Winnipeg Infill Highlight #1
July 24, 2023Today 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 of this series is to highlight quality infill projects to help bring a more positive image to infill development in Winnipeg. We’ll be looking at 3 infill projects today, each one from a different neighbourhood. The first project is 255 Bell Ave, located near Donald St in Osborne Village. The next project is 316 Des Meurons, located in central St.…
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…
Mayor-Elect Scott Gillingham on Homes and Land-Use
The mayoral campaign of Mayor-Elect Scott Gillingham featured a number of proposals on housing, zoning, and land-use. It will be interesting to see what movement there is on these proposals over the next four years. These include a number of…
The Anatomy of a Pothole
YIMBY Winnipeg is a member of the Transportation and Land Use Coalition (TLUC). This fall, TLUC presents: The Anatomy of a Pothole Potholes are the bane of the existence of every Winnipeg driver. Each year, as predictable as our freeze-thaw…
Mayoral Candidates on Homes and Land-Use
Over the course of the Winnipeg mayoral campaign, various candidates have offered positions on zoning, homes, planning, and land-use policy. Here’s a recap. Rick Shone Ending Parking Mandates: Shone has called for an end to parking mandates for new builds,…
Early Summer Housing & Urban Issues News
Campaign calls for an End to Homelessness in Budget 2022: The End Homelessness in Budget ’22 campaign, lead by Make Poverty History Manitoba and the Right to Housing Coalition, is calling for the province to invest to end homelessness. Centrepieces of the campaign include a…
