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Especially for people who are downtown, the Downtown Downtown BIZ Mandate BIZ is the friendly and hardworking host · To promote, maintain, improve that improves the perception of downtown by providing and beautify the Downtown a welcoming environment, keeping things clean and · To undertake and promote safe, and advocating for continuous and positive economic development downtown revitalization. · To attract and encourage the development of new businesses in the zone · To undertake other actions to carry Established in 1989 by the City of Winnipeg, the BIZ is the oldest of Winnipeg’s 16 Business out its mandate Improvement Zones (BIZ). Directed by a management board of 15 business owners and a representative from city hall, the Downtown Winnipeg BIZ markets the city centre on behalf of 1,300 businesses and runs programs that target downtown placemaking, cleanliness, safety, transportation, and parking. We also host events and promote downtown as a great place to work, shop, live, and experience.

With your continued support, we are getting even closer to youth entrepreneurship, and employing the homeless are all our vision “for a thriving downtown neighbourhood vibrant important conversations. The BIZ will continue to advocate MESSAGE with people, seven days a week and at all hours of the day, for a better downtown in the best interests of its members. visiting unique entertainment, culture, arts, heritage, and retail destinations, with many people living downtown and We have also worked hard this year to engage and inform a street culture which reflects our ethnic and social diversity, municipal election candidates about the value of our FROM THE together leading to the creation and expansion of business, a downtown as the driver for increased socio-economic growth. We hosted a debate with mayoral candidates, discussing issues Stefano Grande strong tax base, and employment opportunities that will excite our youth and attract even more people to the heart of our city.” including the reopening of Portage and Main, rapid transit, tax EXECUTIVE increment financing, and homelessness – keeping these issues More than $2 billion of investment and over 100 top-of-mind for the voting public. Downtown revitalization development projects are making a significant contribution must continue and survive political changes. to downtown’s revitalization. Residential growth of over DIRECTOR 16,000 people has been supported with 1,800 new housing After launching and promoting significant market research projects. A focus on creating complete neighbourhoods, like with our partners, we gathered urban minds to openly discuss The Waterfront, Exchange District, The Forks Parcel 4 Land, key trends. One recommendation to keep downtown moving & CHAIR sachit mehra and the Sports, Hospitality and Entertainment District forward that stemmed from these positive discussions is the (SHED), and how to physically connect them has emerged. need for an annual Health of the Downtown Report based on The MTS Centre, Shaw Park, and educational institutions key indicators also measured by other Canadian downtowns. 2014 was an important year. It marked the first year of the have been drivers of increased pedestrian traffic. More than There is a national collective effort to profile the value of Downtown BIZ’s three-year Strategic Plan. Keeping pace 69,000 workers continue to contribute to the local economy. downtowns across Canada and track progress, and Winnipeg with our new plan, our organization has reenergized its core And the expansion of the RBC Convention Centre is leading this discussion. programs and has begun to move forward bigger and better by Winnipeg and opening of the Canadian Museum for Human collaborating with our partners, sponsors, and stakeholders. Rights will add to the millions of local and national tourists Your BIZ is working smart and hard with our partners, who experience downtown – serving as a springboard for recognizing our city and our downtown as places that belong For every dollar invested by our members, we leverage either further restaurant and retail attraction. And your BIZ is to everyone – the rich and the poor, people who help and cash or in-kind support almost 1:1 – giving us the tools, responding by doing more. people who need help. Downtown can prosper economically resources, and capacity to do more for the downtown, leading when it enables everyone to contribute socially. to an especially positive and eventful year. More farmers’ How do we continue and strengthen this momentum? markets, new concerts, increased movie screenings at night, We’ve travelled far on the road back to health for our weekly downtown tours, public art, enhanced evening and Today the BIZ is a tool of change and progress. We downtown over the last 10 years, but the journey continues. weekend cleaning, greater Watch presence at all hours, and continue to demonstrate leadership by simply doing more Let’s keep moving forward. engaging conversations with our community – the list of with the support of our members, particularly in the core initiatives undertaken in 2014 goes on and on. areas of enhancing safety, cleanliness, placemaking, events, Sincerely, marketing and more. As thought leaders, we continue While this year’s annual report is a usable calendar for 2015, to have conversations about important issues, bringing if you look closer, it is also a document of the tireless year- stakeholders around the table to think beyond today, to round efforts of our board, staff, and members in creating and identify and better position our downtown for tomorrow. growing memorable programs and services that are making Discussions involving ideas like Tax Increment Financing Stefano Grande Sachit Mehra downtown a better place for our 1,300 members and their (TIF), the importance of mixed-use buildings and density, Executive Director Chair employees and customers. creating new districts like the SHED, façade programs, January 2015

