Construction has begun on Winnipeg's Portage and Main intersection and is expected to last about six months. The downtown intersection has long been closed to pedestrians, but is being redesigned to accommodate foot traffic and is scheduled to reopen in summer 2025.
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Added on 2024-12-03
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Winnipeg Region, MB
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The Government of Canada is spending $4.8M on a retrofit to Winnipeg’s Gordon Bell High School that is expected to halve the building’s energy use. Construction began in summer of 2023 and is scheduled to be complete by fall 2025.
Canada Life and the Power Corporation of Canada are providing $750,000 to the Rainbow Resource Centre, to continue the development of its Winnipeg housing complex for 2SLGBTQ+ seniors. Construction on the 21-unit building concluded in August 2024, and Phase 2 will begin next year. It includes programming space, a library, a café, and permaculture gardens.
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Construction
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Added on 2024-12-09
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Winnipeg Region, MB
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True North Real Estate Development has acquired Portage Place, a shopping mall in downtown Winnipeg. The company is planning to convert the buildings into a $650M mixed-use project that includes a health care services complex, a grocery store, 216 residential units, and office space for community and social services agencies.
The Manitoba Construction Sector Council is partnering with New Media Manitoba to develop a new drone technology training program. The program will train 60 construction workers in drone-delivered laser scanning processes over the next three years, allowing companies to make better use of the technology on construction sites.
Construction is underway on The Chancellor, a new housing project by Paragon Living in Winnipeg’s south end. It consists of 95 rental units, including 38 affordable suites. The Government of Canada, City of Winnipeg, and Roseau River Anishinaabe First Nation are providing a combined $38.5M to the project, which will give priority to the First Nation’s membership when complete.
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Construction
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Added on 2024-11-22
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Winnipeg Region, MB
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