Global News is disseminating the numerous declarations and commitments made by mayoral candidates throughout the 2022 Winnipeg election campaign.
With the ultimate objective of making Winnipeg “the leading, safest, and most liveable city in Canada,” Glen Murray launched the second phase of his safety plan for the city on Friday.
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The goal of Murray’s approach, which will be implemented throughout the city, is to build “15-minute” neighbourhoods, or neighbourhoods where people can walk for 15 minutes to get anywhere they need to go.
He explained that through safety planning meetings, the incorporation of community resources, and other activities, each neighbourhood will create and approve its own community action plan, which will then be submitted to council.
Assuring their protection is “the most critical commitment a city makes to its inhabitants,” Murray said in a statement.
It is the most fundamental duty of the municipal government. This was my number one priority when I served as mayor.
Candidate Idris Adelakun announced his strategy for reviving the city’s downtown in the meanwhile.
Adelakun stated that as part of a cleanup effort, if elected, he plans to add more green spaces along Main Street.
In order to boost traffic to downtown businesses, he also called for a reassessment of the rules governing street parking.
A new, solar-powered overhead transit system is another potential investment opportunity in Adelakun’s concept. According to Adelakun, this system will draw tourists to the downtown area while simultaneously easing traffic and pollution.
On Friday, the campaign of Rana Bokhari vowed to guarantee that all city employees receive a living salary.
Bokhari said in a statement that Winnipeg “used to be a provincial benchmark for pay, but wages haven’t been rising fast enough and we’ve been losing people.”
The quality of services like 311 is declining, and wading pool season was shortened this year owing to a staffing shortage, so you can see it there.
Bokhari stated that she would want to see starting pay raised to the living wage standard, which in Winnipeg is about $18.34 an hour.
“You should be able to sustain yourself and your family if you work full-time,” she remarked. In this, Winnipeg will take the lead.
The contenders for Winnipeg mayor are thinking about community safety, downtown renewal, and living wages on Friday.
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