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MC PC over 150 hanging To keep pace with the growing demand from baskets selected the community for the latest and most current to spruce up for summer on information about downtown shopping, dining, portage, graham, events, and market research, the BIZ launched donald & MAIN a new website, www.downtownwinnipegbiz.com. Visitor highlights: 150 PC over are downtown employees 7 DAYS A WEEK, ALMOST 12 MONTHS A YEAR 230,000annual unique visits OVER 20 FT/PT METRO ENVIRO-CLEAN TEAM STAFF HELP IN DOWNTOWN CLEANLINESS EFFORTS. IN WINTER, TEAM MEMBERS INCREASE PEDESTRIAN SAFETY WITH EXTRA ICE CLEANING.

50% MC are non- Most popular pages are LAUNCHED THE downtown residents “BE THE HAND” Yule Log holiday promotion 42% events with Downtown Peggy

EP Events & Promotions: Providing you with the best events A Advocacy: Building a better downtown by being Legend of Departments: and experiences for a vibrant downtown atmosphere your voice for positive, continuous change MC Marketing & Communications: Inviting you to enjoy H Homelessness: Mobilizing the corporate community working, living, and playing in the unique environment to end homelessness through supportive housing and PC Placemaking & Cleanliness: Creating places that of downtown every day by raising funds to employ our city’s least advantaged are beautiful and welcoming, to give you a positive to beautify downtown downtown experience TPT Transportation, Parking & Transit: Making it easy for you to get around downtown whether by bus, car, CS Community Safety: Offering programs that create bike or on foot a safe downtown for you, your family, your 3 customers and your staff february 2015

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PC H MC OVER 30 of trends report city’s homeless 5 employed with released 18 district 3 1 3030,000 hours of employment, beautifying banners downtown were installed to help define the boundaries of Chinatown 30,000 EP 210over 210 free WIFI OVER20% 20% of creative industries New to locations downtown are located downtown Winnipeg’s OVER 200,000 Winnipeggers growing list of follow downtown one-of-a-kind agencies on Twitter wintery outdoor 200,000 over215 215 banners 07over 7 installed since 2009 artists engaged activities is Downtown 4 consists of MC 440,000 m2 of green space 2 Winnipeggers and international 440,000 delegates took SnowMAZEing part in first ever an event that invites over winter food tour Winnipeg citizens – young on bicycle and old – to celebrate winter and art by creating 2,780 $2 BILLION 60 a community snow maze. trees on parks and boulevards of development since 2005

1 Part of an ongoing banner strategy, the Chinatown Banner 3 Graffiti Art Programming, Siloam Mission, Red Road Lodge, 5 Launched with the aim of providing potential downtown Competition received 48 entries, with the winning design mounted Artbeat Studio, and Macdonald Youth Services were the recipients investors and entrepreneurs with insight on the perceptions on poles on Main Street, Princess Street, Logan Ave, and James Ave. of $200,000 granted by the BIZ to connect those experiencing of the public and information about developments that homelessness downtown with adequate housing and employment; have generated increased traffic and significant reinvestment 2 Sixty Winnipeggers and international delegates attending providing these individuals with valuable work experience, life skills, in our downtown, the Downtown Trends report serves Winnipeg’s first Winter Cycling Congress, sponsored by the and training, while building self-confidence and self-sufficiency. an important toolkit and catalyst for future growth. The BIZ, took part in an urban tour of restaurants through an research conducted was extensive and the process was environmentally-friendly and energizing mode of transportation. 4 Presented by the Winnipeg Arts Council, the Winnipeg Public collaborative. Indicators that were chosen for study ranged Participants cycled along the world’s longest river trail, enjoyed Library Millennium Branch, and the Downtown Winnipeg BIZ, from investor-specific information, such as the number of cuisine at a restaurant literally above frozen water, and warmed up SnowMAZEing was a unique event that gave people a chance to developments built/constructed downtown, to facts that 4 with hot espresso and lattes at the Millennium Library Park. A BIZ enjoy some outside winter fun, while appreciating some of the city’s make downtown unique and enjoyable. priority is to explore best practice in cycling design, policy, and beautiful public art. promotion of year-round active transportation. march 2015

