Largest urban reserve worth $500M in GDP, 5,000 jobs

Winnipeg is set to host the largest economic development zone, or urban reserve, in Canada, which proponents say will serve as a model of Indigenous self-governance.

The development is expected to have a mixed-use village with commercial, residential, sports and recreation, cultural campus, education and community spaces. That would include 2,300 to 3,000 residential units and 915,000 to 1.2-million square feet of commercial space.

The proposed agreement for the former Kapyong Barracks land on Kenaston Boulevard would pave the way for Treaty One Nation to create the $1-billion Naawi-Oodena development.

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