Bunibonibee Cree Nation Governance House
Bunibonibee, MB
Bright yellow hallway with a row of yellow lockers on the right side, a yellow wall with a sink and soap dispenser on the left side, large windows and a door at the end of the hallway, and a fan mounted near the ceiling.
Interior of a modern building with yellow walls, large windows, and two stainless steel sinks separated by a yellow partition.
Yellow wall with a round window and metallic ladder and equipment partially visible.
Yellow doors to a unisex wheelchair accessible restroom in a building with a wood-paneled wall and a terrazzo floor.
A building made of stacked shipping containers in an urban area in winter, with snow on the ground, a bus passing by, and pedestrians walking in the background.
A modern building with two garage doors, two circular windows above, and a person waving from the open door, all set in a snowy landscape at dusk.
Year: 2022
Location: Winnipeg
Budget: $875,000
A new permanent public washroom for the Main and Higgins area in Winnipeg is now built. Designed for dignity and respect, the project involved close collaboration with the City of Winnipeg, Thunderbird House, Ma Mawi Wi Chi Itata Centre, and other community agencies. It incorporates best practice harm reduction principles and offers a prototype for future public toilets across the city.
BridgmanCollaborative has been lobbying for public toilets in Winnipeg and across Canada for more than a decade: A Public Calling - Making a Plea for the Urban Outhouse, Public Toilets, Accessibility and Human Rights: A Winnipeg Pop-Up Campaign and Human Dignity on Main Street: Public Toilets in Canada. See also our Pop-Up Winnipeg Public Toilet; and here is a presentation by Wins Bridgman for the Rotary Club of Winnipeg (spring 2022).
We all need public toilets.
*All photographs by Jacqueline Young (Stationpoint Photographic)