Mayor and Councillor to Join the Herd

The Herd was pumped to find out that Winnipeg Mayor Sam Katz will join members of the IBEX Herd and the more than 50 volunteers who will be out on Thursday, May 15, to help transform the South Osborne Underpass into a beautiful, sustainable green space for the visual enjoyment of the more than 40,000 commuters and pedestrians who use the underpass every day.

Mayor Katz will be joined by Jenny Gerbasi, city councillor for the area in celebration of the $50,000 project and to illustrate what can be accomplished when business and community work toward a common goal.

Details of the May 15 clean-up include the removal of infill that will be replaced by about 60 yards of top soil that will be home to the shocks of colour in the form of perennials, shrubs, mulch and concrete garden products. The project is possible thanks to the generosity of local companies who have contributed almost $40,000 in gifts in kind as well as more than $12,000 in funding from the South Osborne Beautification Committee, chaired by Councillor Gerbasi.