by Colleen Sklar | Mar 10, 2021 | Plan 2050, Regional Land Use
In Manitoba, we have a long tradition of planning. In fact, the City of Winnipeg and the current Metro Region benefit today from the insightful leadership of those who dared to dream big and plan for a prosperous future at the turn of the 20th century. You just have...
by Colleen Sklar | Jul 29, 2020 | Manitoba
“We must plan to bend, so to not break.” — Lisa Strychar, A Report on Resiliency for the Partnership of the Manitoba Capital Region. What exactly is “resiliency” when it comes to Manitoba’s capital region? As cliché as it may be to start a piece of writing off with a...
by Colleen Sklar | Mar 9, 2020 | Podcast
If you are interested in what makes a Livable City, you are probably familiar to the work of Lisa Prime. She is known throughout this industry for her ability to bring this diverse array of stakeholders together. This includes identifying opportunities that...
by Colleen Sklar | Feb 3, 2020 | Podcast
Mike Moore is the former president of the Manitoba Home Builders Association who, after retiring in 2017, spent 9 years guiding members comprised of home builders, land developers, renovators, manufacturers, suppliers, designers, architects, engineers, financial...
by Colleen Sklar | Jan 6, 2020 | Podcast
Dave Boles is the vice president of Winnipeg Communities for Genstar Development Company – a development company with the vision of bringing land to life. Why you should care: Where do you live? Are you happy there? Are you raising your family in a...
by Colleen Sklar | Nov 20, 2019 | Podcast
Why You Should Care The recent announcement of a Capital Region Plan is one of those times in history that could be considered legacy work- it seems that everyone is paying attention to the idea of a regional plan. But what is needed to move us into the...
by Colleen Sklar | Nov 20, 2019 | Podcast
Why It Matters Moving from the Kings of lost opportunity to being globally competitive is hard work, but absolutely necessary if we are going to make good on our promise to become all we hope to be. Since 2015 experts have been telling us to get our...
