ContentSkip to Main ContentAccessibility HelpnewsTop StoriesLocalClimateWorldCanadaPoliticsIndigenousBusinessThe NationalHealthEntertainmentScienceCBC News InvestigatesDisability LifeGo PublicAbout CBC NewsBeing Black in CanadaPortage Place construction reconnecting 2 sides of downtown4 hours ago | Duration 2:084 hours agoNewsDuration 2:08It’s hard to miss the giant hole in what used to be the atrium of Portage Place mall. Work is underway to transform the space into a residence and medical centre. For decades, the mall acted as a wall between two sides of Winnipeg’s downtown, and the new design has some feeling optimistic about the future of the city’s core.Related Stories Main Street Project unveils renos to ‘accessible and dignified supportive housing space’ Construction on new Victoria Hospital ER expected to start early next year: province Initial phase of St. Boniface Hospital’s new emergency department opens to public Designs unveiled on Sudbury’s future arena and event centre NDP eye Disraeli site for new 72-hour detox centre in downtown WinnipegMore from NewsVideo1:26#TheMoment patients surprised the doctor who saved their livesThe National 24 minutes agoVideo1:39Blue Jays fans trek to Seattle for Game 3 of playoffsThe National 24 minutes agoVideo2:04Canada Post strike disrupts delivery of voter cards, election ballotsThe National 25 minutes agoVideo1:54N.L. election casts doubt on tentative electricity deal with QuebecThe National 25 minutes agoVideo1:57Trump authorizes CIA operations in VenezuelaThe National 25 minutes agoTrending NowVideo0:24Trump calls Carney ‘Mr. President’ at peace summitCBC News October 13Video2:11Trump asked about Canadians who are refusing to come to the U.S.Politics News October 7Video3:03It takes a community to bring back a mallOctober 15Video2:00Random stabbings, attacks put Vancouver on edge The National October 13Video3:46How fraudsters are stealing millions from Canadian taxpayersCBC News October 14
Portage Place construction reconnecting 2 sides of downtown
