Growth Fees

• Impact fee ruling finalized, Winnipeg to refund $30M to new homeowners

  A court has finalized a July ruling against the City of Winnipeg's ability to collect impact fees, otherwise known as growth fees.

  Politics

  Oct 28, 2020
  
• City of Winnipeg won’t appeal impact fees decision, says mayor

  The city will have to hand over the roughly $30 million collected over the past three years.

  Politics

  Jul 16, 2020
  
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• Winnipeg mayor pleased with some legal precedents despite court order to refund $30M in impact fees

  “We now have a judicial decision which confirms that imposing an impact fee is lawful and in fact growth in the city is not paying for growth."

  Politics

  Jul 9, 2020
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• Legal challenge over Winnipeg’s growth fees no closer to resolution

  Growth fees have raised close to $8 million for the City of Winnipeg since they came into effect last year.

  May 9, 2018
• City of Winnipeg increases impact fees by 5 per cent

  Homebuilders and developers are upset by a new five per cent increase in city impact fees.

  Consumer

  Feb 16, 2018
• Winnipeg’s controversial growth fees kick in

  It's been an ongoing battle between Winnipeg city council and developers but the new — and controversial — impact fee officially kicked in Monday.

  May 1, 2017
• Winnipeg’s growth fees to be challenged in court

  Key players in Manitoba's home building industry have launched a legal challenge against Winnipeg’s growth fees.

  Economy

  Jan 24, 2017
• Winnipeg city budget to be unveiled, property taxes expected to rise

  Mayor Brian Bowman is set to release his third draft 2017 operating and capital budgets Tuesday.

  Politics

  Nov 22, 2016
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• Ousted EPC councillor critical of City Hall process

  South Winnipeg-St. Norbert city councillor Janice Lukes may soon be pushing for change at City Hall after she was replaced on the Executive Policy Committee (EPC) by Mayor Brian Bowman.

  Oct 28, 2016
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• 5 Winnipeg stories you must read this week: Oct 28

  From a tragic crash that claimed the life of a Manitoba teenager to controvertial growth fees plan that has developers up in arms, here are the top five stories Global News covered in Winnipeg this week.

  Oct 28, 2016