Prairie Outpost

Prairie Outpost Episode 10: Winnipeg election & urban issues with Michel Durand-Wood

The long awaited return of the Prairie Outpost podcast! After a hiatus of two-years (!!!) the podcast returned with its tenth episode on Dec 5th, 2022! The early days of the pandemic weren’t a great time for a generalist politics and policy podcast in Manitoba, but now’s as good a time as any to return.…
City buys sidewalk ploughs for future winters

Note: A version of this story was published in the Free Press Community Review West online on Nov. 2, 2022 under the title “Better snow-clearing in the 2023-24 forecast“. Relative to Winnipeg as a whole, West Broadway has a high share of people whose main mode of commuting1 is public transit, walking, or cycling. As such, many…
Remembering my Dad

Note: This statement was originally published on Facebook and Twitter on November 8, 2022. Quite shortly after noon on Sunday, November 6th my dad died. This was the end of a nearly three-year battle with cancer that seemed to be won at the start of 2022 but came back severely mid-year. I am very sad…
City must act fast on Transit Master Plan

Note: A version of this story was published in the Free Press Community Review West online on Sept. 28, 2022 under the title “Let’s implement the Transit Master Plan now“. The one single greatest thing Winnipeg can do to realistically improve transit soon is implement the Transit Master Plan, pronto, with conventional buses. On April…
Echoes of the past & present in West Kildonan library saga

Note: A version of this story was published in the Free Press Community Review West online on August 10, 2022 under the title “Kildonan Library issue recalls Cornish debate“. On May 26th of this year, Winnipeg City Council officially nixed a plan to move the West Kildonan Library from a city-owned building in a walkable…
West Broadway Community Organization’s 2022 AGM

Note: A version of this story was originally published in the Free Press Community Review West online on June 24, 2022 under the title “Busy year for West Broadway Community Organization“. The West Broadway Community Organization (WBCO) held its Annual General Meeting on June 16th. This year’s AGM included major changes for the organization, including…
Election issues for West Broadway

Note: A version of this story was originally published online in the Free Press Community Review West on April 4, 2022 under the title “Election issues to keep in mind this fall“. On October 26th this year Winnipeggers will head to the polls to elect their councillor and a new mayor. There are many key…
West Broadway shop sells “Dutch Bicycles”

Note: This story was originally published online in the Free Press Community Review West under the title “Go Dutch with plain bicycles“. Dutch bicycles are a new trend in Winnipeg cycling and they are being spearheaded by a social enterprise located in West Broadway. Some people are finding these types of bikes, which have a…
Winnipeg Infill Strategy & West Broadway

Note: This story originally appeared in the May 5, 2021 edition of The Metro. By Dylon Martin New homes in mature communities like West Broadway are a big topic and have been for some time. All the way back in December 2016, Winnipeg Council’s Property and Development Committee directed the City’s civil service to start…
Episode 6: Preparing for Fall

Our latest episode of the Prairie Outpost. Here Dylon and Willis discuss …. Manitoba hits the top: Manitoba went from near the bottom in terms of per capita active cases of SARS-CoV-2, with very few new cases per day, to the top by the end of August. We’re number two again (Alberta has surpassed us…