Plan 20-50 suspended in Winnipeg metro region [Video]

It’s back to the drawing board for controversial Plan 20-50 as the Winnipeg Metro Region voted Thursday to stop the plan and begin work on a new one.

“We’ve pressed a reset button,” said Mike Moore, the chair of the region.

He said the vote was unanimous and that the plan will not move forward.

“It also represents an opportunity to go in a slightly different direction.”

The proposed planning document set targets and guidelines for the next quarter-century of growth in the Winnipeg Metro Region – a provincially mandated body made up of the City of Winnipeg and 17 surrounding municipalities.

The plan has faced backlash from several of those municipalities over their forced membership.

“That was actually one of the biggest concerns, was the loss of autonomy,” said Joy Sul, the mayor of St. Andrews.

That all changed with the introduction of Bill 4 – Manitoba’s Planning Amendment …