BUILDING BLOCKS Housing Forum MAY 5, 1998 Pantages Playhouse Theatre Winnipeg, Manitoba PROCEEDINGS WORKING TOGETHER FOR WINNIPEG'S DOWNTOWN For more information on CentrePlan, please contact: City of Winnipeg Planning and Land Use Division Unit 15 - 30 Fort Street  Winnipeg, Manitoba R3C 4X5 Phone: 311 Fax: (204) 986-3684

CONTENTS EXECUTIVE SUMMARY OPENING REMARKS Toby Chase Brad Hughes DOWNTOWN HOUSING Tom Carter LIVING DOWNTOWN Alan Shepard Erwin Malzer Linda Williams Discussion STEPS FOR SUCCESS Dudley Thompson Trudy Schroeder Roy Nichol Discussion THE RE-BIRTH OF CITY CENTRES Ken Greenberg HERITAGE MATTERS Glen Murray Giles Bugailiskis Arch Honigman Susan Turner Discussion BREAKING GROUND Market Opportunities Conditions to Address Important Actions Public Sector Role Proposed CentrePlan Actions Exciting Forum Ideas The First Initiative