Steele School: Humanity Project

Disrepair Dept: Heritage advocates want Winnipeg to enact new bylaws to prevent historic buildings from deteriorating to the point where they can be torn down, according to Winnipeg Free Press. The building is in major disrepair, has no plumbing, the roof is falling apart, and at one point, allegations were made that people were living in the building and using the schoolyard as a washroom and john Woods / archives Sir Sam Steele School s heritage status has been removed so the site can be used for housing. On Monday, council's downtown development committee voted to remove Sir Sam Steele School's heritage status so it can be demolished for a Habitat for Humanity project. The previous owner, College of Immigrants Inc., purchased the school site to redevelop as an immigration centre, but the community opposed the idea and the plan was abandoned. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.