There's a hazmat call in Earl Grey you need to know about
Winterpeg. We built a city in the coldest place anyone has any business building a city — and it is genuinely wonderful. Good morning.
We’re starting with some urgent news this morning. The Winnipeg Fire Paramedic Service responded to a hazmat incident in the Earl Grey neighbourhood, in the Fort Rouge - East Fort Garry ward, at 3:01 AM this morning, March 21st. WFPS Hazmat unit E4 was on scene for incident 2026041794. No further details on the nature of the hazmat incident have been released yet, but our monitors picked it up in real time, hey. We'll be keeping an eye on this as more information comes out from official channels.
### What's Up with 311 Calls
Shifting gears a bit, the city's 311 service has "Primary Transit Network Inquiries" as the number one complaint today, with three calls in the last 24 hours. Overall, there have been nine calls to 311 today, according to civic intelligence monitor data from 11:27 AM on March 21st. It looks like folks have questions about our transit, which isn't a huge surprise for anyone who relies on it, you know?
Here are some other top 311 issues over a longer period, showing what’s really on people’s minds:
* **Agent / Submission:** 870 requests * **Transit - Winnipeg Transit / Primary Transit Network Inquiries:** 697 requests * **Assessment and Taxation / Assessment & Tax Inquiry:** 624 requests
It’s clear that transit, taxes, and just general city inquiries are consistent pain points for Winnipeggers. We'll watch to see if these transit inquiries lead to any announcements from Winnipeg Transit in the coming days.
Rosie Fontaine, MiTL Sports Desk, Winterpeg.
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