POLICY FIX
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Winnipeg and Manitoba Housing Data
Once again, here are the updated housing statistics for Winnipeg and Manitoba. CCPA-Manitoba compiles an annual update of housing data from a number of sources including Statistics Canada, CMHC, and the Province of Manitoba. This year’s update is …
A Youth Lens on Poverty in Winnipeg: Inner City Youth Photography Exhibition Launch
A collection of photographs taken by Winnipeg youth offers a fresh perspective on some of city’s lowest income neighbourhoods. They tell stories of what makes for good places to live, and what needs to change. The exhibition, coordinated …
It’s Time the Change the Budget Channel
By Lynne Fernandez and Christina Maes Nino The City of Winnipeg has released its proposed operational and capital budgets for 2014. As in previous years, it is hard to see the vision in this budget or the direction …
Upstream thinking, healthy society and reviving Canadian democracy
By Dr. Ryan Meili Social factors play a significant role in determining whether we will be healthy or ill. Our health care is but one element of what makes the biggest difference in health outcomes. This has been …
Cities to gain new tool for creating affordable housing
by Josh Brandon The ability of municipalities to regulate, permit or prohibit certain types of development activities within their boundaries is one of the most powerful tools of local government. Through proper planning, local governments can help encourage …
Bylaw amendment puts the heat on landlord scofflaws.
By Tyler Craig Winnipeg is famous for its long and cold winters. It is a reasonable expectation for those who live in rental housing that part of their rent should cover heating expenses and their landlords would provide …
Film Review: The Pruitt-Igoe Myth
By Josh Brandon “It began as a housing marvel. Two decades later, it ended in rubble.” In 1972, the St Louis Housing Authority put dynamite to the massive Pruitt-Igoe housing complex, a social housing project that was once …
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