Anybody else following this BOLD Vision series the Chamber is putting on in Free Press?
BOLD vision for city
By: Harry Schultz
Posted: 05/25/2011 1:00 AM - Winnipeg Free Press
As I watch the daily news, I am struck by the lack of long-range vision we have for the future of our community. A great deal of attention is paid to our potholes and mosquitoes, the latest crime stats and a police helicopter, a new roof at the local community club and the purchase of the latest diagnostic equipment at one of our hospitals.
I consider these types of things to be "maintenance."
As a taxpayer, I simply assume that roads will be fixed and our hospitals and schools will be maintained at some credible standard without staging a media scrum. I want our police and fire departments to have the necessary equipment to do their job. We don't need to have a newspaper story every time equipment is purchased.
On the other hand, I watch other communities place a much greater emphasis on strategic economic development that will raise the bar for future generations. I tip my hat to the local leaders associated with the human rights museum and the MTS Centre and the airport expansion, but, alas, these examples are too few.
Remember a time when Winnipeg was one of the economic bastions of our country?
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