U of M-owned buildings given heritage status
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SEVEN buildings, including three owned by the University of Manitoba, have been added to the City of Winnipeg’s list of protected historical resources.
The buildings were granted heritage status at Monday’s meeting of the city’s property and development committee.
While the university administration had previously announced its opposition to the Administration Building and John A. Russel Building at U of M’s Fort Garry Campus, as well as the Manitoba Medical College Building (750 Bannatyne Ave.), being designated for protection under the city’s heritage bylaw, no representatives showed up to voice concerns Monday.
At a past meeting of the historical buildings and resources committee, the U of M filed a formal objection to the nomination of the buildings, arguing there was no need for them to be included on the city’s list since the university was already committed to protecting them.
In the written objection, a spokesman said the U of M had already developed its own historical significance documentation and identified character-defining elements that would be maintained during any future alterations.
Nonetheless, the property and development committee — councillors Brian Mayes (St. Vital), Janice Lukes (Waverley West), Kevin Klein (Charleswood-Tuxedo-Westwood) and Sherri Rollins (Fort Rouge-East Fort Garry) — voted to add the buildings to the city’s protected list.
Klein was the sole councilor to oppose the motion, in respect to the three U of M buildings.
Also granted heritage status was a Université de Saint-Boniface property (200 Avenue de la Cathedrale) and the nearby archbishop’s residence (151 Avenue de la Cathedrale).
Two other buildings were added to the list, but with modifications requested by the owners.
Representatives of the owners of the Manitoba Telephone System Building (166 Portage Ave.) and St. Mary’s Academy (550 Wellington Cres.), respectively, challenged the exact character-defining elements that would be designated for protection.
ryan.thorpe@freepress.mb.ca