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Elmwood in the News News Release: Irvin-Ross Announces Expansion of Neighbourhoods Alive! to Winnipeg's Elmwood Community Manitoba News Release May 27, 2010 IRVIN-ROSS ANNOUNCES EXPANSION OF NEIGHBOURHOODS ALIVE! TO WINNIPEG'S ELMWOOD COMMUNITY Minister Acknowledges 10-year Anniversary of NA! Neighbourhoods Alive!, one of the provincial government's key community economic development initiatives, is being expanded to the Elmwood area in Winnipeg with $90,000 in funding, Housing and Community Development Minister Kerri Irvin-Ross announced today. "Neighbourhoods Alive! is our long-term, community-based social and economic strategy to support and encourage community-driven revitalization efforts," said Irvin-Ross. "This is the program's 10th year and we are proud of how it has assisted economic growth in eight communities across Manitoba." Irvin-Ross announced that $90,000, through the Neighbourhood Renewal Fund, will be provided to the Elmwood community to support the expansion of Neighbourhoods Alive! in that area. The Chalmers neighbourhood will be targeted within the community for project support. The Neighbourhood Renewal Fund helps neighbourhood organizations, representing residents and other local interests to strengthen local capacity and revitalize urban neighbourhoods through a broad range of locally planned initiatives. A community consultation meeting will be held June 10 at 6:30 p.m. at the Chalmers Community Centre. The community consultation meeting will be an opportunity to describe Neighbourhoods Alive!, outline the scope, boundaries and process of the NA! expansion in Elmwood and have a community discussion to set out community priorities. "The consultation process is an important piece of the NA! initiative as it involves local residents in the planning and implementing of their own ideas to improve their community," said Irvin-Ross. Following the community consultation, proposal development support will be available to community groups through Neighbourhoods Alive! The first intake of proposals will open until July 30. Since the inception of Neighbourhoods Alive! in 2000, the provincial government has supported NA! programs in Thompson, Brandon, Flin Flon, The Pas, Selkirk, Dauphin, Portage la Prairie and inner-city communities throughout Winnipeg. Daycare
plans to rise rapidly from ashes
But within hours of the fire that claimed the Elmwood Day Nursery's old home, director Lucille Leclerc vowed that her daycare will rise again. And by this coming Monday, no less. "I have a really good feeling about it, just by what's being said," Leclerc said Wednesday morning. "It's so hard, because we can't do anything right now." That's because, in the days since the daycare's City of Winnipeg-owned building at 75 Brazier St. was struck by suspected arson, Leclerc, her 22 staffers and the parents of the 66 children who attended the daycare have done everything they can to get Elmwood Day Nursery back up and running. Now, they play the waiting game. First, daycare workers had to find a potential new space. Then they had to get health inspectors, child-care groups and the fire inspector out to give it a green light. (read full story) Winnipeg Free Press, May 13, 2010 - Melissa Martin
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On
Sunday night, when the empty building went up in flames, toys melted, crafts
burned to cinders and 66 wee outfits, kept there for a change of clean
clothes, were consumed.