Monica Giesbrecht

WINNIPEG - NORWOOD About 1400 customers without power due to an outage in this area, among several today due to damage caused by high winds. If you see lines down stay 10 m away and call 911.

When the Army Corps of Engineers not only recognizes but adopts green infrastructure as a key climate resilience development tool this is a sign of excellent progress. dirt.asla.org/2024/05/28/in-…

Here is the DIRT. LA's can lead developing nature based solutions for human and natural health! dirt.asla.org/2024/06/05/whe…

we need to reach the tipping point - kentucky blue grass lawns should not be the norm. thestar.com/news/gta/this-…

1/2 A week ago I listened to CBC radio WPG do a 20min story on caring for our unsustainable monoculture sod lawns. Instead we should be encouraging people to abandon this energy intensive practice in favour of adopting permaculture, edible gardens, or rewilding. See below:

2/2 theglobeandmail.com/life/home-and-…

mind blown ... youtu.be/EruSZNI4th4?si… via @YouTube

So excited by the news that Winnipeg has finally come around to the idea of a vibrant, and open multimodal portage and main! Now to also find a way to save and repurpose Bruce Head’s 400’ long concourse sculpture in the process.

Respect @ScottGillingham thank you for being analytical, open minded, and strong enough to make a decision and stand behind it. Not everyone will agree right now but once the intersection is open everyone will ask why was this such a big deal! cbc.ca/news/canada/ma…

Do you want to lift your spirits and feel pride joy and hope for our home in the centre of Canada? Listen to the Feb 14 2024 edition of The Current with Matt Galloway cbc.ca/listen/live-ra…

Dear @cityofwinnipeg and @ScottGillingham short sighted and unfortunate. Very small investment for a massive social, physical, and mental health return for the City! Rethink maybe? cbc.ca/news/canada/ma…

Analyzing the Ontario Science “Business Case”: canadianarchitect.com/analyzing-the-… @ONPlace4All @SaveOSC @KGreenbergTO @alexbozikovic canadianarchitect.com/analyzing-the-…

How amazing is this young person! Go Antonina, Churchill and YYFN! #womencanchangetheworld nelliemcclungfoundation.com/yesican?wix-vo…

Making green infrastructure visible is part of the education process! Excellent project under the expressway in Toronto following Seattle’s footsteps 20years ago. thebentway.ca/news/bentway-s…

“Inverse vaccine” shows potential to treat multiple sclerosis and other autoimmune diseases | Pritzker School of Molecular Engineering | The University of Chicago pme.uchicago.edu/news/inverse-v…

The future is landscape architecture archdaily.com/1004201/why-la…

Soaring temperatures are a reminder that a city’s tree canopy will be critical to mitigating the increasing impacts of climate change Surface temperature on adjacent blocks of the same Winnipeg street. The second block had its street trees removed in the 1960’s to add car lanes

@HTFC_Winnipeg @wpgfreepress @FortWhyteAlive @Stantec & so much more! Including a resilient site development that protects existing habitat and expands visitor access to the prairie, forest and ponds FWA is famous for, while managing the impacts of a new building in this special landscape through integrated green infrastructure.

Check out the @wpgfreepress today for a great article on @FortWhyteAlive Buffalo Crossing on their new southern gateway! We're working with @Stantec to bring improved accessibility incorporating transit to the site! winnipegfreepress.com/business/2023/…