Parade of Homes

Spring 2013

Parade of Homes featuring the best of new homes in Manitoba, Canada

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Pangaea Natural Stone Available at Brock White Pangaea Natural Stone offers a wide range of exterior and interior natural stone products, including architectural stone, thin veneers, and paving stones. Winnipeg 879 Keewatin St. R2X 2S7 204-694-3600 He says the agency is focussed on developing a comprehensive residential plan for downtown that will protect investments in the area. www.BrockWhite.ca ���The analogy that I use is that when you go to a Sage Creek or one of the suburban residential developments there���s a plan,��� Mr. McGowan says, adding buyers in Sage Creek know where shops, schools, green space and other amenities will be located before they sign on the dotted line. ���There is no plan like that downtown. So you say, ���All right, who is going to be the Qualico of the downtown or the Ladco of the downtown?��� Maybe we will be the master developer.��� CentreVenture will try to paint a picture for potential buyers to show plans for streetscape improvements, parking and retail developments and parameters for future construction. ���What you end up building then is the essence of a manufactured neighbourhood. It���s easy to draw an analogy between what we���re doing and what the big land developers do.��� Mr. Ranseth says that after living in other cities, he���s come to appreciate Winnipeg���s charms and he likes the direction the downtown is taking. ���I just think that downtown is really blossoming,��� he says. ���There���s work that needs to be done, but it���s happening. Every new development is a step forward.��� Parade of Homes Spring 2013 89

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