#Latest news with #CapitalPlanningRegionWinnipeg Free Press4 days agoPoliticsWinnipeg Free PressSelkirk seeks to withdraw from Capital Planning RegionSelkirk's council has asked the province to remove the city from the Capital Planning Region after a bill creating a pathway for municipalities to opt out came into effect. The city's council voted Monday to file the request to Municipal and Northern Relations Minister Glen Simard. 'We have spent years trying to explain how poorly thought-out Bill 37 was and how damaging Selkirk's inclusion into the CPR would be for our community. Thankfully, Premier Kinew has listened and has demonstrated this government's willingness to respect the role that local councils play in the development of their communities,' Selkirk Mayor Larry Johannson said in a news release. Jennifer Freeman — the executive director of the Winnipeg Metropolitan Region, which operates under the Capital Planning Region — said she respects Selkirk's decision. Work halted on the controversial Plan 20-50 in December because of concerns from municipalities over the lack of autonomy. Work on a new plan is underway.
Winnipeg Free Press4 days agoPoliticsWinnipeg Free PressSelkirk seeks to withdraw from Capital Planning RegionSelkirk's council has asked the province to remove the city from the Capital Planning Region after a bill creating a pathway for municipalities to opt out came into effect. The city's council voted Monday to file the request to Municipal and Northern Relations Minister Glen Simard. 'We have spent years trying to explain how poorly thought-out Bill 37 was and how damaging Selkirk's inclusion into the CPR would be for our community. Thankfully, Premier Kinew has listened and has demonstrated this government's willingness to respect the role that local councils play in the development of their communities,' Selkirk Mayor Larry Johannson said in a news release. Jennifer Freeman — the executive director of the Winnipeg Metropolitan Region, which operates under the Capital Planning Region — said she respects Selkirk's decision. Work halted on the controversial Plan 20-50 in December because of concerns from municipalities over the lack of autonomy. Work on a new plan is underway.
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