Granite Curling Club asks judge to quash City of Winnipeg decision to allow housing next door
CBC
Winnipeg’s Granite Curling Club has asked a judge to decide whether the City of Winnipeg can ignore a provincial decision about residential housing slated to rise next to the club.
The curling club has asked Manitoba’s Court of King’s Bench for a judicial review of a December city council decision that allows the University of Winnipeg’s arm’s-length redevelopment agency to build an apartment complex on a city-owned parking lot on Granite Way.
In a notice of application filed on Monday, the curling asked the court to quash the council decision, declare the city violated its own charter and must abide by a recommendation from the provincially appointed municipal board to withhold any development application for the project until the city works out a parking plan with the curling club.
The club objects to the development on the basis the loss of parking would threaten its financial health.
“This isn't like a lawsuit where we're seeking a bunch of money or anything like that. It's just a legal determination,” said Christian Pierce, the secretary for the curling club’s board of directors.
Both the City of Winnipeg and Mayor Scott Gillingham’s office declined to comment on the application.
City council voted to approve land-use changes that would allow the apartment complex to proceed after city real-estate and legal staff issued a report stating the city has no authority to grant the curling club a de facto veto over a development permit for a third party.
Gillingham said this month the city still intends to negotiate with the curling club.
Pierce said he would welcome that.
“We're hoping we can still negotiate a resolution,” he said.
Daniel Leonard, who curls at Granite and speaks on behalf of a group of members who support the housing project, said in a statement that the curling club's board is wasting taxpayer dollars and curling league funds to fight a residential development on the "baseless assertion" it will put the club at risk.
The curling club is also seeking court costs. An initial hearing is slated for Jan. 22, 2026.
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