The campaign to save John Blumberg Golf course is closed.
On Feb 24, 2022 Winnipeg City Council voted 12 -3 in favour of removing John Blumberg Golf Course from the surplus properties list. It is not for sale.
Greenspace Matters!
Today, Jan 27, 2022 ,City Council voted 13 to 3 to not sell the 200 acres of John Blumberg Golf Course for development.
Act Now! WRITE TO WINNIPEG’S MAYOR AND COUNCILLORS AND ASK THEM to save John Blumberg Golf Course from sale and development and to protect and enhance this greenspace and natural area for future generations.
Backgrounder Link - John Blumberg Golf Course
History of John Blumberg PowerPoint
A report to sell Blumberg is expected January 17 2022.
Petition closed https://www.change.org/SaveJohnBlumbergGolfCourse
Write a letter today to have your voice heard. Let our Mayor and Councillors know how valuable these spaces are to you and help protect them for future generations. We encourage the letters be sent as soon as possible.
1. Cut and paste from list of email addresses
2. cc to ourswinnipeg@live.ca
3. Add text below to create your email letter
Please feel free to write your own words as to why John Blumberg’s greenspace and natural areas matter to you personally… or edit this letter. Your own words are far more powerful than a form letter, but this works too!
We encourage letters be sent to the Mayor and ALL the Councillors as they will ALL be voting on the sale.
If using Microsoft Outlook:
mayorbowman@winnipeg.ca; cgilroy@winnipeg.ca; srollins@winnipeg.ca; jorlikow@winnipeg.ca; kklein@winnipeg.ca; scottgillingham@winnipeg.ca; jlukes@winnipeg.ca;readie@winnipeg.ca; devi@winnipeg.ca; vsantos@winnipeg.ca; jschreyer@winnipeg.ca; jbrowaty@winnipeg.ca; snason@winnipeg.ca; mattallard@winnipeg.ca; markuschambers@winnipeg.ca; bmayes@winnipeg.ca; ourswinnipeg@live.ca
And if using an Apple product then they can all be copied and pasted without separators:
mayorbowman@winnipeg.ca
cgilroy@winnipeg.ca
srollins@winnipeg.ca
jorlikow@winnipeg.ca
kklein@winnipeg.ca
scottgillingham@winnipeg.ca
jlukes@winnipeg.ca
readie@winnipeg.ca
devi@winnipeg.ca
vsantos@winnipeg.ca
jschreyer@winnipeg.ca
jbrowaty@winnipeg.ca
snason@winnipeg.ca
mattallard@winnipeg.ca
markuschambers@winnipeg.ca
bmayes@winnipeg.ca
ourswinnipeg@live.ca
January 2021
Subject Line: Sale of John Blumberg Golf Course
Dear Mayor Bowman
Councillor ___________
I am writing to ask you to take John Blumberg Golf Course off the surplus list and stop the sale of this precious City heritage.
1) Blumberg’s golf course use and revenue is rebounding; 98% of users come from the City of Winnipeg. Public golf courses are affordable and accessible and offer social, physical, and mental health benefits
2) Large greenspaces like Blumberg are green infrastructure and must be part of our strategy to adapt to the climate change crisis; they are proven approaches for reducing climate risks such as flooding and rising temperatures, provide storm water retention and clean air, and that will provide significant long term cost savings. Blumberg also maintains biodiversity by providing necessary habitat for wildlife and endangered species
3) City Council recently unanimously approved in principle the purchase of an additional 1,000 acres of greenspace. It makes no sense to sell what our City presently owns and furthermore the City will never be able to replace such sizeable access to the river
4) The largest planned growth of the city will be in the west, which will make Blumberg more easily accessible for the newest residents of our city
5) We need long-term vision for the citizens of Winnipeg and the province of Manitoba
Thank you for acting on these concerns.
___Your Name___________________________
Please thank your Councillors who support protecting John Blumberg Golf Course.
