Winnipeg councillor Russ Wyatt speaks to media after Mayor Scott Gillingham announced that he would like to see the Portage and Main intersection, which has been closed for 40 plus years, opened to pedestrians at a press conference in Winnipeg, Friday, March 1, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/John Woods
Winnipeg councillor Russ Wyatt speaks to media after Mayor Scott Gillingham announced that he would like to see the Portage and Main intersection, which has been closed for 40 plus years, opened to pedestrians at a press conference in Winnipeg, Friday, March 1, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/John Woods
WINNIPEG - Winnipeg city council is to vote on what to do with a member charged with drugging and sexually assaulting a man he met on social media.
Mayor Scott Gillingham has put forward a motion to have council vote on removing Russ Wyatt from five boards and committees he sits on.
The vote is expected at the next council meeting on April 30.
Wyatt was charged last month with sexual assault and administering a noxious drug.
He has said he's innocent, and the allegations have not been tested in court.
The councillor for the Transcona ward has chosen to remain on council, despite calls from the mayor and other members for him to step away during the court process.
A city charter allows councillors to work while charges are pending against them.
