Point Douglas Neighbourhood Plan

We are developing a neighbourhood plan, also known as a secondary plan, to guide future development in Point Douglas.

Point Douglas Neighbourhood Plan Area

The Point Douglas Neighbourhood Plan includes both North and South Point Douglas. The plan area is bounded by:

• Redwood Avenue to the north;
• The Red River to the east;
• The Canadian Pacific (CP) rail line and the Red River to the south; and
•  Main Street to the west (excluding the lands that front directly along Main Street).

 Purpose of the neighbourhood plan

The Point Douglas Neighbourhood Plan will help guide future land use and development in the area. It will ensure that:

The goal is to build upon the strengths and assets already present in Point Douglas. At the same time, it aims to encourage redevelopment and attract investment to the area where it makes sense. For example, the plan will consider ways to add new amenities to Point Douglas while preserving existing features like its canopy of mature trees.

What's included in the plan?

The neighbourhood plan will include rules about where new buildings can be built and what they should look like. It will identify:

Guiding policy framework

Planning policy forms a hierarchy. The Neighbourhood Plan, also known as a secondary plan, must conform with higher level planning policies such as OurWinnipeg 2045. All future development applications will need to conform with the Neighbourhood Plan.

OurWinnipeg 2045 policy areas

OurWinnipeg 2045 designates land into policy areas. Two designations apply to the Neighbourhood Plan Area:

• Mature Community
• Major Redevelopment Site

Major Redevelopment Sites cannot be rezoned to allow other land uses without a neighbourhood plan.

Current land use

Most land uses in North Point Douglas are residential, with some commercial. There are also many institutional uses (e.g. schools, churches), parks, and greenspaces. In South Point Douglas, most land uses are industrial.

Transportation and connectivity

There are four arterial streets (e.g. Sutherland Avenue) bordering or crossing Point Douglas, and two key collector streets (e.g. Euclid Avenue). Arterial streets carry large volumes of traffic between areas of the City. Collector streets collect and move traffic between arterial and residential streets.

Point Douglas is a central community, and has lots of pedestrians and cyclists. However, better conditions are needed for pedestrian and cyclists.

 In 2021, Council approved the Eastern Rapid Transit Corridor route along Sutherland Avenue through Point Douglas, across a new Louise Bridge, and along Nairn Avenue and Regent Avenue.

Future land uses

We want to encourage growth in Point Douglas while:

• Supporting diverse housing needs
• Building on the neighborhood’s existing character
• Attracting new businesses and amenities

The Eastern Corridor Study informs future bus rapid transit in Point Douglas. This map is based on the land uses presented in the Eastern Corridor Study. It is a starting point for considering future land uses in Point Douglas.

Building from work that's been done

We’re not starting the Point Douglas Neighbourhood Plan from scratch. A lot of planning work and studies have been conducted in the neighbourhood in recent years. These plans were completed by the City and other groups.

We acknowledge that community leaders, stakeholders, and the public have contributed their knowledge, insights, and time to each of these projects. 

We will not re-do the same work already done. We will build on the important the work done as a starting point for this project.

We will engage with Point Douglas residents, community leaders, landowners, housing providers, and area stakeholders to create a vision for the long-term future of the neighbourhood.