Greenspace Committee

• Purpose
• Committee Structure
•  Meeting Minutes
• Activities
• Background Materials

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Purpose

The purpose/vision of the Greenspace Committee is: 
        To conserve and promote a greener cleaner neighbourhood for the use and enjoyment of Wolseley residents.

Two distinct missions for the committee have been identified as follows:  
Mission One:
      To develop safer, cleaner more accessible and inclusive green spaces for Wolseley residents of all ages

• Short Term Objectives: 1 to 2 years

            1. To request that the city ensure that all Wolseley parks and green spaces, including Vimy Park, Omand Park and those along the river and                  on Westminster, as well as local school grounds, be equipped with an adequate number of garbage and recycling bins and to investigate
                  community versus city responsibility in regards to dealing with animal waste and litter pick-up.
            2.   To request that the city install needle disposal or “sharps" containers in all parks and greenspace           

• Long Term Objectives: 2 to 3 year
  1. To consult with residents and the city to formulate a plan aimed at transforming   Vimy Ridge Park into safer, more “multipurpose” green space for the community.  That plan would include provisions for activity areas for +10 kids and adults that might include:   i. The installation of a basketball hoop;  ii. The installation of lights and benches at the park’s skating rink  iii. The development of a community garden space
  2. To promote safe river access for residents during the winter by exploring the feasibility of staircase construction at 3 additional green space sites along the Assiniboine river in Wolseley: possibly Canora, Aubrey and Telfer.
  3. To explore the feasibility of dock construction on the riverbank at one of the green space sites along the Assiniboine in Wolsel

Mission Two:
   To ensure the preservation and succession of Wolseley’s urban forest and establish community-based food gardens as part of a neighbourhood-initiative aimed at enhancing community, conserving the local environment and fighting climate change

• Short Term Objectives:  1 to 2 years
  1. ​​To encourage tree planting in Wolseley, by working with the city’s urban     forestry department to educate Wolseley home owners about the Releaf program and the procedures for private property owner replacement of boulevard trees.
  2. To develop a community based strategy for the preservation and   succession of Wolseley trees, undertaken in consultation with             community, city council and the urban forestry dept.
  3. To lobby the city and engage residents to ensure that as many Wolsleey trees as possible are stumped and replaced between 2019 and 2020
  4. To develop a community garden plan for Wolseley in consultation with residents and local experts aimed at establishing food gardens, either in existing green spaces and/or empty lots or through the development of a neighbourhood-wide “yard share” program​
• Long Term Objectives: 2- 3 years​​
  1. ​​To have a succession action plan in place that preserves the health of          existing trees and ensures that any and all trees taken down on public land in Wolseley are stumped and replaced as quickly as possible.
  2. To have a community garden action plan in place that facilitates the development of community-based food gardens, located throughout the neighbourhood, which not only enhance community life, but also raise awareness about food security and conservation.
  3. To establish a community garden food distribution plan that ensures that our community gardens serve not only property owner residents but also the most vulnerable members of our community.

            

Committee Structure

The Greenspace Committee meets monthly. 
Committee Chair:  Erna Buffie  (click to email)
Committee Members: 

• Erin Keating
• Jim Palmquist
• Bert Siemens
• Ray Hignell
• Pat McCarthy-Briggs

For more information on the committee or to join its activities contact Erna Buffie (Greenspace Committee chair).

Meeting Minutes

Under construction

Activities

1.  Lobbying Winnipeg City Council to reverse 35% to forestry department.  Click here to access Blog post on this topic. 

Background Materials

Private Materials:  Click on the button below to access materials private to this committee.

AcceSS Greenspace Committee Private Materials

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