Months of submissions and previous votes could be rendered meaningless as the Winnipeg Airports Authority has asked for the Manitoba Municipal Board to review proposed changes to a city bylaw that would have allowed residential development around the Polo Park mall. The skirmishes have pitted developers with big plans for residential projects around Polo Park against the WAA's defence of its 24-hour-a-day status as a cargo hub. On the one hand there is Cadillac Fairview, the owner of CF Polo Park, joined by Winnipeg's Shindico Realty and Towers Realty Group, who propose wide-scale residential developments in the area. Kevin Klein says Winnipeg in danger of losing massive investment around Polo Park. "It's our understanding this item is in front of Winnipeg city council and we do not want to interfere with this process before it occurs," wrote a spokesperson for municipal affairs minister Rochelle Squires.

Source: CBC News May 06, 2020 09:56 UTC