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1 This was part of Launch It, a retail incubator that gave 2 Just in time for the Winnipeg JUNO Awards, Play Your Part, young entrepreneurs a place to test out their products a public art project invited Winnipeggers to tour downtown more metrics: and concepts in a real-world setting, getting feedback to find and enjoy pianos – at the MTS Centre, The Met, from customers and building relationships with Portage Place, Manitoba Hydro, The Forks, University of CRIME (Total Incidents) potential investors, and getting support on business Winnipeg, and the Winnipeg Art Gallery. *CrimeStats (January to September) development plans. One of the pianos auctioned off on eBay, raising $10,000 for 2012: 496 MusiCounts, Canada’s music education charity that keeps 2013: 340 music alive in schools across Canada, regardless of a child’s 2014: 320 5 socio-economic circumstances or cultural background. april 2015

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A To offer PC Local celebrities joined PC forces with over 450 Winnipeggers community members to clean up downtown for pedestrian even more the BIZ’s 9th annual Earth opportunities to Day Clean-up. delve deeper into what 450 & cycling downtown has to offer and to discover the Strategy hidden gems that give promoted to public our city its character, lbs. of litter 2,500 collected OPEN HOUSE 10 tours PC PC launched1 portage Forty restaurants and an urban district landscape rich with green space, parks, and music history, got their close-ups as 400 people sipped, new bistro banners supped, and strolled throughout sets purchased for installed, people to enjoy promoting retail, downtown, collectively travelling on portage avenue restaurants, and over 500KM on foot and bicycle. during summer arts/culture

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A Downward facing dog made CS EP The BIZ’s Metro its way back to Memorial Park and Millennium Library the 4th annual Enviro-Clean Team Park, as the annual and Downtown community expo Watch stayed up 1 until 4 a.m. helping for youth & families clean-up and take- fitness engaged people of all backgrounds and walks of life down infrastructure as part of in-kind H TPT New partnership with Played a sponsorship for Macdonald mentoring role the successful in the for future city planners/builders Youth Services as Vanessa, city- sees youth assisting planning intern, in downtown joined our team for park beautification efforts three months Table PC PC 2 streetscape OVER 10 team Starts Goldeyes banners first day, helping to for 1200 series installed along refinish and touch Waterfront Drive up street furniture EP Staff over the Esplanade participated in The Great Riel Bridge in support PC of Manitoba Camping launched evening and weekend cleaning BEGAN Manitoba Portage Association

1 At the 4th annual community expo for youth and families 2 Table for 1200 was a spectacular outdoor pop-up dinner that people of all backgrounds and walks of life learned more promoted the value of design and brought over 1,200 people more metrics: about the resources and opportunities available to them. downtown to enjoy. BIZ was a Premier Sponsor. Hosted by the BIZ and Portage Place, the event’s goal was Positive Media Coverage to create a safe place for youth to gather and to provide 2013: 397 tools that will help get people into a better situation. 2014: 500 Earned media in the millions, changing negative perceptions of downtown 7 june 2015

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EP TPT active PC Participated in open house for the transportation Façade Grant New kicked-off 2 video Program Downtown MC PC PC BIZ announces new partnership with PlantED the forks Concert flowers patio Flash Photography to spruce up Festival3 for spring! installed Series, A festival that showcases PC sponsored by investors group & GWL, aired its works of art from local first note, attracting nine city festivals to casual patio seating program Air Canada Park. Hoping to strike photographers and artists. assembled in front of businesses a chord with the downtown community, free outdoor concerts at lunch featured MC MC EP artists from festivals across Manitoba Concierge tour4 world TPT TPT cup 2014 CMHR 1 hosted a pit stop on Peggy recommends chosen as bike to work day, spin restaurants airing the new class, and second the game, BIZ gets location for #busisbetter Bike week Moveable Feast tour cable in the office living flag

