The 2009 Winnipeg Wards Boundaries Commission
Update: 2010/02/22
Winnipeg Wards Boundaries Commission Final Report
In accordance with
The City of Winnipeg Charter
and following public hearings to gather information, the 2009
Winnipeg Wards Boundaries Commission has prepared a final report. The final report (7 GB) can be downloaded by clicking on the link below:
Winnipeg Wards Boundaries Commission – Final Report
En Français
The report recommendations come into effect on September 20, 2010.
Update: 2009/09/10
Overview
The 2009 Winnipeg Wards Boundaries Commission has been established to review the boundaries and names of the 15 Council Wards in the City.
Legislation
Under The City of Winnipeg Charter, for electoral purposes, the City is divided into 15 Council Wards. The Commission is required under Sections 11 to 14 of The City of Winnipeg Charter to establish ward boundaries for each ward, based on the City’s population, as determined in the latest Census. Individual ward population may vary by plus or minus 25% of the average.
In establishing the ward boundaries, the Commission is governed not only by population statistics, but also by the following factors set out in the legislation:
| (a) | the community or diversity of interests of the residents of the ward | |
| (b) | the means of communication between the various parts of the ward | |
| (c) | the physical features of the ward | |
| (d) | all other similar and relevant factors |
and, to the extent possible, must include the whole area of a historic community or neighbourhood in the same ward.
Commission Members
The 2009 Winnipeg Wards Boundaries Commission is made up of:
The Honourable Marc M. Monnin
Chief Justice of the Court of Queen's Bench of Manitoba
Charles N. Rubin
Former Provincial Court Judge
Marc A. Lemoine
Senior Election Official – City of Winnipeg
Bob MacCallum
Commission Coordinator
Current Population
Populations for each Council Ward, using the 2006 Census data and the current Council Ward Boundaries are as follows:
| Council Ward | 2006 Population |
2001 Population |
| Charleswood - Tuxedo | 42,180 | 40,805 |
| Daniel McIntyre | 43,995 | 45,079 |
| Elmwood - East Kildonan | 42,135 | 42,989 |
| Fort Rouge - East Fort Garry | 45,150 | 45,662 |
| Mynarski | 39,800 | 41,078 |
| North Kildonan | 36,630 | 37,915 |
| Old Kildonan | 44,465 | 41,316 |
| Point Douglas | 42,415 | 43,184 |
| River Heights - Fort Garry | 48,465 | 44,677 |
| St. Boniface | 49,160 | 44,974 |
| St. Charles | 31,430 | 32,842 |
| St. James - Brooklands | 29,230 | 30,976 |
| St. Norbert | 47,650 | 46,101 |
| St. Vital | 50,080 | 48,005 |
| Transcona | 32,910 | 32,874 |
| Total | 625,695 | 618,477 |
Using the current boundaries and the 2006 Census data, the average Ward Size is 41,713.
As per The City of Winnipeg Charter, Section 13(3), all wards must be within 25% of the average ward size. The Low and High ranges for ward population are:
Low End of Range (Average – 25%): 31,285
High End of Range (Average + 25%): 52,141
As shown in the table above, all current ward boundaries with 2006 census data applied, fall within the acceptable range except for the St. James – Brooklands Ward.
Public Hearings
In accordance with the City of Winnipeg Charter, prior to preparing a draft report, the Commission will hold public hearings at which time interested citizens or organizations can make their submissions and comments on a required change to the current St. James – Brooklands ward boundary, as well as to changes to any other ward boundaries and / or ward names.
The Commission wishes to encourage public discussion concerning any boundary or name changes before issuing any draft recommendations and looks forward to hearing from you. Your comments, preferably in writing, will be helpful to the Commission in formulating its recommendations.
PUBLIC HEARING SCHEDULE - DATE, TIME AND LOCATIONS
Silver Heights Community Centre, 2080 Ness Avenue
Tuesday, September 29, 2009 - 6:00 pm
City Hall, Council Chamber, 510 Main Street
Thursday, October 1, 2009 - 6:00 pm
City Hall, Council Chamber, 510 Main Street
Wednesday, November 25, 2009 - 6:00 pm
Maps
Populations for each current Council Ward, based on the 2006 Census data are shown below. Maps can be viewed by clicking on them and / or can be downloaded in PDF format. Individual Ward maps also provide Neighbourhood populations using the 2006 Census Neighbourhood data.
CITY OF WINNIPEG MAP
To view a map showing populations for all City of Winnipeg Wards, please click here:
City of Winnipeg Map (pdf)
WARD BOUNDARY MAPS
Click on a ward in the map below to view a map of that individual ward.
Legal Descriptions Of Ward Boundaries
Click to view the Legal Descriptions for the current Council Ward boundaries.
Last update: 2010/02/22
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