Register Today to Attend the WMR Regional Planning Meeting

Date: Thursday, June 25, 2026
Location: Virtual (Zoom)
Time: 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.

Many Manitobans worked tirelessly to stop the Winnipeg Metropolitan Region’s controversial Plan20-50. Following widespread public opposition, the plan was abandoned. However, recent developments raise an important question: Is WMR Plan20-50 being rebranded under a new name?

• Plan20-50 was stopped following significant public opposition on December 19, 2024.

• Despite this victory, the Capital Planning Region (CPR), operating as the Winnipeg Metropolitan Region (WMR), remains a provincial construct and is still mandated to develop and adopt a regional plan.

• The WMR is now moving forward with a new draft Regional Plan that will influence land use, housing, transportation, infrastructure, economic development, and environmental planning throughout the region.

• Several municipalities, including Selkirk, West St. Paul, Dunnottar, St. Andrews, Macdonald, Springfield, Taché, Rockwood, East St. Paul, St. Clements, and Stonewall, have passed resolutions to withdraw from the CPR due to ongoing concerns regarding governance, local autonomy, and regional planning authority.

• A public open house has been scheduled for June 25, providing citizens with an opportunity to learn more about the proposed plan and ask questions.

Whether this new Regional Plan addresses the concerns that led to the rejection of Plan20-50—or simply repackages them under a different framework—remains to be seen. What is certain is that decisions made today will shape our communities for decades to come. We therefore encourage all Manitoba members, particularly those within the Capital Planning Region, to attend the June 25 meeting, become informed, and make their voices heard.