1 As an exciting addition to this year’s Commuter 2 A video highlighting the importance of active transportation 3 During the month of October, various restaurants, coffee Challenge, the Downtown Winnipeg BIZ launched and how it adds to the vibrancy of our city’s core kicked off. shops, and stores throughout downtown Winnipeg a promotion to encourage and reward transit use With added infrastructure and more and more emphasis on showcased works of art from local photographers and – #busisbetter. Free transit passes, coffee, reusable transit cycling, it’s even easier to bike into downtown from all parts artists –with the goal of increasing the number of people pass holders, and music were provided throughout of the city. And on bicycles, people discover scenic views and frequenting downtown. the promotion. hidden gems in downtown they would have never expected! 4 Held Concierge Tour as a way to orient front-line • Gave away 250 Max-5 Transit passes ambassadors of downtown on all the current and emerging events and initiatives that are making • Almost all participants agreed their experience was downtown great. 8 enjoyable, clean, safe, relaxing and convenient july 2015

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EP 1 Rain was no CS 2 PC match for 2,500 Winnipeggers who helped form urban art the 4th annual Jury “Living Flag” at the selections Canadian Museum 2,500 for Human Rights gallery EP PC

chronically homeless bike rack & second helped annually New efforts to garbage bin on downtown 50alleviate homelessness were launched with a commitment from painting the BIZ’s Community Homelessness MC EP farmers’ Staff let loose and Assistance Team enjoyED a hot summer (CHAT) for two staff page day at the beach for outreach workers, market passionate and eager opened at Workers’ Compensation Board courtyard, went up team as popularity continued to grow, giving Winnipeggers to give those who are on the website to learn a another reason to visit and enjoy our city’s core homeless a fresh start. little about each other building

1 Since 2011, over 10,000 people have come downtown to 2 These workers reached out to vulnerable populations – • Clothing bank for CHAT clients donated showcase Winnipeg’s multicultural diversity by forming people who experience homelessness and/or mental health • Satellite drop-in offices for the homeless located at Agape a “Living Flag”. In 2013, this massive photo-op image was and addictions issues. The aim of CHAT is to help facilitate Table, Holy Trinity Church, and Red Road Lodge chosen as an official Canada Post stamp, with more than individual transition from homelessness to enhanced stability 10 million stamps produced and circulated worldwide. – inclusive of housing, employment, and education support, • Funding from Centre for Aboriginal Human as required. Resource Development (CAHRD) and Manitoba Liquor & Lotteries • Over 32 chronically homeless housed in 2012

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A 30+ Leaders from a diverse cross-section of industries EP The first ever PC Met with and professions participated in the inaugural Aboriginal North Main Health Arts, Culture, & biz members and agencies about signing a declaration and ownership of cleaning of the Entertainment MC (AACE) Marketplace, Chinatown tour 3 organized by the Aboriginal Downtown Chamber of Commerce 1 PC and the BIZ, saw First Metro Enviro-Clean Nations, Metis, and Inuit Team helps at business owners set up Summit along Portage Avenue at Air Canada Park, selling easter seals EVENT EP unique art, handmade crafts and many other traditional PC A downtown wares and services. popped-up in a Streetscape 2 PC parking lot on last day – thanks for Graham & Donald making the downtown drive-in (in the shed) Anti-litter campaign began team’s area beautiful!

1 A discussion of downtown’s current and emerging 2 Free for those arriving on bikes, transit, or on foot, and 3 Chinatown tour was hosted by the BIZ to orient BIZ trends and the proposal of actionable items to benefit $10 for those who parked their cars, these summer movie staff, board and committees about the importance of that downtown’s future took place at the inaugural screenings featured cinema’s greatest movie villains. The new area and what more needs to be done to revitalize it. Health of the Downtown Summit. Report online at drive-in initiative and the 3rd annual Movies on Memorial www.downtownwinnipegbiz.com. saw over 5,000 Winnipeggers outdoors, enjoying the summer heat and reuse of space.

