Downtown Winnipeg

• Broadway in downtown Winnipeg slated for green renewal

  In addition to roadwork, approximately 76 trees will be planted along Broadway to replace those removed from the downtown strip ahead of the 2023-24 construction season.

  Environment

  May 19
  
• Downtown spirit week hopes to draw Winnipeggers back to city centre

  The three Business Improvement Zones that touch on Winnipeg's downtown are hoping to bring people back to the city centre.

  Entertainment

  May 15
  
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• Winnipeg’s Portage Place set for massive $500M revitalization

  After years of debate over the beleaguered downtown Winnipeg mall's future, Portage Place got a massive shot in the arm Friday with a big announcement about its future.

  Health

  May 12
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• Winnipeggers asked to weigh in on 30-year future of downtown

  Called CentrePlan 2050, the initiative aims to create a 30-year plan to guide development in downtown Winnipeg, with the goal of getting more long-term visitors and residents.

  Canada

  May 11
• Winnipeg wants feedback on replacement for ‘Soviet-era’ concrete barricades at Portage and Main

  The city launched a survey Tuesday asking Winnipeggers — with an emphasis on those who live, work or visit downtown — for their recommendations on a reimagined use of the space.

  Canada

  Apr 25
• Whiteout parties give a business boost to downtown Winnipeg

  Despite the Jets' heartbreaking double-overtime loss on Saturday, the first whiteout party of 2023 is being touted as a big success for downtown Winnipeg's business community. 

  Sports

  Apr 24
• Police investigate property theft after armoured truck flips in downtown Winnipeg

  Winnipeg police say the armed truck hit a concrete pillar at Portage Avenue and Carlton Street before flipping and trapping the driver.

  Crime

  Apr 6
• More photos, video released of suspect in assault outside Winnipeg law courts

  The Sex Crimes Unit is leading the investigation.

  Crime

  Mar 29
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• Downtown Winnipeg BIZ relaunches downtown event grant program

  'When downtown is full of people, it drives economic activity.'

  Canada

  Mar 20
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• Winnipeg police say rise in reported assaults downtown linked to meth use: ‘It’s a scourge’

  'It's a horrible drug, it's a poison that creates mental illness, it creates psychosis,' says a community outreach worker about the effects of methamphetamine in Winnipeg.

  Crime

  Mar 16