b'RESIDENTIALDEVELOPMENT ROADBLOCKConcern mounts over Winnipegs sewage capacity By Twila DriedgerThe City of Winnipeg sewer capacity[The developer] purchased thepermits, the city suddenly told us that has reached its limit in certain areas,land a number of years ago with a[they] no longer have sewer capacity, and it really stinks. development agreement already inhe details. [They said,] We cant give Nic Thiessen, President of Three Wayplace from the community for theyou a permit.Builders, is cautioning WCA membersprojecta 22-unit apartment withWhile Three Way Builders thoughtto be careful when planning to build orsome commercial space, Thiessenthey had the 22 units reserved, and develop land within city limits, as somesays. Developers bought that projectinitial messages from the City of areas have reached or are nearingand the land. Winnipeg didnt state any caveats, capacity for extra effluent. Over the next 18-24 months, theThiessen says emails from the city project team made a few changesbegan stating that they work on aThiessen and his team were workingto the design to save some costsfirst-come, first-served basis.with a developer on a multi-familyon the building, working through project in St. Norbert when it becamedifferent variances with the city and theSomething changed in the middle, clear that there wasnt enough capacitycommunity design guidelines. WhenThiessen explains. A couple of large for water and waste.we were finally ready to submit forprojects were permitted just north of 32 BUILD MANITOBAwinnipegconstruction.ca'