We
have been talking about a blog for ages but haven’t gotten down to actually
writing one. So, here we are.
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| The Forks Arial Shot by Dan Harper |
As most of you know we have a lot going on around
here and we have great stories to tell and ideas to share. We will be discussing The Forks and the seasonal programming that takes place, sharing some stories about the North Portage
neighbourhood, as well as what goes on behind the scenes. Hopefully we can give our readers some
insight on how we operate and what is important to us and ultimately to the
broader community.
It
is our intention to do a weekly entry. I plan on writing many of them, but our
management group and even our tenants will be doing some of the pieces. The upcoming entries will be diverse and cover
a breadth of topics and subjects that are of interest to us and you.
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| Warming Hut Under Construction @ The Forks |
Over
the next few months we will discuss some of the headway we are making on our recent
(2011) Ten Year Concept and Financial Plan. We
have some significant planning challenges as we take a closer look at the Railside
development concept identified in that plan.
It’s not only challenging from an economic and development perspective
but we are very aware that the community has strongly held opinions on what
should and should-not occur on that site. We need to make the economics work
and do what is best for The Forks as a site as well as for the visitors.
We
are also completing the downtown waterfront vision document and hope to have
something to share at our AGM in late October.
This is a very exciting, albeit long-term, vision that we have been
working on for the previous 18 months with the City of Winnipeg and other key
stakeholders.
There will be much to talk
about as we plan for the winter programming at The Forks and we will provide an
overview of the behind the scenes process that is underway for the now
internationally recognized Warming Huts program.
We
encourage our readers to share comments and opinions on what we write. We want to start conversations on your
thoughts and ideas on The Forks and other related downtown topics. There will be future opportunity for guest
blog spots, and we are always interested
in writing about topics suggested by our readers so feel free to contact us with ideas!
Written By: Jim August
Chief Executive Officer
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