Winnipeg council votes to retroactively reimburse pipe-thawing costs

WINNIPEG – City council voted Wednesday morning to reimburse residents who paid to get their pipes thawed retroactively to Dec. 1.

Winnipeg councillors voted unanimously to reimburse costs up to $305 for people who had to pay city crews or private contractors for pipe thawing.

The city’s Executive Policy Committee voted in favour of the move on Tuesday.

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