Social Planning Council of Winnipeg
What's New
Annual General Meeting
Tuesday, Jun 1st, 2010
Social Planning Council of Winnipeg Annual General Meeting
Wednesday, June 23, 2010
12:00 - 3:00p.m
The Carol Shields Auditorium,
Millennium Library
Second Floor - 215 Donald Street
R.S.V.P
(204)943-2561
info@spcw.mb.ca
no later then June 21, 2010
Letter to Premier. Re: Municipal Corporate Utility, April 30 2010
Monday, May 17th, 2010
On April 30th 2010, the Social Planning Council of Winnipeg issued a letter to Manitoba’s Premier on the issue of the proposed Municipal Water Utility.
Social Planning Council releases Francophone Poverty Barometer
Wednesday, Apr 7th, 2010
26 per cent of Francophones over age of 65 live in poverty (Before Tax LICO) in Winnipeg according to a new study by the Social Planning Council of Winnipeg as compared to
The perils of corporatized water
Monday, Mar 29th, 2010
As the City of Winnipeg moves forward with its plan to corporatize Winnipeg's water and waste department, city residents would do well to look at the experience in Edmonton since the amalgamation of that city's water and electrical utilities und
Thousands of Manitoba Children Still Hungary After Budget
Tuesday, Mar 23rd, 2010
Thousands of Manitoba children will continue to go hungry tonight,
thanks to a provincial budget that does nothing to help them or their parents says Wayne Helgason, Executive Director of the Social Planning Council of Winnipeg.
The Social Planning Council is Moving
Monday, Mar 22nd, 2010
The Social Planning Council of Winnipeg is bidding farewell to the building that has housed it and the many projects, community engagement activities, and action plans it has produced over the years.
Exclusive CBC Series on Poverty
Monday, Mar 22nd, 2010
CBC Manitoba/Radio-Canada is launching an exclusive series devoted to poverty issues on Monday March 22.
Low-income fare OK with transit after upgrade
Monday, Mar 8th, 2010
Winnipeg Transit now likes the idea of low-income discounts-but doesn't think they should be offered until new fare-collection systems are installed on city buses.
Senator Speaks Out on Poverty Issues
Monday, Mar 1st, 2010
A new report released by the Senate indicates that the system that is intended to lift people out of poverty is broken and all too often entraps people in a life of poverty.
