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Wins Bridgman speaking at the opening of Amoowigamig, Winnipeg's new public toilet, at 715 Main Street, next to the Circle of Life Thunderbird House, 17 May 2022. Photo by MikeDeal/Winnipeg Free Press.
Wins Bridgman speaking at the opening of Amoowigamig, Winnipeg's new public toilet, at 715 Main Street, next to the Circle of Life Thunderbird House, 17 May 2022. Photo by MikeDeal/Winnipeg Free Press
The pandemic ... highlighted the connection between individual health and community health, Wins Bridgman said. Beyond providing a place for people to use the bathroom and wash their hands, Bridgman said the permanent bathroom [offers] a safe, clean place for people to take care of themselves, in connection with the community and community organizations. "This is more than a washroom," he said. "This is a way of reaching out to everyone and saying, you belong here, and your health and everyone else's health are connected together." (CBC News, 22 December 2020)



2024
  • Community washrooms a potential solution to Canada’s two-tiered system of toilet access - The Globe and Mail (May 2024) (pdf)
  • Congratulations 2024 Preservation Award Winners! - Heritage Winnipeg (April 2024)
  • City eyes private partners in public washroom expansion - Winnipeg Free Press (March 2024)  (pdf)

2023
  • Faith in future "Hope Alley" upgrades - Winnipeg Free Press (November 2023)  (pdf)
  • No place like home for Shawenim Abinoojii - Winnipeg Free Press (October 2023)  (pdf)
  • Relief required - Winnipeg Free Press (September 2023)   (pdf)
  • Extensive exterior upgrades planned for downtown public space - Winnipeg Free Press (July 2023)   (pdf)
  • Amoowigamig: more than a washroom - Working Together : A Magazine of the Winnipeg Foundation (June 2023)
  • For the Indigenous, was this building a gesture of reconciliation? Or an empty gift? - New York Times (May 2023)  (pdf)
  • City eyes permanent public washroom hours options - Winnipeg Free Press (May 2023)  (pdf)
  • Case-in-point: From pop-up toilet to permanent facility: Winnipeg's example of activist-led public washrooms - University of Manitoba (May 2023)  (pdf)
  • A safe place to stay: housing development to serve women, children facing gender-based violence - Winnipeg Free Press (April 2023)  (pdf)
  • Main Street washroom designer, advocate calls on city to expand, not reduce, hours - Winnipeg Free Press (March 2023)  (pdf)
  • Manitoba's former pandemic pods face varied, uncertain future - Winnipeg Free Press (February 2023)  (pdf)
  • Donate, auction or destroy? 105 unused COVID visitation units up for grabs in Manitoba - CBC News (February 2023)

2022
  • From ashes to affordable housing - Winnipeg Free Press (November 2022)  (pdf)
  • Manitoba's greatest architect dies at 92 - Winnipeg Free Press (October 2022)  (pdf)
  • Big plans underway for recently purchased Neechi Commons building - CBC News (July 2022)
  • When you gotta go: Winnipee is a crowd-sourced website of public washrooms - Winnipeg Free Press (July 2022)  (pdf)
  • Public washroom is better way to go - Winnipeg Free Press (May 2022)  (pdf)
  • Flush with excitement: permanent, safe washroom unveiled on Main Street - Winnipeg Free Press (May 2022)  (pdf)
  • Permanent public washroom to open in downtown Winnipeg - CTV News (May 2022)
  • Long-awaited public washroom designed for 'dignity and respect' to open in downtown Winnipeg - CBC News (May 2022)
  • Formerly abandoned building becomes affordable housing space for Indigenous youth - CTV News (May 2022)
  • 'Little hummingbird': derelict building becomes housing for Indigenous Youth - Winnipeg Sun (May 2022)
  • Burned-out Winnipeg apartment block transformed into housing for Indigenous youth - CBC News (May 2022)
  • Building a sense of belonging: renovation of North Point Douglas apartments will accommodate Indigenous people transitioning from CFS care - Winnipeg Free Press (April 2022)  (pdf)
  • Long Plain School set to begin major expansion this spring - CBC News (March 2022)
  • Supply chain issues hammer city construction projects - Winnipeg Free Press (February 2022)  (pdf)

2021
  • 'Staffing critical' at new permanent Main Street public washroom, city report advises - Winnipeg Free Press (December 2021)  (pdf)
  • Report highlights concerns with Winnipeg's planned public washroom downtown - CTV News (December 2021)
  • Rising from the ruins - North Point Douglas block finds new life as affordable housing for young people - Winnipeg Free Press (April 2021) (pdf)
  • The proposed design for a public washroom near Thunderbird House - CTV News (March 2021)
  • A victory for dignity at Higgins and Main - Winnipeg Free Press (March 2021) (pdf)
  • One weird city: Winnipeg's more obscure historical tidbits collected in entertaining volume - Winnipeg Free Press (January 2021) (pdf)

2020
  • Plan seeks to breathe new life into Thunderbird House site - Winnipeg Free Press (December 2020) (pdf)
  • Winnipeg launches public bathroom project - CBC News (December 2020)
  • City to set up portable toilets downtown - Winnipeg Free Press (December 2020) (pdf)
  • What to do with the Bay? Experts share visions for historic downtown Winnipeg space - CBC News (October 2020)
  • Permanent public washroom for downtown Winnipeg moves step closer with $670K grant - CBC News (July 2020) (pdf)
  • Public washrooms downtown could be built with grant money - Winnipeg Free Press (July 2020) (pdf)
  • Vision catching on for expanded Carman YFC - PembinaValleyOnline News (May 2020) (pdf)
  • City asks downtown businesses to let public use washrooms - Winnipeg Free Press (May 2020)
  • How COVID-19 will shape the way, the where and the how we work from home - CBC News (May 2020)
  • All the right angles - Canadian Architect (February 2020)

