Well, I've had time to reflect on the meeting I went to last week Thursday about this initiative from the provincial government. The program has been extended to the area that I currently (and will in the future) live in. Nice to know that the province is considering putting some $$ into areas of the province that need some improvements. Makes you wonder where the city and feds are .....
The meeting was really informative - a powerpoint presentation that supported the talk (instead of distracting from it) and a chance to talk with and network with area residents and business owners. Of course, the biggest thing was Crime... Being in the West End has been an eyeopener for me as far as what people are like. The other items we talked about were physical environment, Parks and Recreation, Housing and Community Involvement.
The best part was watching different resident getting together, figuring out what we can do to make our neighbourhood a better place for everyone. With this being an election year for city and school trustees, it was even more important - two of the candidates for our city ward were at the meeting, and it was a chance to pick their brains too.
Well, gotta go - there's a forum tonight on the city election that I want to go to. More later.... maybe.
http://www.gov.mb.ca/ia/programs/neighbourhoods/
Link to the program site.
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