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EP Annual ManyFest PC H 5 street party closed off both sides of Broadway CEOs, community from Osborne to 8 new leaders, and members Edmonton Street were of the media took to installed on the streets at the 4th and attracted over Dollarama annual CEO Sleepout. on Portage Avenue 160 public A 1 Mayoral at Manitoba candidates Hydro Place debated our downtown to a packed 60,000 artworks crowd of 500 Winnipeggers for the EP EP Food Truck Wars, giant 2 6 movie in the park, wine and beer gardens, running Moveable Feast Manito Ahbee race, and light parade on Broadway. New this year CS MC TPT PC was a mayoral candidate The BIZ Rooftop event and local celebrity soccer hosted the New bike celebrated winners of first ever game, in honour of FIFA Nuit racks 2nd annual 4 added to Graham, Women’s World Cup ‘raising the bar’ commerce design 3 Portage, Broadway, 7 Canada 2015. services fair Blanche and St. Mary’s Ave. Winnipeg

1 The artwork was installed as part of the inaugural Urban 3 The ‘Raising the Bar’ services fair was organized for the 4 Downtown BIZ sponsors Nuit Blanche Trolley Art Gallery. The initiative is an annual design competition homeless at the Aboriginal Centre of Winnipeg. “Raising to explore arts/cultural venues. that supports downtown businesses by integrating the Bar” was a collaborative effort from social service 5 Camped out at Portage and Main, participants used curated art galleries with their storefrontages to help add agencies, business organizations and volunteers in bringing this evening as an opportunity to elevate discussion and to the ongoing efforts to beautify the public realm and essential supports and services together under one roof. awareness about homelessness and raise funds to give those to strengthen local downtown businesses by supporting Services included housing resources, resume building, health living on the streets jobs. $200,000 was raised. their visual appeal. A second Urban Art Gallery is to be care resources, legal aid, financial literacy, clothing, family announced in 2015. portraits and haircuts. In addition, comfort kits including 6 The drum calls thousands downtown for toiletries, socks, mitts, and thermal underwear were provided. annual Manito Ahbee Festival. 2 Moveable Feast wines and dines over 60 cyclists, 11 showcasing downtown restaurants, landmarks, 7 List of winners online at: www.commercedesignwinnipeg.ca. and cycling routes. october 2015

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PC A national call TPT CS Talked business/ downtown community to artists for trends/ groups in Transit vision to 10+ 2014 BIZ continues to fund Broadway’s to assist with public Oriented intoxication first 1 10 cadets BIZ Loss Prevention Development Team helps 20+ business permanent reduce retail shrink with CS owners The Winnipeg Police Service Community Relations Unit strategies light-based discussed by in partnership with the Downtown Winnipeg BIZ and Portage Place Shopping Centre hosted the first ever Alcohol abuse BIZ, report to be unveiled sculpture prevention in 2015 is being planned in partnership over with the Winnipeg Arts Council. This first sculpture will be the first of many in 766 safe walks Safetaty Portage (Call 958-SAFE) what is envisioned as an array 2 Place of unique, artist-designed Shopping Downtown Security Network (DSN), comprised of sculptures that will help liven Centre businesses/property managers, continues to the Broadway medians for send e-alerts to help years to come. Expo 250+ mitigate crime in downtown

1 Started planning Transit Oriented Development (TOD) 2 The purpose of the event was to provide public education Summit, an event aimed at bringing together developers, across the safety spectrum with a goal of “Creating more metrics: transit experts, politicians, and city departments to a Culture of Safety” in our great city. Special guests identify areas in the downtown and along the rapid included: Inspector Mark Hodgson, Minister Andrew Manyfest Attendees Manyfest Website Visits* (January to October) transit route that can be immediately zoned as TOD Swan, Vice President Ron Chartrand of Manitoba Metis 2012: 35,000 such that the development community can build Federation, and Dave Stone of Portage Place. 2013: 29,398 properly and thus, generate greater transit ridership 2013: 50,000 2014: 48,606 and optimal property taxes. TOD helps create vibrant, 2014: 60,000 liveable communities. 12 november 2015

