On January 23, 2001, the Minister of Intergovernmental Affairs, the Honourable Jean Friesen released the document" "Planning Manitoba's Capital Region: NEXT STEPS", which announced a new Capital Region initiative for Manitoba. The intent of the initiative is to produce a Regional Policy Plan for Manitoba's Capital Region.
The Government of Manitoba has a strong commitment to the Capital Region. The Province has responsibility for land management, municipal government, resources and the environment. It also contributes financially to infrastructure, educational and health services, some municipal services, and a number of economic development initiatives. Ensuring a safe, healthy, prosperous and efficient Capital Region is important to Manitoba as a whole and is a significant Provincial interest.
The Winnipeg Capital Region is located in the southeast part of the province located along the Assiniboine and Red Rivers with the northern part of the region bounded by the south basin of Lake Winnipeg. It makes up approximately 1.4% of the province's land base. The 1996 population of the region was 706,000. The region is made up of the City of Winnipeg (the province's capital and largest city), the City of Selkirk, Town of Stonewall and the Rural Municipalities of Cartier, East St. Paul, Headingley, Macdonald, Ritchot, Rockwood, Rosser, St. Andrews, St. Clements, St. Francois Xavier, Springfield, Tache and West St. Paul.
This website contains information relevant to the Capital Region initiative, including reports, maps, news releases, annoucements, work done to date, feedback, and relevant links. The information on this site will be continuously updated. Your input is welcome.
