Manitoba·NewA City of Winnipeg plan to dispose of handful of properties for $1 so they can be developed into supportive housing is moving ahead, albeit without a West End property originally intended to be part of the package.Property committee amends plan to sell handful of plots for $1 to make way for housing for vulnerable peopleCBC News · Posted: Oct 20, 2025 8:45 PM EDT | Last Updated: 10 minutes agoCity council’s property committee voted to amended a supportive housing plan to spare this vacant lot on Sherburn Street from development. (Trevor Brine/CBC)A City of Winnipeg plan to dispose of handful of properties for $1 so they can be developed into supportive housing is moving ahead, albeit without a West End property originally intended to be part of the package.City council’s property and development committee voted unanimously Monday afternoon to approve an amended plan to sell vacant properties so non-profit groups and the province can build housing for vulnerable people on them — and provide health and social services in the new buildings.The plan, as amended, would see the city sell off properties on McPhillips Street, Stella Avenue and Plessis Road and ask city council’s City Centre community committee to consider the same for a fourth property on Poseidon Bay in the Grant Park neighbourhood.The committee also amended the plan to delete the proposed sale of a fourth property on Sherburn Street, in the Minto neighbourhood.Some West End residents raised objections to the sale of the Sherburn property, citing the potential loss of green space.The units at the four other properties — or three, if the Poseidon Bay lease is rejected — are intended for people who have trouble finding housing, such as refugees, kids who age out of care, people who leave encampments and people struggling with mental health.The plan now moves over to council’s executive policy committee and then city council as a whole.
Supportive housing plan moves forward, minus one vacant lot in Winnipeg’s West End
