Winnipeg Construction XI

[Biff]

So the former NDP Govt with Sellinger was promoting the $800m new Cancer Care building. When Pallister and the PC Govt took over they cancelled the CCMB Building and came up with their own $800m new HSC Bed Tower. When Kinew and the NDP got in they went back to the CCMB tower.

The catch is both are desperately needed, I just think a new government can't bring themselves to roll with a former governments projects.

[1ajs]

is the ndp trying to dust off and finish their multidecade rehab project at hsc that got halted?

[neutroniks]

Ahh that makes sense. Kinda 🞵🞵🞵🞵🞵 that the health sector is getting screwed around due to different parties trying to stick it to each other. I've been hearing that MB is trying their best to hire specialty doctors and neurosurgeons etc etc, but they keep leaving because the province can't get HSC modernized. that's truly frustrating.

[Wpg_Guy]

LM Architectural Group and DIALOG to design CancerCare Manitoba’s second building development
The new CancerCare Manitoba facility will focus on supporting cutting-edge cancer care research and treatment and creating a provincial hub to help combat the impacts of cancer in Manitoba and beyond.
By Canadian Architect On Nov 6, 2025



Winnipeg-based firm LM Architectural Group | Environmental Space Planning (LM-ESP), in collaboration
with DIALOG, were recently selected to design CancerCare Manitoba’s new second building development, which represents a historic investment into the future of cancer care in the Province.

The new CancerCare Manitoba facility will focus on supporting cutting-edge cancer care research and treatment and creating a provincial hub to help combat the impacts of cancer in Manitoba and beyond. It plans for expanding specialized departments and industry professionals to empower collaboration and innovation and providing advanced technology and equipment to help improve patient outcomes for the future.

The facility’s planning is further anchored in creating a modern, hope-inspired destination that prioritizes people-centered design for optimal oncology care, enhanced staff well-being and workflows, and increased support for patients and their families as they move through the continuum of cancer care.

This development will be located adjacent to the existing CancerCare Manitoba facility that forms part of the greater Bannatyne Campus in Winnipeg, the largest healthcare facility in the province.

Currently in the pre-design phase, the design team will pursue user group and stakeholder engagement to help maximize the impact of this healthcare development.

The project was officially released as a two-phase proposal, with phase 1 being master planning, functional space programming, and site analysis, along with early schematic design options. The fulsome development of a design, in Phase 2, would proceed with LM-ESP and DIALOG once Phase 1 has been successfully completed by the team.

Canadian Architect

[emw]

Construction fencing went up on the 232 King St this week, and a few other small signs of that project getting started.

At 346 Pacific Ave they are close to completing the piles.

[WinCitySparky]

Originally Posted by ColdRain&Snow

Looks like 951 Portage Ave was appeal due to perceived lack of parking spaces. Appeal hearing is on November 12.

https://clkapps.winnipeg.ca/DMIS/ViewDoc.asp?DocId=27226&SectionId=&InitUrl=

I have a representative attending the hearing to fight the appeal and support the lesser parking requirement.

[ColdRain&Snow]

Originally Posted by emw

Construction fencing went up on the 232 King St this week, and a few other small signs of that project getting started.

At 346 Pacific Ave they are close to completing the piles.

Great news! Thanks for the update.

[davequanbury]

Originally Posted by WinCitySparky

I have a representative attending the hearing to fight the appeal and support the lesser parking requirement.

Sounds like she's grumpy about the church over by Dairy Queen taking up too much parking already.

With the transit stop at Burnel surely some people can live there without needing a car.

Sure hope the city's overwelming need for housing and densification count for something.

[WinCitySparky]

That lot is a vacant blight and I can’t see it being held up, it’s the poster candidate for infill and revitalization right on a visible thoroughfare.

[CoryB]

Originally Posted by davequanbury

Sounds like she's grumpy about the church over by Dairy Queen taking up too much parking already.

The residential neighborhood around 951 Portage is very typical of other older neighborhoods in Winnipeg. Lots of people living in those areas park on the street for whatever reason. It is not entirely due to the church.

[neutroniks]

Originally Posted by CoryB

The residential neighborhood around 951 Portage is very typical of other older neighborhoods in Winnipeg. Lots of people living in those areas park on the street for whatever reason. It is not entirely due to the church.

When I used to bike through the back lanes in the West End with the homies, we would always comment how much junk and 🞵🞵🞵🞵 people store in their garages. That's probably why they park on the street lol. Buncha hoarders

[CoryB]

Originally Posted by neutroniks

When I used to bike through the back lanes in the West End with the homies, we would always comment how much junk and 🞵🞵🞵🞵 people store in their garages. That's probably why they park on the street lol. Buncha hoarders

In fairness a lot of those garages if they are 50+ years old with today's oversized trucks and similar even if they are structurally sound, which in a lot of cases is also an issue.

