Winnipeg’s mayor wants to partner with the province to help reboot the city’s economy in the wake of COVID-19. Brian Bowman is expected to unveil details of the proposal at a 2 p.m.
press conference Wednesday. Gobal News will endeavor to stream the press conference live in this story. [ Sign up for our Health IQ newsletter for the latest coronavirus updates ] Earlier in the day Wednesday Manitoba Premier Brian Pallister announced an additional $500 million for infrastructure projects over the next two years to help restart the province’s economy amid COVID-19.
He said the money for the Manitoba Restart Program will come on top of already-planned infrastructure investments of $3 billion over the next two years.