MNPHA Newsletter is published regularly throughout the year
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Current Issue – May 2024
Lions Place Research Report Launched
Laura Funk, Professor of Sociology and Criminology at the University of Manitoba, presented the Lions Place Research Report to a room full of press and supporters of the project. Interviews with the past and previous senior tenants provided insight from their perspective on what happened before the sale and what’s happened since Lions Place has become privately owned.
The report details eight recommendations based on their findings. Among the recommendations is to include implementing legislation that would prevent buildings that are non-profit from being sold to the private market, especially buildings that have received substantial public support for their initial development. View the full report here