[bussche]

Originally Posted by CoryB

In fairness a lot of those garages if they are 50+ years old with today's oversized trucks and similar even if they are structurally sound, which in a lot of cases is also an issue.

Also, the garage used as storage thing is common in the suburbs too, they just have driveways to store their cars.

[BAKGUY]

Gates on Roblin sets July 2026 date for new retail centre in Headingley

[BAKGUY]

Province offers $175M in tax credits to encourage rental housing builds

[FactaNV]

Originally Posted by BAKGUY

Gates on Roblin sets July 2026 date for new retail centre in Headingley

The fancy restaurant? Something similar to Pine Ridge Hollow maybe.

[Wpg_Guy]

Originally Posted by FactaNV

The fancy restaurant? Something similar to Pine Ridge Hollow maybe.

It’s just a strip mall.

Ringing up bedroom community services
Gates on Roblin ownership team sets July date for new 12-unit, 15,200-sq.-ft. retail centre in Headingley
By: Gabrielle Piché
Posted: 5:57 PM CST Thursday, Nov. 6, 2025

Possibly entering the Gates: coffee and ice cream shops, local stores, barbers and medical centres.

Tenants haven’t yet been inked for the popular Headingley wedding and event venue’s grounds on the west edge of Winnipeg. On Thursday, the bones of a new retail centre were just being pushed into the earth.

“The construction is going all year,” said Ray Louie, co-owner and general manager of the Gates on Roblin.



He watched an excavator at work. By current timelines, a 15,200-square-foot boutique plaza will open in July.

It’s an $8.4-million project, Louie said.

He and fellow owners received the building permit earlier this fall. But for Louie, the idea has been years in the making. He watched Pineridge Hollow open the Village, a centre filled with shops and eateries, in 2022.

It “really fit” with the existing wedding venue near Oakbank, Louie said. He considered opening a market in front of the Gates but paused.

“We weren’t looking to compete against anyone,” Louie said, highlighting other Headingley markets. “We just thought, ‘OK, now’s not the time.’”

Since then, neighbouring businesses Crampton’s, Jolly Green Thumb and J&H Garden Centre have shuttered. And last year, Whiteland Real Estate became co-owners of the Gates.

“A unique gem in Whiteland’s portfolio — that was our intent,” said Satpal Sidhu, president of Whiteland, when asked about the purchase.

Whiteland was interested in building something new on the Roblin Boulevard-facing property.

The area’s residential population has ballooned. More than 1,000 homes were recently built within five kilometres of the Gates site; another 671 houses are expected to finish in the next five years, a Capital Commercial Real Estate brochure advertising the “Gates Village” reads.

The average household income in the immediate area is $171,688, the document says.

“These shops are … really to provide services to the residential bedroom community,” said Derrick Chartier, a principal at Capital who’s overseeing the file.

He’s been marketing the strip over the past month. Twelve units — roughly 1,200 to 1,300 sq. ft. each — are up for lease.

Headingley councillors have approved entry for a swath of business types — eateries, health services, personal services (such as barbers and beauty salons), retailers, banks and insurance, tutors and music lessons.

Louie is pondering opening a Gates coffee shop in a corner stall. The site’s kitchen and bathroom could be used for outdoor tent weddings at the main facility, he said.

He expects a drastic increase in daytime traffic at the 6945 Roblin Blvd. locale.

“Right now, we’re very heavily destination-only, which is fine — it pays the bills — but once we become mainstream, I think it’ll change how this business looks,” Louie said.

The venue will open daily for lunch to match the Gates Village hours, Louie continued. Currently, the Gates books dinner reservations four days a week and Sunday brunch.

The Gates may set up a seasonal wedding tent near the new strip, Louie added. The tent often travels to rural Manitoba for events.

Meantime, Whiteland has been buying property elsewhere in Headingley. Sidhu declined to share details, saying plans will be revealed later.

He anticipates construction of the Gates Village will create 100 short-term jobs; the fully open site could generate 50 permanent positions.

Developers consulted with community at least twice before being approved by the municipality, Headingley council minutes from May show.

“We want to be a little bit of everything for the residents of Headingley,” Louie said, adding he’s hoping to draw people from the neighbouring Charleswood area.



The Gates has its own customer base that will act as “built-in traffic” for the new plaza, Louie said. The business staffs up to 80 employees during the summer; the number presently sits around 65.

