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Folks loved our Valentine’s Day infill housing love letters campaign!
It was a very cold day in Winnipeg on Valentine’s Day in 2020 when a half-dozen YIMBY Winnipeg volunteers strolled through Glenwood to deliver love and appreciation to the people who inhabit infill housing. Make sure to read on about…
Sign up for Engage Winnipeg
SIGN UP for ENGAGE WINNIPEG The City of Winnipeg has a new platform that gives residents information on projects, policies and initiatives. Engage Winnipeg is the platform and you should sign up for it to stay plugged into the public…
RECAP: January 6, 2020 YIMBY Organizing Meeting
New Year, new plans. This January, YIMBY Winnipeg officially reached one year old. Starting in response to urgent and evolving policy, especially the City’s Infill Strategy, we’ve learned a lot about the challenges of promoting infill, sustainability and densification in our…
RECAP: Sept. 30th, 2019 Meeting
YIMBY Winnipeg‘s latest organizing meeting touched on tight timelines & reaching out to build a pro-affordability and sustainability movement. While the City of Winnipeg‘s Residential Infill Strategy has loomed large over YIMBY Winnipeg since our establishment in February of this year, it’s been especially significant in September…
ADVOCACY OPPORTUNITY: Safe Speeds
YIMBY Winnipeg’s mandate involves the recognition that “planning and city policy needs to fosters the creation of walkable and accessible for all ages and abilities neighbourhoods where people can live, work and play”. A new group, Safe Speeds Winnipeg, has…
ACTION: April 26 Appeal Committee
The City Appeal Committee meets to decide the fate of two infill housing projects this Friday (April 26, 2019). The Committee meets in the City Council building at 510 Main Street at 9:00 AM. To speak at the Committee, show up…
Summary of our 2nd Organizing Meeting
On Thursday, April 11, 2019 YIMBY Winnipeg had our second organizing meeting. We discussed a lot and gained more direction as a group. One of our first topics of conversation was the Residential Infill Strategy. We noted that lack of…
Our Second Organizing Meeting is Tonight!
Come join us tonight at our second organizing meeting. Email yesinwpg@gmail.com for time & location. YIMBY Winnipeg has forward momentum, is gaining notice in the housing community and is being heard at City Hall. Change often comes very gradually to Winnipeg,…
Come join us at our second organizing meeting.
Come join us at our second organizing meeting. YIMBY Winnipeg has forward momentum, is gaining notice in the housing community and is being heard at City Hall. Change often comes very gradually to Winnipeg, but recently there’s been a flurry of…
OPPORTUNITY TO EDUCATE THE PUBLIC: Jane’s Walks
Jane’s Walks Winnipeg is seeking new walks for 2019. This is a great chance to educate the public on the development of walkable, urban neighbourhoods. Jane’s Walks Winnipeg is looking for new walks this year. Jane’s Walks are citizen-lead walking conversations…
