve heard during this process is that we can’t have too much,” Coun. Russ Wyatt (Transcona) said about the strategic priorities action plan, before suggesting a series of amendments to the plan. “But I would argue we’re...

Manitoba NDP fundraising nets $1.3M in 2022

April 3, 2023

Winnipeg Free Press - ...earlier this year), Cindy Gilroy, Jason Schreyer (whose father, former premier Ed Schreyer, was the leader of the provincial NDP from 1969-79) and Russ Wyatt. Other donors include inner-city advocate Sel Burrows, former Amalgamated Transit Union Local 1505 leader Romeo Ignacio, 2022 Winnipeg mayoral...

Transcona councillor wants speed-reduction measures incorporated into street-renewal plans

April 3, 2023

Winnipeg Free Press - ...car on every street. You can do it from design… make the streets tighter in some places and it allows folks to naturally slow down,” said Coun. Russ Wyatt, who raised the motion. ALEX LUPUL / FREE PRESS FILES A new motion calls for city staff to study how traffic-calming measures could be added during...

Mixed use development OK’d for north Henderson

March 24, 2023

Winnipeg Free Press - ...adjourned, owing to lack of quorum, as only Coun. Jason Schreyer (Elmwood-East Kildonan) was present, with Browaty away on city business and Coun. Russ Wyatt (Transcona) also absent. A special meeting was then held on Feb. 28 to deal with some of the issues on the agenda. Most notably, two passive park...