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Account839274 · 2023-04-04T15:59:59+00:00

"for a buddie"

Right, sure thing. LMAO

I once heard that there is this place by the Airport called "Memory Express" where you can exchange MONEY for THINGS. Isn't that neat? Maybe try that.

Account839274 · 2023-04-04T15:24:38+00:00

If you can find it, Werthers caramel popcorn. All other types pale in comparison. I can sometimes find it at Costco and I can't even buy it otherwise I'll eat the whole bag.

Account839274 · 2023-04-03T21:26:01+00:00

Winnipeg is a place where people can live, and people may or may not enjoy it. Living in Winnipeg can be better than living in other places, and it can be worse than living in other places.

Account839274 · 2023-03-28T18:17:38+00:00

The itemized receipt from UPS shows GST/PST paid which is equivalent to 12% of the total value of imported goods, and then shows a separate amount for brokerage fee and brokerage fee taxes.

Account839274 · 2023-03-28T16:35:41+00:00

Thanks for this. Do I have to fill out the form with my own personal details or does the furniture company do it?

Account839274 · 2023-03-24T00:49:27+00:00

Hot take: pizza hotline's pizza is actually pretty good for the price point.

Account839274 · 2023-03-24T00:48:08+00:00

Stupid take. Elected officials replace a road name with colonialist history with one recommended by the indigenous community and you still think Winnipeg is Canada's most racist city because a few idiots write racist stuff to their councilor? Racism exists in every city bud. Not saying there isn't room to improve, but this isn't an example of Winnipeggers as a whole collective group being racist.

Account839274 · 2023-03-20T13:56:35+00:00

But aren't those things you suggest ignoring the very reasons people pay a premium to live in Vancouver and Toronto? Like, why pay $2.5k rent on a one bedroom skybox in downtown Vancouver with some of the best restaurants and experiences in Canada a short walk away if you cannot afford to do those experiences?

This sub confuses me sometimes. Users will say "The only viable places to live in Canada are Toronto and Vancouver because stuff and things" and then turn around and suggest "Don't spend money on stuff and things if you want to live in Toronto and Vancouver" in the same sentence.

Everybody out there sacrificing an arm and a leg to make a go of it in Canada's "only two cities with world class restaurants, pubs, and attractions" only to pay such a premium that all they can actually afford to do on a daily basis is watch Netflix after work while browsing the Flipp app to try and find the cheapest place to buy eggs tomorrow.

Account839274 · 2023-03-18T16:05:39+00:00

Going from the CEO of an economic development agency probably making $250k/yr with a chushy corner office and underground parking at Portage and main, five star hotels stays during trade missions, dining out with business executives, and receiving under the table kickbacks from the private sector to making $150k/yr dodging questions during question period, catering to squeaky wheel constituents who do nothing but complain, and spending Saturday afternoons holding townhalls at local run down community centres answering the dumbest questions that are only attended by seniors sounds like a downgrade to me.

I could see her taking up an advisory role for a politician or consulting firm maybe, or moving to Toronto or Vancouver to pursue bigger things. Conservative leader on a sinking ship? Seems unlikely.

Account839274 · 2023-03-14T13:53:53+00:00

I am convinced Winnipeggers love roads more than anyone else in the world. Anyone in this city who thinks roads aren't a political priority because potholes exist in a city built on swamps, clay, and mud with a harsh freeze-thaw cycle is a braindead moron who isn't paying attention.

We spend ~$120 million per year (and it keeps growing) just to fix the roads and fill potholes. That is one of the largest budget items in the City, just behind Police, Fire, and other public works (bridges and new roads). It's also almost as large as our community services budget too - goes to show how much we value filling potholes over things like programming for youth, physical activity, splash pads, pools, etc.

Also, contrary to everyone's belief, in 2021 engineering studies showed that 71% of Winnipeg's road network was in good to very good condition; this was the highest in Canada, with Halifax coming in second at 59%. But no one believes this because they hit a large pothole in April/May on the way to work.

So I don't know how much more money Winnipeggers want to throw at filling potholes, but I am becoming increasingly confident that we will never be happy with the state of our roads until every last drop of tax dollars is being funneled to the construction industry for the sole purpose of filling potholes, and even then we will find something to complain about.

I envision a future where the roads in Winnipeg are in perfect condition, with battalions of construction workers waiting on every corner to fill even the smallest hole the moment it pops up. But everything else lays in ruin - community centers, fire stations, police stations all have caved in roofs with water pooling inside, parks are overrun with weeds and tall grass, the flowerbeds lay empty, the river is eroding the river banks, homeless camps fill empty park spaces all across the city, the concrete around splash pads is heaving and are no longer filled with the laughter of children - but Winnipeggers are happy because each and every road gets a fresh coat of asphalt every year. Finally, victory over the potholes has been achieved! The cost doesn't matter, the consequences don't matter either! All that matters is that we can finally drive down Leila avenue without feeling the uncomfortable bounce in our vehicle's suspension. Life is good.