Janice Lukes
Sherri Rollins
Cindy Gilroy
Brian Mayes
Matt Allard
Kevin Klein
On Feb 24, 2022 Winnipeg City Council voted 12 -3 in favour of removing John Blumberg Golf Course from the surplus properties list. It is not for sale.
Greenspace Matters!
Today, Jan 27, 2022 ,City Council voted 13 to 3 to not sell the 200 acres of John Blumberg Golf Course for development.
Act Now! WRITE TO WINNIPEG’S MAYOR AND COUNCILLORS AND ASK THEM to save John Blumberg Golf Course from sale and development and to protect and enhance this greenspace and natural area for future generations.
Backgrounder Link - John Blumberg Golf Course
History of John Blumberg PowerPoint
A report to sell Blumberg is expected January 17 2022.
Petition closed https://www.change.org/SaveJohnBlumbergGolfCourse
Write a letter today to have your voice heard. Let our Mayor and Councillors know how valuable these spaces are to you and help protect them for future generations. We encourage the letters be sent as soon as possible.
1. Cut and paste from list of email addresses
2. cc to ourswinnipeg@live.ca
3. Add text below to create your email letter
Please feel free to write your own words as to why John Blumberg’s greenspace and natural areas matter to you personally… or edit this letter. Your own words are far more powerful than a form letter, but this works too!
We encourage letters be sent to the Mayor and ALL the Councillors as they will ALL be voting on the sale.
If using Microsoft Outlook:
mayorbowman@winnipeg.ca; cgilroy@winnipeg.ca; srollins@winnipeg.ca; jorlikow@winnipeg.ca; kklein@winnipeg.ca; scottgillingham@winnipeg.ca; jlukes@winnipeg.ca;readie@winnipeg.ca; devi@winnipeg.ca; vsantos@winnipeg.ca; jschreyer@winnipeg.ca; jbrowaty@winnipeg.ca; snason@winnipeg.ca; mattallard@winnipeg.ca; markuschambers@winnipeg.ca; bmayes@winnipeg.ca; ourswinnipeg@live.ca
And if using an Apple product then they can all be copied and pasted without separators:
mayorbowman@winnipeg.ca
cgilroy@winnipeg.ca
srollins@winnipeg.ca
jorlikow@winnipeg.ca
kklein@winnipeg.ca
scottgillingham@winnipeg.ca
jlukes@winnipeg.ca
readie@winnipeg.ca
devi@winnipeg.ca
vsantos@winnipeg.ca
jschreyer@winnipeg.ca
jbrowaty@winnipeg.ca
snason@winnipeg.ca
mattallard@winnipeg.ca
markuschambers@winnipeg.ca
bmayes@winnipeg.ca
ourswinnipeg@live.ca
January 2021
Subject Line: Sale of John Blumberg Golf Course
Dear Mayor Bowman
Councillor ___________
I am writing to ask you to take John Blumberg Golf Course off the surplus list and stop the sale of this precious City heritage.
1) Blumberg’s golf course use and revenue is rebounding; 98% of users come from the City of Winnipeg. Public golf courses are affordable and accessible and offer social, physical, and mental health benefits
2) Large greenspaces like Blumberg are green infrastructure and must be part of our strategy to adapt to the climate change crisis; they are proven approaches for reducing climate risks such as flooding and rising temperatures, provide storm water retention and clean air, and that will provide significant long term cost savings. Blumberg also maintains biodiversity by providing necessary habitat for wildlife and endangered species
3) City Council recently unanimously approved in principle the purchase of an additional 1,000 acres of greenspace. It makes no sense to sell what our City presently owns and furthermore the City will never be able to replace such sizeable access to the river
4) The largest planned growth of the city will be in the west, which will make Blumberg more easily accessible for the newest residents of our city
5) We need long-term vision for the citizens of Winnipeg and the province of Manitoba
Thank you for acting on these concerns.
___Your Name___________________________
Please thank your Councillors who support protecting John Blumberg Golf Course.
Janice Lukes
Sherri Rollins
Cindy Gilroy
Brian Mayes
Matt Allard
Kevin Klein
