A City of Winnipeg report recommends making the unsafe conditions response team, a pilot project launched last year to address burned-out and derelict properties, a permanent program. The team, comprising bylaw officers and building inspectors, has significantly cut initial inspection times to one day. The proposal seeks $130,500 for temporary staff until the end of 2025 and an additional $1.1 million for the period of 2026-2029, aiming to improve neighbourhood safety and appearance.
Make team tackling derelict properties in Winnipeg permanent, city report recommends
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A City of Winnipeg report recommends making the unsafe conditions response team, a pilot project launched last year to address burned-out and derelict properties, a permanent program. The team, comprising bylaw officers and building inspectors, has significantly cut initial inspection times to one day. The proposal seeks $130,500 for temporary staff until the end of 2025 and an additional $1.1 million for the period of 2026-2029, aiming to improve neighbourhood safety and appearance.
- 1 Last year (2024): The unsafe conditions response team was launched as a pilot project.
- 2 November 2024: A dramatic uptick in timeliness and effectiveness for the department was observed.
- 3 June 11 (2025): The city report will be discussed by council's property and development committee.
- 4 End of 2025: Proposed funding for three temporary full-time employees.
- 5 2026-2029: Proposed funding for the team for the next four years.
- Faster response times to complaints about derelict properties
- Potential reduction in vacant building fires
- Improved aesthetics and safety in affected neighbourhoods
- Increased city expenditure on property remediation
What: A city report recommends making Winnipeg's unsafe conditions response team, which addresses derelict properties, a permanent program.
When: Pilot project launched last year (2024); report to be discussed by council's property and development committee on June 11, 2025; funding proposed until end of 2025 and for 2026-2029.
Where: Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada, specifically the William Whyte neighbourhood.
Why: To improve the city's response times to complaints about derelict properties, enhance public safety (e.g., by reducing vacant building fires), and improve the overall quality of neighbourhoods.
How: By approving funding for three temporary full-time employees and including funding for the team in future city budgets, subject to council approval.