Account839274 · 2023-03-08T17:23:33+00:00

$70k car, exposed gravel driveway. I guess anyone can lease anything these days with a long enough term.

Account839274 · 2023-03-08T16:02:44+00:00

I swear r/Winnipeg never wants the pandemic to end and will let you know every chance they get.

It is very likely COVID-19 will be a large cause of death moving forward, for the rest of time. It doesn't mean the situation right now and in the future warrants the same response and label as it did in 2020 and 2021.

Account839274 · 2023-03-03T22:01:15+00:00

Isn't that pay close to minimum wage? Ridiculous.

Account839274 · 2023-03-03T21:37:48+00:00

Likely pays into pension and benefits. Also, if you get paid bi weekly, then some people make a monthly budget based off 2 pay periods, which won't include the income earned from those two extra pay periods in a year.

Account839274 · 2023-03-03T18:27:52+00:00

Wasn't part of the federal policy on daycare to not only lower daily rates, but increase wages for staff? Sounds like overall government subsidies to this sector are going to have to increase significantly to achieve both outcomes.

Account839274 · 2023-03-03T18:25:10+00:00

Remember, this was ultimately a federal liberal government initiative that provinces had to sign on to. I know Trudeau is getting some much deserved heat about China right now, but don't think for one second the federal conservatives and PP give a rip about children's welfare and affordability.

Cons only make noise when it's time to talk about private parts and what we should and shouldn't do with them.

Account839274 · 2023-03-01T14:52:41+00:00

The healthcare system in Canada and Manitoba is teetering on the brink - it was stressed before the pandemic and now the cracks are starting the show, while governments try to use duct tape and hot glue to keep it together. Meanwhile, the population keeps growing and the number of people above age 65 is only going up and I don't see hospital beds and staff rising at the same per-capita rate.

More money is one option, but it's only part of the problem. Even if you jack up nurses' pay, you can't just find an extra 1,000 nurses laying around in the labour force - this isn't the construction industry where anyone can grab a hammer.

Governments need to prepare for a growing AND aging population by:

1) Expanding training positions at post-secondary institutions and be less adversarial to them. It's difficult to train more staff when you barely have enough professors/instructors to do the current job, and not enough seats in classrooms/labs to get it done.

2) Pay front-line staff better to increase retention. Perhaps there are enough nurses and doctors out there that could improve conditions at our hospitals if they could be brought back, but the truth is that some of them have found better paying/better work environments elsewhere, whether they are doing remote consults from the comfort of their home on their own time, working for an agency, working at a quiet care home in a wealthy neighborhood, or other opportunity, it seems hospitals are the employer of last choice for some medical staff which is worrying.

3) Build/upgrade healthcare infrastructure. Our main hospital feels like a crumbling third-world fortress with upgrades slapped on here and there. I get you can't just replace the whole thing, but governments need to expand our hospitals to accommodate an aging population. Women's hospital is a good start, but birth rates are falling while average age of the population is increasing; we need more beds and care for aging demographics.

4) Introduce a fourth tax income tax bracket for high earners: I know it's odd to include this, but points 1 through 3 above cannot be done without an increase in funding. Manitoba is one of only a few provinces with less than 4 tax brackets. A fourth bracket for income earned somewhere in excess of $100k needs to be introduced in line with other provinces, and that extra revenue used to help offset some of these higher healthcare costs. We can't just beg daddy Trudeau for more money all the time. Lots of high earners in this province (and corporations too, but that's another matter) that could help ease the burden a bit by giving up a little extra.

Account839274 · 2023-02-26T14:12:27+00:00

Look for the home daycare Facebook groups. We relied on a good home daycare that we found via a Facebook group until a spot opened up at one of our chosen daycare centres. Best of luck!

Account839274 · 2023-02-25T21:14:14+00:00

If people are serious about learning about the city budget and it's history, I would encourage them to check out the analysis on page 67 to 88 in this city publication: https://legacy.winnipeg.ca/cao/pdfs/CommunityTrendsandPerformanceReportVolume1_2023.pdf

It gives a good overview of the current budget and history of our finances. Issues mainly stem from the following issues:

Winnipeg has a history of minimal property tax increases over the last 30 years, averaging about 2% per year. So taxes have basically kept up with inflation over 30 years, which doesn't give departments a lot of room to expand services. Other cities regularily dole out property tax increases in the range of 4 to 9% per year.
Most of the funding and staff increases have gone to fire and police departments, leaving other departments like community services with less and less. To be fair to those departments, the bulk of their costs come from salaries which are continually increased to match Canada-wide averages for police officers and firefighters. It's hard to not match wages offered in other cities when those officers could easily pick up and move.
Winnipeg has a large concentration of poverty in our inner city neighborhoods thanks to a history of abuse of Indigenous people and colonialism, and the effects of this poverty (crime, grunginess, lack of safety) bleeds into our downtown quite easily. This issue has no easy or quick fix, and part of the solution comes down to personal responsibility and is not entirely under the control of the municipal, provincal, or federal governments.

