‘Downtown cannot fail’: Manitoba Metis Federation acquires more Winnipeg real estate

The Manitoba Metis Federation has acquired much existent property successful downtown Winnipeg.

On nan heels of nan MMF’s acquisition of nan historical Bank of Montreal building astatine Portage and Main successful 2020, president David Chartrand is group to denote Thursday that nan federation has purchased nan Bell MTS buildings astatine 333 Main S. and 191 Pioneer Ave.

Chartrand told 680 CJOB’s The Start that nan moves are nan MMF’s measurement of giving backmost to nan city’s core.

“I’m very concerned astir downtown,” he said. “I’ve made it very clear to nan politician and to nan premier that we request to activity together to rebuild downtown.

“Downtown cannot neglect — if it fails, this state fails, this metropolis fails.”

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Chartrand said nan 24- and 13-storey buildings, on pinch nan adjacent parking lot, will beryllium connected to nan erstwhile bank, which nan MMF is successful nan process of processing into a Metis Heritage Centre.

More specifications astir nan acquisition are expected later Thursday morning.