Welcome to OURS-Winnipeg
City planning documents (OurWinnipeg 2045 and Complete Communities 2.0) include policy enabling ad hoc development of public parkland that would be cumulative over 25-year duration of the Plan.
A vote on these plans will take place at the June 16, 2021 Executive Policy Committee Meeting.
A vote on these plans will take place at the June 16, 2021 Executive Policy Committee Meeting.
Last chance for input to stop large and small development options on Major Open Space (public parks, golf lands and nature parks)
Act Now to Protect Public Greenspace before Public Hearing on June 16
3 actions you can take - see below
The City Planning document OurWinnipeg 2045 and its companion document Complete Communities 2.0 lay out a multi-step process for converting public parks, golf lands and nature parks to development as in the Major Open Space Chapter.
Public Hearing May 13, 2021 Watch video - http://clkapps.winnipeg.ca/DMIS/ShowVideo.asp?DocId=20960
Delegations presented to EPC on Major Open Spaces/Green Spaces / Parks / Golf land. They were significant topics commented on.
OURS-Winnipeg Presentations
1. OURS-Winnipeg ASKs
2. OURS- Winnipeg Topics
3. Muriel St. John
4 things you can do to help
1. Spread the word
2. Sign the petition http://chng.it/z9n7nv5V
3. Write a letter to Mayor and Councillors before June 16. The letter template is customizable. https://www.ours-winnipeg.com/write-a-letter-to-mayor-and-councillors.html
We encourage the letters be emailed as soon as possible. Council is mulling things over now and the letters will have an impact.
Send to the Mayor and all the Councillors as they will all be voting on the Planning Documents.
4. Sign up to receive updates from OURS-Winnipeg https://www.ours-winnipeg.com/contact.html
City of Winnipeg Public Engagement website
https://winnipeg.ca/interhom/CityHall/OurWinnipeg/Engagement.stm
Documents are posted at http://clkapps.winnipeg.ca/DMIS/ViewDoc.asp?DocId=20940&SectionId=&InitUrl=
Thank you to everyone who has taken action. It really does make a difference.
MEDIA
Winnipeg free Press May 29, 2021 City council nixes riverside property sale On Thursday evening, council cast a 14-2 final vote to reject the sale of civic property at 409 Mulvey Ave. E., in close proximity to the Red River, instead of selling it to allow a new development.
https://www.winnipegfreepress.com/local/city-council-nixes-riverside-property-sale-574519012.html
Winnipeg Free Press Community News May 19 2021 Greenspace key to healthy, vibrant Winnipeg https://www.winnipegfreepress.com/our-communities/lance/Greenspace-key-to-healthy-vibrant-Winnipeg-574454661.html
Winnipeg Free Press May 18 2021 Vote postponed on key city development plans https://www.winnipegfreepress.com/breakingnews/this-just-in/574444371.html
Wolseley Leaf May 2021 Groups Fight for Greenspace
Winnipeg Free Press, May 14, 2021 Green Space Hot Topic of Winnipeg Development Reports.
CBC May 14, 2021 As critics weigh in, Winnipeg mayor taking 'wait and see' approach to 2 broad planning bylaws, Our Winnipeg and Complete Communities plans would guide growth and development for decades
Slides from May 6 2021 Save Our Seine / OURS-Winnipeg Webinar Link
Link to Parks Page
Link to Golf Page
Ample well planned greenspace and natural areas will attract people to work and visit in a healthy, livable , equitable city .
The City of Winnipeg Executive Policy Committee will vote on two City Planning Documents that will actually decrease greenspace over the next 25 years even as the city population increases. Read more - Parks.... Read more - Golf land ...
United Nations Decade of Ecosystem Restoration (2021 - 2030)
"Green spaces need to be placed at the heart of urban planning."
United Nations Decade of Ecosystem Restoration (2021 - 2030)
"Green spaces need to be placed at the heart of urban planning."
Winnipeg greenspace threatened by short sighted plan that includes development on city-owned golf lands. Read More....
Winnipeg lags behind other Canadian cities in the amount of parkland and natural areas it has. Read More....
Winnipeg must invest in a Master Plan for Greenspace, a Biodiversity Plan and a Greenway Plan as other Canadian cities have.
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.
Read more…
2018 Alternative Municipal Budget, Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives
Greenspace Chapter of 2018 Alternative Budget
OURS-Winnipeg Master Greenspace Plan - 2014
