A large parcel of land in the Grant Park area is being planned for a multi-use site. The developers are planning to re-zone the parcel at 1000 Taylor Ave (between Harrow and Nathanial) to C4 zoning which would allow retail, office, restaurant amd multi family uses. There is an open house on February 25th at the Quality Inn,635 Pembina Hwy, from 6:30pm to 8:30pm. 

The City of Winnipeg is developing a neighbourhood plan for the Corydon area. This has been in the works for the last year but there is still time to see what is planned and to add your input. There is an open house this Wednesday, Feb 15th from 4:30 to 8:30pm at the Gladstone School - 500 Gertrude Ave. There is a presentation at 6pm.

Check out the link Corydon Osborne Neighbourhood Plan 

The City of Winnipeg is having a Public Open House regarding the future of Secondary Suites within the City. They are specifically exploring the options of detached secondary suites. This is a great step forward to addressing rental issues, housing costs and densifying inner city neighbourhoods. It will be interesting to see what they have proposed and what the feedback will be. The Open Hous ...

If you get an opportunity to see Larry Beasley (Former Vancouver Senior Planner) speak - go! This article from the Winnipeg Free Press is right on que with what we need to focus on to reignite our civic passion.

Build an urban environment that people will love.

The Province and the City of Winnipeg have posted their Flood Forecast for this Spring. It looks like this will be a tough year on those living on or near the River. The City says that approximately 700 homes will require protection by temporary dikes if the river levels reach 25' James Avenue Datum. The flood in 1997 reached 24.5 feet and in 2009 the river reached 22.6 feet. See more informa ...

Here is a clip prepared by the City of Winnipeg on the reconstruction of the Disraeli Bridge. Included in this construction project will be a pedestrian and bike crossing using the existing pillars of the old bridge, new bike paths and significant landscaping upgrades to the Disraeli corridor. I think this will be a great enhancement to the area on both sides of the Red River and although it ...