WINNIPEG – Brian Bowman did his best to convince the city’s business community Winnipeg is in good hands.
“Winnipeg’s best days are not behind us,” said Bowman. “The best days are yet to come.”
During the annual State of the City address Bowman he laid out his plan for the future including making an open and transparent city hall and called again on the province to develop a fair finding model.
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“The old ways of doing this is no longer effective,” he said. “Our funding relationship need to change.”
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Bowman also said he will be trying to get more Winnipeggers involved the budget process for 2016 starting next month.
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He also announced in September the Canadian Museum for Human Rights will host a national anti-racism summit.
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