2019
  • 'Deep pockets and a pretty neat vision' needed to redevelop downtown Winnipeg Bay building - CBC News (December 2019)
  • Woman left high and dry for months by broken wheelchair lifts at pool - Winnipeg Free Press (December 2019) (pdf)
  • More places to go to the bathroom downtown may be on the horizon - CTV News (November 2019) (pdf)
  • City looking at relief options, rather than making visitors 'go' elsewhere - Winnipeg Sun (November 2019) (pdf)
  • City urged to provide more free downtown washrooms - Winnipeg Free Press (November 2019) (pdf)
  • 'We all have biology': City committee to consider call for public bathroom strategy - CTV News (October 2019) (pdf)
  • Pop-up toilet returns to Winnipeg streets, offers dignity and safety - CBC News (August 2019)
  • Pop-up toilets provide safety and dignity to Winnipeg's most vulnerable - CHVN Radio (August 2019) (pdf)
  • Pop-Up Toilet finds home where is it needed most - Winnipeg Free Press (August 2019) (pdf)
  • Winnipeg's preservation puzzle - Winnipeg Free Press (August 2019) (pdf)
  • Kelowna pop-up toilet rings in at $200K - BC Local News (July 2019) (pdf)
  • Flexibility needed for heritage designation, say building owners - CBC News (July 2019)
  • Funding questions plug downtown public toilet progress after last summer's pilot project - Winnipeg Free Press (July 2019) (pdf)
  • First Fridays take a playful turn - Winnipeg Free Press (May 2019)  (pdf)
  • Winnipeg's iconic Hudson's Bay building gains heritage status - National Trust for Canada (May 2019) (pdf)
  • St. Adolphe Daycare construction to begin shortly - Steinbach Online (April 2019) (pdf)
  • When tackling inequality in Point Douglas and other Winnipeg neighbourhoods, let's ask the right questions - CBC News (April 2019)
  • Spirit of Winnipeg gala recognizes great eight - Winnipeg Free Press (March 2019) (pdf)
  • Preserving the past leads to award for Modernist City library - City of Winnipeg (February 2019) (pdf)
  • Spirit award finalists named - Winnipeg Free Press (January 2019) (pdf)

2018
  • Igniting the pilot light - Edmonton embraces small-scale projects - Winnipeg Free Press (December 2018) (pdf)
  • St. Adolphe daycare initiative passes Council's first reading - Niverville Citizen (November 2018) (pdf)
  • Petite perfection: the Inglis Building - Heritage Winnipeg (October 2018) (pdf)
  • Winnipeggers pumped about new public toilets: survey - Winnipeg Free Press (August 2018) (Read full article - pdf)
  • Mayor, community groups unveil panhandling reducation plan - Winnipeg Free Press (August 2018) (pdf)
  • Downtown biz getting plenty of buzz from popup toilet project - Winnipeg Sun (August 2018) (Read full article - pdf)
  • Cities recognize basic sanitation is a right - Winnipeg Free Press (July 2018) (Read full article - pdf)
  • Pop-up potties received well by Winnipeggers - Winnipeg Free Press (July 2018) (READ full article - pdf)
  • Jobs provide dignity and purpose - Winnipeg Free Press (July 2018) (READ full article - pdf)
  • Pop-up toilet breaking down bathroom barriers - CHVN Radio (June 2018) (READ article - pdf)
  • When you gotta go downtown: pop-up toilet project offers free public facilities - Winnipeg Free Press (June 2018) (READ full article - pdf)
  • Gotta go? Pop-up portable potty sets up in downtown - CBC News (June 2018) (READ full article - pdf)
  • New public toilet popping up in Winnipeg - CTV News (June 2018) (READ article - pdf)
  • Downtown BIZ, Siloam offer downtown relief; pop-up toilet available through August - Winnipeg Sun (June 2018) (READ full article - pdf)
  • ​'Practical and thought-provoking' pop-up public toilets open in Winnipeg - Global News (June 2018)
  • Pop-up toilets to move around Downtown Winnipeg in pilot project - ChrisD Winnipeg News (June 2018) (READ article - pdf)
  • Library investments yield long-term reward - Winnipeg Free Press (June 2018) (READ full editorial - pdf)
  • Calling all readers: St. Vital Library reopens - Winnipeg Free Press (May 2018) (READ full article - pdf)
  • Flushed with excitement: ... a human-rights campaign - Winnipeg Free Press (May 2018) (READ full feature article - pdf)
  • Editorial: A place to go, when you need to go - Winnipeg Free Press (May 2018) (READ full article - pdf)
  • Pop-up potties opening downtown - CHVN Radio (May 2018) (READ full article - pdf)
  • Winnipeg public toilet pop-up initiative - Downtown Winnipeg BIZ (May 2018) (READ full announcement - pdf)
  • All the People - Poster (May 2018) (SEE full poster - pdf)
  • Public washrooms in Winnipeg - a recap (May 2018) (READ full article - pdf)

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