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tweets promoted downtown businesses & events, generating thousands upon external events 5,000+ thousands of click-throughs and views 20+ supported in 2014

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Downtown Biz Website Visits *(January to October) Downtown Peggy Twitter Followers Downtown Biz Twitter Followers 2010: 110,140 2010: 1,339 2012: 3,360 2013: 127,670 2013: 7,358 2013: 7,247 2014: 230,744 2014: 9,505 2014: 11,100 13 December 2015

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Sachit Mehra, East India Company Pub & Eatery, Chair Partners ($100 to $499) The Met Platinum ($25,000 to $49,999) David Stone, Portage Place Shopping Centre, Vice Chair World of Water Union Centre City of Winnipeg (Mayor’s Office) Darren Downey, FNP Parking, Secretary Metric Marketing We Speak Music Impark Cindy Bale, Weppler Chartered Accountants, Treasurer The Current Yoga Public CentreVenture Development Corporation Debbie O’Bray, Investors Group, Member at Large Swish Maintenance Limited Colliers International Councillor Jenny Gerbasi Steven Paulus, Avison Young Commercial Real Estate, Member at Large Portfolio Management Telenium Centre for Aboriginal Human Resource Development Jenny Gerbasi, City of Winnipeg Councillor Second Cup Workers Compensation Board Bronze ($2,000 to $4,999) Eileen Kirton, People First HR Services Portage Place Shopping Centre Supporters ($500 to $1,999) Aboriginal Music Week Paul Surrette, Place Louis Riel All Suite Hotel  City of Winnipeg (Active Transportation) Arnold Bros. Transport FIFA Ari Driver, Perfume Paradise BIL Video Surveillance Solutions Folklorama Diamond ($50,000 and up) Trevor Buhnai, Canad Inns Cory Aronec Photography Winnipeg Folk Festival Winnipeg Transit Kwow Ngan, RBC Chinatown Homestead Manitoba Ltd. Soup, Sandwiches and More Manitoba Public Insurance Richard Walls, ADI DesignWorks Ltd. & Red Road Lodge Peg City Grub Emterra Manitoba Hydro Calvin Polet, Neptune Management UMSU 5 Days for the Homeless William F White Manitoba Liquor & Lotteries Brigitte Burgoyne, Cargill Limited Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra Bison Transport Winnipeg Parking Authority Daniela Curcio, The Bay Downtown Year of Music Pinnacle City of Winnipeg (Public Works) Melanie Bernadsky, Freshcut Downtown* The Winnipeg Foundation Donations for Change for the Better Exchange District BIZ Rolly’s Transfer Downtown Watch Volunteers Appointed * Johnson Waste Management Great-West Life Retired  The Fort Garry Hotel Tim Hortons Urban Wellness Centre Winnipeg Goldeyes The Winnipeg Clinic EventLight.ca Assiniboine Credit Union Silver ($5,000 to $9,999) Berns & Black Canadian Museum for Human Rights Big Fun Festival BUILD Films Dauphin’s Countryfest Guppy Graphic Design Delta Hotel The Creaddo Group Frog Box Over $2 Shelmerdine Garden Center Graffiti Gallery Air Canada Management STAFF Harvard Properties million of Gendis Inc. Herzing College Investors Group Stefano Grande, Executive Director Impact Security Special T Shirt Company in-kind and Jason Syvixay, Managing Director Islendingadagurinn Ron Enns, Finance Director Landmark Cinemas Gold ($10,000 to $24,999) cash support Debra Tomiski, Manager, Human Resources Leif Norman SkyCity Centre Rick Joyal, Manager, Safety & Development MEME Winnipeg Arts Council Stephanie Voyce, Manager, Placemaking, Cleanliness, & Transportation Neptune Properties Sargent Blue Jeans Scott Stewart, Manager, Events & Sponsorship PCL Forks North Portage Partnership The Prolific Group Canadian Heritage Celebrate Canada Full listing of staff online. SRS Signs & Service Province of Manitoba Urban Green Team Take Pride Winnipeg! Calvary Temple 14 Metro News J anuary February march APRIL

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