09/22/2022
Hello Transcona
My name is Wally Welechenko and I will be running for city councillor for the Transcona area.
I do live in Transcona, graduated from Murdoch MacKay, and have been here for over Fifty years.
My kids are now raising their kids in Transcona so I have a lot invested here.
I grew up in the Hotel and restaurant industry from a very young age, so learning to run things in a hectic atmosphere became second nature. I graduated from Red River Advertising Art program with awards, venturing out on my own and shortly thereafter started my Clothing company in 1989, manufacturing, dying, printing, selling, and wholesaling, and eventually set up retail stores in Transcona and other locations in Winnipeg. The line was called Wild Thang, which I ran until 2009.
Within this same time frame, I purchased and ran the Concession restaurant in Falcon Lake for 17 years, Danced with The Rusalka Ukrainian Dance Ensemble for over 25 years, started a building and renovating company, a Lawn Care Company called Green Key which only services Transcona, and most recently while things were coming to a slow pace with COVID, I took it in another direction and started another Restaurant in Steep Rock MB called Gr**go Loco’s.
I am running for councillor for Transcona because I have a strong work ethic and know that I can get things done. I have lived here long enough to know that there has to be and is better service than what we receive.
Everybody that runs for some elected position, always talks about change.
The reality is that you don’t need to change things, you need to fix things, improve the direction things need to go and give people a better quality of life. I know that I can take you in that direction .
Thanks for your time.
Please message me at this site or email me at
[email protected]
Or call at 204-224-8559
I would love to hear your concerns, suggestions, and ideas.
Thank You
Wally Welechenko