Waverley West Ward
The City of Winnipeg is growing, and boundaries were recently changed to create the new Waverley West ward! I am very proud and humbled to have been acclaimed in the 2018 election to represent the new Waverley West ward and look forward to serving residents to the best of my abilities. For more details on population and exact street boundaries, see Waverley West Ward.
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New Elementary & High School – Another Major Milestone
Final design plans have been submitted to the City for ‘plan approval’. The architects, landscape architects, and a host of others who’ve been developing the plans will be presenting these plans to myself and Councillors Klein and Gillingham on March 3rd at 9:30 am....
A Vision Realized for Pembina Active Living 55+
A Vision Realized Since Pembina Active Living (55+) moved to the Grace Christian Church in 2012, PAL (55+) has been offering programs there and at various other venues in South Winnipeg. By early 2015, the Board decided that PAL would need to find a new home, one that...
Speed & Traffic Calming Streets
Speeding vehicles in Winnipeg is an increasing problem year after year. This year, I expect it will continue to even be more of a problem. Cities across Canada are reporting with more and more people working from home due to the pandemic, the streets are less...
Mother Language Day – Video
Languages are who we are; languages connect the world! Celebrating the importance of everyone’s language on International Mother Language Day on February 21. For more details and information, see UNESCO's webpage. https://youtu.be/nPBtUo4SSak
Happy Lunar New Year – Video
Wishing everyone a very Healthy and Happy Lunar New Year! So miss getting together to celebrate! https://youtu.be/Z8CCDoL_Rj8
My February 2021 Newsletter
This month’s newsletter focuses on the governance review, communications and office support for Councillor’s to govern the City, new schools, and more! Sign up for future newsletters by registering at Councillor Lukes’ E-Newsletter.
2021 Governance Review
The last time the City reviewed its governance model was in 1997 – 24 years ago. In 2016, I supported the call for a governance review. The review is now underway. This webpage contains a series of video’s I am producing related to the City’s governance model, and...
Major Milestone in Development of New Elementary & High School
Years and years and years of work is culminating with another major milestone in the development of two new schools in the area of Waverley West B! A conditional use permit has been granted to establish an elementary, junior and senior high school. This is a huge...
Communicating with Residents in a Pandemic
Pivot seems to be the word of the year when speaking about anything pandemic related! I find not being able to attend events, or have in person meetings has dramatically shifted the way residents and I are able to communicate. I guess we can say ‘technology’ has saved...
U of Manitoba – Redevelopment of Former Southwood Golf Course
Council has approved the Secondary Plan that sets the stage for the redevelopment of the former Southwood golf course, now known as the North Campus Lands. In 2011, the University of Manitoba acquired the former Southwood golf course, with the vision to develop a...
