Manitoba
"Eco-Unfriendly" Manitoba?
New statistics show that the province of Manitoba throws out more, recycles less and conserves less water than any other province in Canada.
The Globe and Mail
Winnipeg Poor Choice for National Museum?
Canada's first national museum to be built outside Ottawa may not be receiving as many visitors as originally planned.
The Globe and Mail
The Case for the Cross-Border Region
Recognizing a need for formal cooperation between the regions in the middle of North America, the author of this article calls for a North American Central Economic Region.
New Geography
Manitoba Boosts 'Inland Port' Plan
The government of Manitoba hopes to take advantage of Winnipeg's location near the geographic centre of North America to build an "inland port" to funnel imports through the continent on improved highways and rail links.
Winnipeg Free Press
Winnipeg to Get Bus Rapid Transit
Winnipeg, for years Canada's largest urban center without rapid transit, has just announced the construction of a bus rapid transit system with associated transit-oriented development.
The Winnipeg Free Press
Can Winnipeg Become a Real City?
Its present form taken only 36 years ago with the amalgamation of 12 municipalities, Winnipeg has still to evolve an "urban culture", argues Nick Ternette.
The Winnipeg Free Press
We Are Where We Live
Jeff Speck, author of Suburban Nation, spoke recently at a conference in Winnepeg. 'Just as we have come to recognize that 'we are what we eat', there is a growing belief that 'we are where we live,' says Speck.
The Vancouver Sun
Canada Looks to Boost Security on Mass Transit After Slaying
In the aftermath of a grisly and unprovoked murder on a Greyhound Bus, Transport Canada and municipalities are looking at how to improve security on buses and trains.
The Montreal Gazette
Winnipeg's 'Big Dig' Honored
The Red River Floodway, built in the 1960s to protect the City of Winnipeg from flooding, has been named by the International Association of Macro Engineering Societies as one of the engineering wonders of the world.
The Winnipeg Free Press
'My Winnipeg': City as Myth, Prison, and Home
An international film festival favorite, Guy Maddin's hard-to-classify documentary "My Winnipeg" revels in and at the same time mocks the Canadian city's mythologies.
The Globe & Mail
Can a Developer Plan Winnipeg?
The Winnipeg Free Press responds to the announcement that the city's top planning post has been given to a developer.
The Winnipeg Free Press
City Hires Developer To Lead Planning Department
Winnipeg, Manitoba has selected a local developer to fill the city's top planning job, with some left wondering what direction the city's growth will take under the new director.
Winnepeg Free Press
Innovative Playground Design Responds To Tough Canadian Regulations
Winnipeg is the first Canadian city to get an Evos climbing structure, which keeps kids challenged while satisfying strict Canadian safety regulations.
The Winnipeg Free Press
Filling Winnipeg's 'Dead Zones'
More than 40 years of revitalization efforts have failed to "fix" downtown Winnipeg. Now a host of new developments -- many of them private or the result of downtown campus expansion plans -- may finally create a vibrant core for the city.
The Winnipeg Free Press
Winnipeg's Desire for Density
The City of Winnipeg is trying to create incentives for downtown housing development in an attempt to increase the population density of its urban core.
Downtown Winnipeg Biz
When Energy Demand Exceeds Supply: Impacts on Transportation and Cities
Does your city have a Plan B? Without a plan for an oil-free existence, cities around the world may face drastic changes, according to a recent symposium in Winnipeg, Manitoba about the approaching energy shortage. Jessica Roder offers her perspective on the symposium's guidance for addressing the inevitable challenges of reduced supplies, and a new hope for peak oil planning.
Winnipeg's Core Problem
A recent article in Canada's national newspaper pointing out the sad state of Winnipeg's downtown has ignited debate about what's wrong, and how to fix it. Dallas Hansen believes car culture is to blame.
The Winnipeg Free Press
Downtown Winnipeg: Too Late To Save?
With its numerous abandoned buildings, stark divisions between wealth and poverty, and high (for Canada) crime rate, should Winnipeg re-evaluate its emphasis on downtown revitalization?
The Globe and Mail
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