{
  "id": 9854999,
  "title": "Around city hall",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/25/around-city-hall",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-25T22:58:59.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Winnipeg Free Press",
    "slug": "winnipeg-free-press",
    "url": "https://www.winnipegfreepress.com/local/2026/09/25/around-city-hall-17"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Around city hall, Winnipeg's city hall received several updates in recent news. The city has won a $115-million contract to complete the final phase of the North End sewage treatment plant upgrade without waiting for federal government funding. The entire upgrade is estimated to cost $3.1 billion. Winnipeg Transit will offer bus fare refunds for free program users, providing refunds to those who bought student bus passes prior to a program offering free rides to youths and high school students. The city will also buy more battery electric buses, approving a \"one-time exception\" from its previous decision to buy only diesel buses from 2027 on. The plan will allow full driver shields on buses, replacing partial ones, with a $2.7 million budget for design, procurement, and installation. A new program aims to speed up home construction through \"Build Ready\" plans, with builders receiving permits within five working days of an application. The city approved a new Indigenous and land-based learning facility at Louis Riel School Division, removing the existing outdoor Provencher Pool to build a new aquatic center at Provencher Park.",
  "summary": "Sewage contract approved The City of Winnipeg will award a $115-million contract toward the final phase of the North End sewage treatment plant upgrade, without waiting for the federal government […]",
  "key_points": [
    "Winnipeg's city hall secured $115-million contract for sewage treatment plant upgrade.",
    "Winnipeg Transit offers free bus fare refunds for student bus pass holders.",
    "City to purchase electric buses, allowing full driver shields with $2.7 million budget."
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}