Downtown Winnipeg projects receive more than $2.5M in federal funding - Global News

The federal government has announced more than $2.5 million in support of revitalizing Winnipeg’s downtown.

Northern affairs minister and Winnipeg MP (Saint-Boniface-Saint-Vital) Dan Vandal said the funding is being distributed among nine businesses and organizations as they continue to navigate the COVID-19 pandemic, the City of Winnipeg among them.

The city is getting half a million dollars to connect West Broadway to downtown via a bike route.

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“Downtown Winnipeg is the heart of our city — it is the hub of creativity and community that has been challenged over the past several years,” Vandal announced Wednesday.

“But (it) still attracts people with diverse talents and ideas.”

Today, I announced a more than $2.5 million investment from @PrairiesCanEN in 10 projects that will offer Winnipeggers more unique spaces to gather and support our city's core. #YWG https://t.co/lFRerxKSpg pic.twitter.com/aGbbjN01rv

— Dan Vandal (@stbstvdan) March 9, 2022

The recipients include Red River College Polytechnic, which is getting $475,000 to create a public greenspace for farmers’ markets and workshops.

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The Winnipeg Art Gallery will also receive more than $420,000 for an accessible, year-round outdoor space.

Among the other recipients were the Manitoba Chambers of Commerce, the West Broadway Development Corporation and the Downtown Winnipeg BIZ.

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