TRUWinnipeg.org

Rather than asking the International bankers thru the Federal Government for funds to lend us for a Winnipeg subway, perhaps we should be looking towards Winnipeggers themselves.

We have a $3.9 Billion Civil Service Superannuation Fund and a $2.8 Billion Manitoba Teachers’ Retirement Allowances Fund that instead of investing out of province, together they could [...]

The New Straits Times Online Butterworth, Penang Malaysia
Bus commuters will get another value-added service in June when RapidPenang introduces a free WiFi wireless Internet connection come June.
The possibility of Internet connection while commuting is expected to encourage more people to opt for public transport.
RapidPenang, which began its operations here in 2007, will be the first [...]

Rumour is that Internet2 will cause the current Internet backbone to be shut down, and only a select few of 100 or 1000 websites will be allowed to be on it.
The plan is to put this into place early in the next decade,
This would mean the end to websites like TRUWinnipeg.org and uwto.org, and they [...]

This is a video that I created about 2 years ago. The intention was to create a longer piece, but this is all there is for now.

This NFB film, part of a series called Faces of Canada, was created in 1953, to show what the position of Railway Switchman was like.
It profiles WECo employee Paul Tomkowicz.

Anyone older than about 30 years will most likely remember this catchy local television ad from 1983 for Winnipeg Transit.
Notice that back then, the transit operators (aka the bus driver) wore a uniform consisting of a blazer, tie, dress shirt, and donned a cap. Today some operators don tattoos on their arms instead.
There was no [...]

The Buzzer Blog – Translink (BC) – City Centre Station on the Canada Line
The above link goes to the Translink BC Buzzer newsletter where they have posted details of subway construction of the City Centre Station on the Canada Line, which is to open later in 2009 in Vancouver.
More Canada Line photos at this blog

More than a quarter century ago, Mr. Putnam, my Grade 10 urban geography teacher at Kelvin, emphasized the importance of “easy access” to city amenities.
As a trained small aircraft pilot, Mr. Putnam had taken numerous photographs of Winnipeg over several decades, and used them to illustrate how Winnipeg had and was developing.
I wish I had [...]

Last October 22nd, 2008, I spoke at the City Council meeting opposing the funding of BRT and so far the Council Hansard for that session has not been posted to the City’s website.
The City Clerk’s office was sent an e-mail last weekend, however I have not received a response saying they would post it within [...]