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City Planning Documents - OurWinnipeg 2045 and Complete Communities 2.0 Third Reading approved by City Council May 26, 2022. City Council voted June 24 in favour of addition of transformational green amendments to these documents.
Greenspace Matters! City Council voted 13 - 3 to not sell John Blumberg Golf Course for development- Jan 27 2022
On Feb 24, 2022 Winnipeg City Council voted 12 -3 in favour of removing John Blumberg Golf Course from the surplus properties list.
Link to OURS-Winnipeg Budget 2022 Presentation. $700,000 was approved in the budget for the creation of a Master Greenspace and Natural Corridor plan.
City Planning Documents - OurWinnipeg 2045 and Complete Communities 2.0 Third Reading approved by City Council May 26, 2022. City Council voted June 24 in favour of addition of transformational green amendments to these documents.
Greenspace Matters! City Council voted 13 - 3 to not sell John Blumberg Golf Course for development- Jan 27 2022
On Feb 24, 2022 Winnipeg City Council voted 12 -3 in favour of removing John Blumberg Golf Course from the surplus properties list.
Link to OURS-Winnipeg Budget 2022 Presentation. $700,000 was approved in the budget for the creation of a Master Greenspace and Natural Corridor plan.
City owned golf courses to remain green. The Plan to repurpose up to 30% of golf lands is to be reworked to remove the option to sell and develop the land. The Public Service recommended this change Nov 10 2021 as it no longer made sense to sell green space when the new Planning Documents recommend a Master Greenspace Plan and the addition of 1000 acres of greenspace.
OURS-Winnipeg (Outdoor Urban Recreational Spaces – Winnipeg) is a city-wide, community-based, green space advocate organization with a focus on urban greenspaces, river and nature corridors and the urban forest. Parks, green spaces and natural are essential to making Winnipeg an attractive place to live, work and visit. With good planning and care they will be here for generations to come.
OURS continues to urge the City of Winnipeg to initiate consultations for the development of planning documents that preserve and enhance the natural amenities of Winnipeg. OURS-Winnipeg will continue to monitor developments pertaining to and will advocate for good stewardship of our valuable greenspace resources that belong to us all.
The City of Winnipeg needs to develop an urban vision by enacting a Master Plan for Greenspace that reflects the intrinsic cultural, economic and ecological value of our natural assets and that includes:
1. An Urban River Corridor Plan that includes all rivers and streams
2. An Urban Parks Plan
3. A Comprehensive Urban Forest Management Plan
4. Accessible green space and natural areas for all
OURS-Winnipeg has consistently called for timely and meaningful public consultations involving a broad participation of citizens prior to any significant planning decisions being taken by the City of Winnipeg.
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2018 Alternative Municipal Budget, Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives
Greenspace Chapter of 2018 Alternative Budget
OURS-Winnipeg Master Greenspace Plan - 2014
OURS continues to urge the City of Winnipeg to initiate consultations for the development of planning documents that preserve and enhance the natural amenities of Winnipeg. OURS-Winnipeg will continue to monitor developments pertaining to and will advocate for good stewardship of our valuable greenspace resources that belong to us all.
The City of Winnipeg needs to develop an urban vision by enacting a Master Plan for Greenspace that reflects the intrinsic cultural, economic and ecological value of our natural assets and that includes:
1. An Urban River Corridor Plan that includes all rivers and streams
2. An Urban Parks Plan
3. A Comprehensive Urban Forest Management Plan
4. Accessible green space and natural areas for all
OURS-Winnipeg has consistently called for timely and meaningful public consultations involving a broad participation of citizens prior to any significant planning decisions being taken by the City of Winnipeg.
Read more…
2018 Alternative Municipal Budget, Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives
Greenspace Chapter of 2018 Alternative Budget
OURS-Winnipeg Master Greenspace Plan - 2014
