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Downtown Buzz What’s next for the public pop-up toilets?


News from the Downtown Winnipeg Business Improvement Zone


At the Holy Trinity United Church on Graham Avenue.


At Merchant Park on Portage Ave.


Beside City Place on Hargrave St. T


he Pop-up Toilet project will be extended into 2019 and the big orange toilet


that made downtown a more inviting place will be popping up in new locations. Te port- able toilets and attached kiosk changed both attitudes and last-minute bathroom plans, and the Downtown Winnipeg BIZ intends to build on the suc- cess of the project by taking a look at what worked and ways to improve. Te project was conceived to


teach, to learn and to provide relief to those in the community who really needed it. Ultimately, the long-term goal is to see the creation of more permanent toilet facilities in downtown Winnipeg through conscious- ness -raising and the public’s support. Te four locations chosen for


this pilot project were all very different. The toilet started in front of Holy Trinity Church where the toilet’s presence seemed to reduce litter, graffiti and other negative behaviours in the area. Its location over at Merchant


There were many involved in making the pop-up toilet facilities happen including: Wins Bridgman, Company Director from BridgmanCollaborative Architecture (5th from the right); Jim Bell, CEO Siloam Mission (4th from the right); Kate Fenske the CEO for the Downtown Winnipeg BIZ (3rd from the right); and former City Councillor Gerbasi, City of Winnipeg (2nd from the right).


Park next to a transit stop was very popular with transit riders in need of some relief along their journey. Over 98 percent found


Te Year of the Pig Chinatown banner competition is now open


T 8 Manitoba Post


he Downtown Winnipeg BIZ, in conjunction with the Winnipeg Chinese Cultural and Community Centre (WCCCC), is once again conducting a design competition for Chinatown Banners. An


honorarium of $800.00 will be awarded for the successful banner design. All those in creative fields are called on to submit their designs for the


2019 Chinatown street banners. Te winning design will emphasize the Year of the Pig, at the same time


complementing the existing Chinatown district banner in terms of colour, type and graphics, since they will be viewed consecutively on the street. Year of the Pig banners will be mounted in the six square blocks bounded by Main Street, Princess Street, Logan Avenue and James Avenue. All submissions must be dropped off or mailed to the Downtown Win- nipeg BIZ and be received no later than 1:00 p.m. January 11, 2019.


www.manitobapost.com


Year of the rooster 2017 banner winner.


December 2018


Beside the Bell Motel on Henry Ave.


that location at Merchant Park to be a good location and over 72 percent felt that a permanent facility should be build there. Downtown Winnipeg BIZ’s


CEO, Kate Fenske, is proud of the impact the project had on the downtown and says that one of the locations really stood out to her. “When we placed the toilet on Main Street, we saw an increase in individuals using the facility and our ability to connect to those most in need did too. Our CHAT and Watch teams were able to be closer to those in need and offered both assistance and stability by our presence,” says Fenske. “It was a real eye-opener when it came to need by location.” Te toilet is now in storage for


the winter, and the Downtown Winnipeg BIZ has already re- ceived expressions of interest to have the toilet in locations like Te Forks, along the River Walk, and at Lower Fort Garry Park. The Publ ic Pop-Up Toilet


project could not have been pos- sible without the dedication of Wins Bridgman who designed the toilet, Siloam Mission who staffed it, and City of Winnipeg Councillors Orlikow, Gerbasi and Gilroy who helped fund the project.


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