Winnipeg votes 2018: Waverley West ward profile

• About the ward
• News stories from WaverleyWest
• Meet the councillor
• See what the councillor says on key issues
• More ward profiles fromCBCManitoba

Winnipeggers will go to the polls on Oct. 24 to elect a mayor andcity councillors but voters in the city's newest electoral ward already know who their councillor will be.

Coun. JaniceLukes, who currently representsthe South Winnipeg-St. Norbert ward, was acclaimed in WaverleyWest, as no other candidates registered to run there in the 2018 election.

The new south Winnipeg ward of WaverleyWestwas created inone of the city's fastest-growing areas after a city commissionsetnewboundariesfor this year, essentially cutting in half the massive South Winnipeg-St. Norbert ward (which previously hada population of68,112 45 per cent larger than the average for the city's wards).

That created the newWaverleyWest ward (with a population of44,006, according to 2016 census data)and the renamed St. Norbert-Seine River ward.

WaverleyWestincludesWhyteRidge, Linden Ridge, Agassiz, Richmond West, South Pointe, Fairfield Park, and the Bridgwaterneighbourhoods, among others.

WaverleyWest in the news

Meet the councillor

Janice Lukeswas self-employed for over 25 years, prior to being elected to Winnipeg city council in 2014. She has also worked as an infrastructure fund development consultant for several organizations.

What the councillor says on key issues

Questions in this section were among those voters in the ward said they wanted asked of the councillor. Responses have been edited and condensed.

Some residents in your neighbourhood say they want a community centre. What are you doing about that?

We have purchased land east of Kenaston and south of the new Bison Boulevard. I have secured funding to do an area structure plan.This determines things like water, sewer and power lines. I have also secured more than $11 million towards the structure itself.

Why was the fountain [at BridgwaterLakes] shut down [earlier than usual]this year?

That fountain is getting structural repairs to the paving stones they shifted.

What are you doing about the soccer field being torn up? [The Tim Sale Drivesoccer field was closed earlier this year, along with the BridgwaterLakes splash pad. The splash pad later reopened.]

The soccer field is owned by the developer, which is Manitoba Housing. It has to be brought up to city standards before it can be taken over by the city.

More CBC Manitoba election ward profiles:

• Charleswood-Tuxedo
• Daniel McIntyre
• Elmwood-East Kildonan
• Fort Rouge-East Fort Garry
• Mynarski
• North Kildonan
• Old Kildonan
• Point Douglas
• River Heights-Fort Garry
• St. Boniface
• St. James
• St. Norbert-Seine River
• St. Vital
• Transcona

Journalism students from Red River College's creative communications program have prepared profiles of each city of Winnipeg ward ahead of the 2018 civic election for CBC Manitoba. Read all of our election 2018 coverage here.