PRESS RELEASE: Let’s End Exclusionary Zoning tomorrow
November 22, 2023Today is National Housing Day. Winnipeg City Council should take stock of this tremendous do and do its part to foster housing affordability. Tomorrow, Winnipeg City Council needs to vote to end Exclusionary Zoning in Winnipeg. YIMBY Winnipeg commends the Executive Policy Committee of Winnipeg City Council for passing Mayor Gillingham’s motion to make bold and progressive additions to Winnipeg’s Housing Accelerator Fund application. Three additions in the motion were strongly recommended by the federal Housing Minister in a letter to Mayor Gillingham. A strong application to the federal government’s Housing Accelerator Fund stands to unlock nearly $200 million in much needed money to support planning and affordable…
PRESS RELEASE: YIMBY Winnipeg commends EPC’s first steps to ending Exclusionary Zoning
The Executive Policy Committee has done a great service taking the first steps to ending Exclusionary Zoning in Winnipeg.
Press Release: End Exclusionary Zoning with the HAF
Let's end Exclusionary Zoning now.
Winnipeg Infill Highlight #2
What do you get when you combine underutilized land with good design guidelines? Great infill developments of course! In this post I’ll be highlighting three new mid-rise apartment buildings built in central Winnipeg over the past few years. From leafy…
Winnipeg Infill Highlight #1
Today we’re starting a new series here on the YIMBY Winnipeg website documenting high-quality infill developments in Winnipeg. The series will aim to include a variety of development types, including small-scale residential, larger multi-family residential, and mixed-use developments. The goal…
Appeal Committee SUCCESS and Housing Accelerator Fund
In Housing and Urban Issues News, two projects of note of passed through the Appeal Committee! This means these projects are green-lit to go ahead, brining new infill homes to Winnipeg. In other news, the Federal Government’s Housing Accelerator Fund…
ACTION: Support Homes at 174 Provencher BLVD
A project to develop 45 new homes and 2 stores is under Appeal! This project would replace a gravel lot, contributing homes, commercial activity, vibrancy, and tax revenue for public services to our City. Tell the Appeal Committee that you…
ACTION: Support supportive homes at McMillan
A project that would build 51 new rental homes, including 20 supported homes for older adults, is being Appealed right now. These homes would, in part, replace a structurally unsafe and unsound building that was damaged by a bus crash.…
ACTION: Support new homes at Northgate!
The Northgate Residential Redevelopment (1399 McPhillips Street) is up for Appeal on Wednesday April 19, 2023. We recommend that folks sign up in support of this project. To speak (in-person or virtually) to the Appeal Committee, or to send a written submission, people must…
News: Rental supply bad for tenants & new arrangement at Lions Place
Insufficient Supply Bad News for Renters: A Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC) report found rental options are scarcer due to a lack of proper supply for rising demand. Winnipeg‘s purpose-built rental vacancy rate halved in 2022 compared to 2021, going down to…
Housing and Urban Issues News for the New Year
Crescentwood Heritage Conservation District proposed The City’s Historical Buildings and Resources Committee recommended the creation of a Heritage Conservation District in Crescentwood. Intended to protect the “garden-like” setting of the neighbourhood, this would be second Heritage Conservation District following the one…