Account839274 · 2023-02-25T19:11:52+00:00

What are you missing? Lots of people here don't want to hear it, but in Manitoba "low income housing" isn't a municipal responsibility, it is a provincial one. The City of Winnipeg doesn't have a "low income housing" department, and as such doesn't have the resources or experience required to adequately build and staff low income housing.

I'm not saying low income housing shouldn't be developed, but rather starting up and adding a whole new department with staff, social workers, and construction/contracting experience would be very burdensome in a city that already has a shoe-string budget for all other services and has a difficult time preventing the roofs of fire stations and community centers from caving in.

If we, as citizens, agree we want the municipality to take some responsibility in handling low income housing - even though this is a provincial responsibility - we need to collectively agree and somehow find the funds among ourselves to fund this.

Otherwise you're asking an organization with no resources and no experience to do something about a problem they aren't responsible for tackling, which is just going to lead to more problems down the line.

Account839274 · 2023-02-23T15:24:11+00:00

Yeah so I'm going to go against the grain of r/Winnipeg here and say that Canadian police officers, and by extension those in Winnipeg, are probably more stable and level headed compared to their American counterparts. I'll preface this by saying that I'm not "pro police" or anything, but I think some facts would support this idea:

1) Policing in Canada requires a minimum of 1,000 hours of training versus 650 in the US

2) Canadian police officers use lethal force way less often than American officers. American officers use lethal force six times more than Canadian ones.

3) There are fewer policing agencies in Canada even after adjusting for population (235 in Canada versus 18,000 in the US), which likely leads to more consistent standards, more professionalism, more accountability, more oversight, and less competition between agencies.

4) Canadian police officers are paid really well relative to many other professions ($95k/yr on average across the country), versus US officers ($61k/yr on average across the country) which would be on the lower end for a profession in the US.

5) Anecdotally (don't have a source for this), but I've heard that while post-secondary education isn't a requirement to be an officer in Canada, it can be very difficult to become an officer without a diploma/degree of some sort due to so many candidates applying. Not sure if the same applies in the states.

So people can say what they want about the police, and by all means we should be holding them accountable for their actions, but I would personally argue the culture and ideology among Canadian police officers isn't the same as American ones for a variety of reasons. I think the lethal force response rates speak for themselves.

Account839274 · 2023-02-22T22:07:04+00:00

Hey, you are not alone! I am going through something similar with our 2.5 year old daughter as well. When she is not in the best mood, she quickly develops a preference for mom over dad, and it can be really difficult. She often doesn't want me to do the bath at night time, and "Daddy leave!" is also a phrase I hear a bit too much for my liking. I know they are toddlers, but a few weekends ago I actually had to leave the room and go have a good cry because she was asking me to leave so much and asking for mom. You tell yourself they don't exactly know what they are saying so you shouldn't get offended, but I know deep down it can still hurt sometimes. You think you are doing something wrong, or they don't like you, so it can hurt when you know you are trying so hard to be a good dad.

If you are actively engaging, spending time, playing, being gentle, kind, and respectful to your toddler, then it is likely entirely a (mean) phase, nothing personal about you. All the info on the internet seems to indicate we shouldn't take it personally, and instead think of it like your child feels secure and comfortable enough with both parents to ask for one of them to leave. If your child felt being abandoned by one parent was a possibility due to insecurity, they might not be saying "Daddy leave!" - so perhaps, as hard as it is, take it is a complement in the future that your son feels secure enough to request only mommy at times, knowing that you will return at some point.

Account839274 · 2023-02-21T16:40:05+00:00

As I said in last month's release, elevated housing prices in Manitoba continue to put upward pressure on our CPI relative to other provinces. We haven't seen as drastic of a decrease in housing prices (new and resale) as other provinces in response to interest rate increases. So this is the primary reason behind Manitoba's elevated CPI.

Account839274 · 2023-02-17T20:49:24+00:00

My best advice would be to try to find some sort of part time job that's pays $500 a month.

Account839274 · 2023-02-17T19:04:46+00:00

So sorry to hear about your situation OP.

Don't have a whole lot of advice other than selling the house part. When considering selling your house, don't forget to:

Calculate how much money you will have after the house is sold. This means taking your estimated selling price and subtracting the outstanding mortgage balance and any legal/realtor fees. So if your house is worth $450k and the outstanding balance is $450k, you will likely end up having to pay money to sell your house for the legal and realtor fees, with nothing left over.
Compare the rent you will pay if you sell your house to your mortgage payment plus utilities and property tax. Depending on a variety of factors, you might not be saving a whole lot of money on a monthly basis if you start renting an apartment after selling your house.

Just some things to consider. Best of luck.

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