Archives Strategy

Feedback from the survey is currently being considered and a summary of the engagement process will be posted on the project webpage. We will be notifying project subscribers when the engagement summary is posted as well as other documents for the Achieves Strategy. You can subscribe to project update emails on the top left corner of the project webpage. 

A funding source for the project has not yet been secured.

Thank you for your question regarding on-street parking. Although this is not related to the Archives Strategy, here is the response:

When a time limit is in effect for a parking space, section 12(6) of the Winnipeg Parking By-law prohibits a vehicle from parking on the same side of the block as that space more than once per day.

That means, if a driver parks in a space with a two-hour time limit at 12:00 p.m., they may remain parked in that space only until 2:00 p.m.  They may leave and return during that window, but the two-hour limit does not restart.  By 2:00 p.m. (two hours after they first arrived), the vehicle must be removed from that side of the block and may not be parked there again until the next day. Please note, when paid parking applies to a parking space, a vehicle may be parked in that space for up to 30 extra minutes (beyond the posted time limit) as long as the fee for parking in that space during that extra time has been paid.

This restriction is only in effect when time limits are in place.  For example, if the two-hour time limit is in place for that parking space from 8:30 a.m. - 5:30 p.m., the same vehicle could return to that side of the block after 5:30 p.m. and remain parked there until the time limit is in place again the next morning.

With respect to parking signage, you may be interested to know that the Winnipeg Parking Authority is currently administering a parking guide pilot project in the Exchange District aimed at clarifying the rules for drivers. If you visit the Exchange District and use one of the new guides, scan the QR code under the new guides or call 311 to let us know your thoughts.

The Winnipeg Parking Authority is also in the process of developing a five-year strategic plan. If you are interested in the Winnipeg Parking Strategy, please subscribe for updates at winnipeg.ca/parkingstrategy. For future inquiries about parking, please contact 311.

Thank you for that feedback! 

We are evaluating feedback on the importance of a central location and that will be considered when making a recommendation and site selection.

The Pico report is available here: https://engage.winnipeg.ca/12418/widgets/49063/documents/57329 

All of the Documents related to this project are located together on the webpage as well if you would like to explore some other information: https://engage.winnipeg.ca/archivestrategy/widgets/49063/documents 

We suggest you contact Child and Family Services with the Province of Manitoba to inquire. 

Child and Family Services Branch
4th Floor, 777 Portage Avenue

Winnipeg MB R3G 0N3

Email: cfsd@gov.mb.ca (general inquiries – do not use to report child protection concerns)

Phone: 204-945-6964

It was not within the scope of the consultant’s study to assess the feasibility of the HBC Building for the City’s archives program. The work currently being done to update the archives’ program needs and facility requirements will help us to evaluate facility options and potential sites. Once feasible options for the archives have been identified and public feedback has been considered, further evaluation of sites may follow. 

Please tell us what priorities are important to you by getting involved: https://engage.winnipeg.ca/archivestrategy/widgets/92059/key_dates

The Public Safety Building site has not been considered to date. It was not within the scope of the consultant’s study to conduct a site selection exercise for the archives. The work currently being done to update the archives’ program needs and facility requirements will help us to evaluate facility options and potential sites. Once feasible options for the archives have been identified and public feedback has been considered, an option will be recommended to Council and a site selection would follow if required. 

Check out the summary of the options here: https://engage.winnipeg.ca/archivestrategy?tool=story_telling_tool#tool_tab

In the Program Facility Requirements, the consultant concluded that the required area for the archives, in net square meters, is 2,283 (24,574 square feet). For more details about the space requirements, please see pages 19-33 of the consultant’s report: https://engage.winnipeg.ca/12418/widgets/49063/documents/57328 

The City’s Materials Management Policy governs the procurement of goods and services, including those for design and construction, among other things. It contains numerous checks and balances to ensure City employees are acting in good faith and behaving ethically as projects progress. It also provides direction on how procurement occurs, ( the need for solicitation of competitive offers); how bids are evaluated, (including standards contractors must meet); and how contracts and project approvals are provided by various levels of the Public Service. The Policy can be found here:

https://winnipeg.ca/finance/findata/matmgt/policy/policy.pdf

The City also has an Audit Department which is mandated to  review the performance of operations to ensure money was expended with due regard to economy and efficiency. This Department conducts reviews from time to time on projects, including construction, to determine if all applicable protocols were followed. 

The Audit Department’s Mandate can be found here:

https://winnipeg.ca/audit/department.stm#mandate