We have options. Let’s use them.
Check back here often as more of our platform is released.
-
Loney Unveils Bold Electric Vehicle Strategy.
A Commitment to Install at Least 500 EV Chargers.
He told reporters that as Winnipeg’s next Mayor he will accelerate Winnipeg’s transition to electric transportation making it more convenient and practical for more Winnipeggers to embrace EVs.
“We have an abundant supply of low-cost, renewable electricity,” said Loney. “We just need leadership and vision,” noting Winnipeggers are being hard hit by record-high gasoline prices.
Loney’s plan includes installing at least 500 Level 2 chargers strategically at City-owned sites by the end of his mandate.
-
Loney To Address Homelessness. People living in bus shelters and along waterways to be housed within a year
Mayoral candidate Shaun Loney says when elected Mayor in October, he will move quickly to implement an innovative plan to address homelessness in Winnipeg that will not require additional resources and will also free up emergency responders to focus on the work they were trained to do. Description goes here
-
Loney to Create Winnipeg Tree Trust
Ground-breaking Agency to Reverse Decline of Urban Forest
It’s time to think differently about trees in Winnipeg and realize they are as important as pipes and pavement”.
The Winnipeg Tree Trust, will be an independent entity that would work closely with the City to reverse the decline of Winnipeg’s urban forest.
-
Reduce Sewage Overflows
Natural Infrastructure to be Expanded to Reduce Stormwater Run-off and Cost of Sewer Separation. implement a three-point plan to reduce the amount of raw sewage discharged into Winnipeg’s waterways in older areas of the City with combined sewers.
-
Decline Car Allowance
Shaun will decline the $550 monthly transportation allowance and parking space normally afforded to the Mayor. The savings - about $24,000 over his four-year mandate - will be allocated in transit tickets (approx 8000 trips) to nonprofits in the city, including women’s centres, to assist people getting to work, training or appointments.
-
More Tools for Public Safety
Policing is the crime fighting tool we are most familiar with, but there are others. In a number of cases alternative approaches will be more effective.
-
Redeploying Tax Windfall to Climate Action
Allocating $2 million from City Energy Tax Windfall into Climate Change Action Plan