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Article: The failures of Waverley West
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- Winnipeg Free Press
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- February 23, 2009
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Another round of false hopes and broken promises
Over the past six years, Winnipeggers have heard much about how Waverley West would be a panacea for civic woes.
The development industry believed it would be good for economic growth by keeping jobs in skilled trades from exiting Winnipeg for Alberta. The provincial NDP, a major land owner and potential developer, argued it would be economically "just" not only by keeping housing prices low, but through some of the profits funding programs in impoverished core neighborhoods.
The sounds of cement mixers and nail guns could not be heard soon enough. In March 2006, planning firm ND Lea said the shortage of available lots in southwest Winnipeg ...