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Living in the Red: Exploring Winnipeg's Debt-scape
(Institute of Urban Studies, 2015-04-02)
Canadian households are now deeper in debt than at any time since Statistics Canada began collecting
debtor data in 1961. Debt, payment delinquency, and bankruptcy are increasingly a part of the lives
of the young, the ...
Proceedings of the Prairie Urban Congress 2000
(2014-11-05)
The Prairie Urban Congress was held at a very opportune time. Municipalities and community-based
organizations currently face a difficult set of circumstances. The federal government has been devolving
housing responsibilities ...
Downtown Winnipeg: Developments and Investments, 2005-2013
(Institute of Urban Studies, 2013-11-25)
Churchill Sustainability Planning Framework (CSPF)
(Institute of Urban Studies, 2011-02)
e current report is the Churchill Sustainability Planning Framework (CSPF) which sets out the
Vision, Values and Priorities for making Churchill a more sustainable community, and provides a
“toolkit” for moving these ...
Saint-Boniface: The Roman Catholic Values that Shape its Landscape
(Institute of Urban Studies, 2014-09-26)
This paper begins by analyzing different divisions in the Saint-Boniface district. It
explains the reasons for focusing on Central Saint-Boniface and more specifically on the
Roman Catholic Church as leader in its landscape ...
End of Operating Agreements Phase I
(Institute of Urban Studies, 2016)
The Manitoba Non-Profit Housing Association (MNPHA) contracted the Institute of Urban Studies (IUS) at The University of Winnipeg to undertake research on the End of Operating Agreements (EOA) in Manitoba. The ultimate ...
Subsidizing Professional Sports Teams and Building New Facilities: Flagship Projects for Urban Renewal or Corporate Welfare?
(Institute of Urban Studies, 2014-10-15)
The issue of taxpayer support of professional sports teams and for building new downtown facilities is a
contentious one. Proponents argue this practice is beneficial to the community in terms of municipal revenue,
economic ...
How Well Are Poor People Served by Canadian Banks? Testing Consumer Treatment Using Mystery Shopping
(2012-02-14)
This study reports on results from a mystery shopping method that was designed to see how lowincome
people were treated by banks in a simple shopping event. Banks that were shopped
include mainstream and fringe banks. ...
Structural Design and Social Impacts in Winnipeg Central Park Neighbourhood
(Institute of Urban Studies, 2014-10-15)
Th is study analyzes the relationship between structural design and social behavior within an urban public
space, using Winnipeg Central Park as a case study. Th e fi ndings suggest that the structural dimensions
leading ...