Winnipeg, MB – The community recycling depot located at 2055 Ness Ave. will be closed effective Monday, May 5, 2025 to make way for the expansion of the St. James Civic Centre.
Residential customers are encouraged to bring their recyclables to their nearest 4R Winnipeg Depot or community recycling depot.
St. James Civic Centre is being expanded to better meet community recreation needs. The expansion will include:
- New multi-purpose room and meeting rooms
- A new kitchen
- Improved viewing area for the swimming pool
- Administrative space and shared program space for the St. James Assiniboia 55+ Centre
- Improvements to the auditorium and associated washrooms, and to the main building entry
- Improvements to the parking lot
Construction is anticipated to begin in May 2025. To complete the work as efficiently as possible, the St. James Civic Centre will be closed from approximately June 15, 2025 until fall 2026. The Ab McDonald Arena portion of the facility will be open during its regular ice seasons.
In July 2021, the Government of Canada, Province of Manitoba, and City of Winnipeg announced $14 million in funding to expand the St. James Civic Centre. City Council approved an additional $3 million in October 2023. The total approved budget is $17 million.
For more information about the project, see: winnipeg.ca/stjamescivicexpansion.