Assiniboia C.C. approves plans for school in Bridgwater neighbourhood

Waverley West

Bridgwater

The Assiniboia community committee held a regular meeting on Oct. 3.

There, a few projects and name approvals were discussed.

The committee approved an extension of time for the subdivision and rezoning of a site at 100 South Town Rd., from Oct. 24, 2025 to Oct. 24, 2026.

The 1.48-acre spot of land, which was once the home of Altea Fitness’s parking lot, will eventually be the site of a 10-storey apartment complex with 102 units and 7,975 square feet of commercial space.

The committee also approved a subdivision and servicing agreement for lands bound by Landover Drive, Castlebrook Drive, Skyline Drive, and public reserve to allow for the construction of a public school and daycare in the Bridgwater neighbourhood.

If completed, Skyline School will serve kids in Grades K-8 and join the Pembina Trails School Division. The targeted opening year, at this time, is 2027.

A hearing was held regarding a subdivision and rezoning at 736 Haney St., in order to subdivide the space — currently home to a single-family household — into four lots, to create space for three new single-family households to be built on the same section of land, which is 1.87 acres in size. The fourth lot will remain vacant.

“Although modest, it will be going from one single-family home to three single-family homes, which does increase density without having any adverse effects on the adjacent surrounding properties,” said Coun. Evan Duncan (Charleswood-Tuxedo-Westwood) in support.

A separate hearing followed, this time regarding a variance for the same property, permitting smaller-than-recommended area space for all four of the lots scheduled to be subdivided to make way for the new properties.

The committee also approved that the cricket fields in La Barriere Park be officially named ‘La Barriere Park Cricket Fields’ and that any corresponding signage be installed in the next 60 days.

Finally, the committee recommended that the City conducts a 120-day cross jurisdictional scan on the use, permitting and penalties relating to fireworks on private property, which would include the comparison of fines for the use of fireworks without permission, a listing of cities where the use or sale of fireworks is banned, provisions from other jurisdictions which govern the use of fireworks on both public and private property, and any additional recommendations to control the use of fireworks in Winnipeg.