ALL Aboard – Poverty Reduction Strategy Provincial Government Budget 2013 Leaves little for Poverty Reduction Strategy  Since the ALL Aboard Poverty Reduction and Social Inclusion Strategy was announced in 2009, and the enabling legislation passed in 2011, the provincial government has claimed to be reducing poverty. However, the budget for 2013 shows only a limited allocation of new resources for the Strategy. There has been some important … [Read More]

Network of Community Organizations In January 2012, a group of concerned citizens started to meet, to share information and support each other on issues of community interest. Their common concern is the lack of support they felt citizens and important community issues were getting from City Hall.  City Watch is therefore an informal network of individuals and organizations wanting to create and maintain a fair and healthy community. It is … [Read More]

        A Poem on Poverty by ETS (click to download PDF)   NEWS ADVISORY:    Wednesday, January 9th, 2013 Public Concern Divided on Homelessness   WINNIPEG: While public concern about homelessness continues to be high, that concern is split among women and men, where people live and what experiences they have had with poverty.   According to the Probe Research Poll conducted for the Social Planning Council, almost 40% of the resp… [Read More]

  TED censorship – “Income Inequality too controversial” Income Inequality Debate – whose side are you on? The discussion, or rather the debate on the effects of Income Inequality is heating up. Soon, the SPCW will publish a report on the effects of income inequality. In the meantime, a very interesting exchange on the issue has been documented in the New York Times!    Click Here To View The Debate Study of Income Gap is Important for a… [Read More]

Without an anti-poverty strategy, the progress that Canada has made will erode, diminishing the life chance and opportunities of the poor, and undercutting Canada's future prosperity.     Here are some statistical highlights from SPCW and other sources to support community organizations, students, and other people interested in knowing more about poverty, income, and social inclusion in Winnipeg. The profiles are a compilation of the most re… [Read More]

The Social Planning Council wants to help move the Canadian Pacific Rail Yard out of the centre of Winnipeg, and thus facilitate a multi-leveled process of developing new housing, green space, commercial space, recreational facilities and other urban infrastructure in this area. To restart this process (it has been tried before), the SPCW is offering to conduct a scoping exercise to assist stakeholders in the government, corporation and community… [Read More]

OURS (Outdoor Urban Recreational Spaces) is a group of Winnipeg citizens, committed to stopping the sale and development of Winnipeg's City owned golf courses, and to the need to protect our natural urban environment. OURS grew out of a Public meeting that agreed that: "We demand meaningful, timely public consultation prior to the sale or redevelopment of City of Winnipeg golf courses." We include golfers and naturalists, skiers and hikers and … [Read More]

A Tax Fairness Forum was held on June 5, 2012 at the Millenium Library. Taxes are not merely a way for governments to raise revenue. Taxes are a political mechanism for directing economic activity, addressing major issues facing communities, supporting our democratic and cultural institutions and determining how we shape our physical and social environment. In the last two decades, people with power and wealth have consciously tried to create a… [Read More]