By Don Woodstock, Community Journalist WINNIPEG — A pancake breakfast fundraiser held today delivered a strong show of community support, raising funds to replace an aging toboggan slide in Charleswood that has served local families for many years. The slide has reached the point where it has become unsafe and needs to be replaced, and Read More…
Winnipeg is not experiencing a rash of bad luck. It is experiencing a pattern so consistent, so visible, and so repetitive that calling it a series of isolated incidents is no longer credible. The city is burning, literally. Not all at once, not in one dramatic blaze, but steadily, relentlessly, one vacant building at a Read More…
There is a way to build housing in Winnipeg that feels like common sense. There is also a way to build housing that feels like a decision was made first and the justification written later. The Granite Curling Club parking lot is starting to feel like the second kind. The City of Winnipeg is pursuing Read More…
Image Credit: PDPictures Yesterday, I attended the City of Winnipeg’s Information Session Open House at the Cindy Klassen Recreation Center on Sargent Avenue. The City outlined plans to rezone for supportive housing, proposing no more than 120 homes. While addressing housing needs is crucial, the approach raises serious concerns for the neighborhoods involved. Supportive housing Read More…