WSP consulting firm conducted a traffic analysis ahead of construction. The Gates is moving its entrance on Roblin Boulevard slightly closer to the Perimeter Highway, to align with a church entrance on the other side of the street.

Increased traffic has been a concern for some residents, said Lori Thorsteinson, Headingley Chamber of Commerce president. Even so, the community seems “pretty excited.”

“I think it’s going to be good for Headingley,” Thorsteinson said of the new centre. “Look at Pineridge Hollow — I mean, I certainly live in Headingley and drive all the way to Pineridge Hollow.”

Matt Bell anticipates a boost in customers at Shelmerdine Garden Centre, which he co-owns.

“We feel that any business that is reputable and is driving traffic to the area is great for all of the other businesses,” Bell said.

Upwards of 170 new parking stalls are slated for the Gates’s property, a development plan submitted to the Rural Municipality of Headingley shows.

Winnipeg Free Press

[Wpg_Guy]

Province offers $175M in tax credits to encourage rental housing builds
By: Carol Sanders
Posted: 12:24 PM CST Thursday, Nov. 6, 2025

The Manitoba government will spend more than $176.5 million over the next five years through a new incentive program to build rental housing.

“This is how we’re going to make Manitoba more affordable — more affordable for you, more affordable for your kids and grandkids, more affordable for people in all walks of life,” Premier Wab Kinew said Thursday as he announced the rental housing construction incentive at a new seniors residence in the Sage Creek suburb.

The province is offering refundable tax credits of $8,500 per new rental unit, with an additional $5,000 available for affordable units, to private and non-profit developers to build new rental units, including affordable housing.

“When we look at what’s going on in other parts of the country, we can’t let what happened in Vancouver — the housing prices and the rents — happen here in Manitoba,” Kinew said.

“In order for us to stay ahead, we have to keep building more rental units,” the premier said, flanked by area MLAs and Housing Minister Bernadette Smith.

“People are struggling to find housing they can afford,” Smith said.

“Young people, seniors and families are being priced out of their communities… We’re stepping up to jump-start rental housing construction by giving builders a direct incentive to build more homes that people can actually afford.”

There’s room for input from non-profits, private developers, municipalities and First Nations, the minister said.

“This program is designed so that all these partners can take part and help meet the diverse housing needs right here across our province,” Smith said, adding major invests are needed from each sector.

Projects must include a four-unit minimum to qualify. Affordable units must meet rent thresholds set by the Manitoba Housing and Renewal Corp. and be occupied by households with incomes below provincial limits. The current limit is $67,900 for households without children and $90,500 for households with children or dependents.

Projects must continue to qualify as rental housing for 10 years. During that time, the number of units must not fall below the number for which a tax credit was received, a government news release said.

Local developer Nathan Janzen, co-founder of Janzen Projects Inc. that developed the 178-unit seniors assisted-living residence at Sage Creek, praised the new incentive program. Janzen has a project that has been approved for the tax credit.

“This program enables us to continue looking after Manitoba seniors by providing them with access to top-tier, multi-family housing spaces designed with their dignity, comfort and well-being in mind while keeping rents low,” Janzen said at the news conference.

“It’s about more than just buildings. It’s about fostering communities where seniors can thrive and feel at home,” Janzen said.

The Progressive Conservatives said the NDP government is giving and taking away incentives to build.

“Anytime when we see more housing come to the province is a good thing,” PC housing critic Jeff Bereza said Thursday. While the government announced incentives to build rental units it also expected legislation to pass Thursday that Bereza said would disincentivize builders. Bill 12, the Housing and Renewal Corporation Amendment Act, prohibits an owner of a building that receives 15 per cent or more of construction funding from the corporation to provide social housing from selling or demolishing the building or using it for a different purpose without the Housing and Renewal Corporation’s consent.

“With Bill 12, all of these people that might be building houses in the province are going to have to be in partnership with the government forever because of Bill 12. It says if there’s a 15 per cent ownership by the Province of Manitoba, that they cannot sell any of these properties,” Bereza told reporters. “I don’t know a lot of businesses, for a minor state like 15 per cent, that would want to be in business forever with this government.”

Winnipeg Free Press

[wags_in_the_peg]

Originally Posted by FactaNV

The fancy restaurant? Something similar to Pine Ridge Hollow maybe.

it'll be much more than a "strip mall". have you been to pine ridge shopping area. it's a serious destination for many city folks

[bomberjet]

Pineridge hollow give me such a fad, hipster vibe feel. The people on my social accounts that go there have Stanley mugs, Carhart toques, black tights, Apple watches, nails done and such. It is a neat place though.