Winnipeg, MB - Today the Winnipeg Public Service provided a financial status update for the fourth quarter of 2014 regarding the Winnipeg Police Service Headquarters Redevelopment Project.
Construction is progressing on repairs to the water damage to the building as planned, with crews working hard to finish the project. The City will tentatively take possession this summer.
Once opened, the new Winnipeg Police Service headquarters will provide a number of benefits to the community and the downtown in particular, including:
- A greater presence of WPS foot patrols and itinerant officers on streets and in covered walkways in the downtown.
- Consolidation of core WPS functions that are now dispersed at several locations throughout the city, thus enabling better service delivery and easier access to the public for information and services.
- Easier access to the Law Courts complex, cutting transportation time and costs for WPS members attending court.
- The ability to accommodate both the current and anticipated needs of the WPS.
The project is forecasted to be within amended budget, as costs related to water damage caused by the August 21, 2014 rain storm are being submitted as an insurance claim.
The report, which will be considered by the Standing Policy Committee on Finance on Thursday, March 12, 2015, can be found here.