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MIKAELA MACKENZIE \/ FREE PRESS<\/p>\n
Area resident Kevin Stuart shows a trash pile Monday behind 895 Lorette Ave. He hasn\u2019t seen anyone working on the house in months.<\/p>\n
Kevin Stuart lives behind the property and sees people use the portable toilet regularly, as well as add their garbage to the growing pile.<\/p>\n
Stuart hasn\u2019t seen anyone working on the home for months.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt looks like a dump site,\u201d he said Monday.<\/p>\n
In April 2025, Stuart told reporters the house hadn\u2019t been worked on for more than a year. At the time, a concrete foundation had been poured but no other work had been done. <\/p>\n
In 2023, the Free Press reported the vacant home on the property was a target for firebugs and squatters. In May of that year, the home was hit by fire again and was later demolished.<\/p>\n
Today, the two-storey home appears to be nearly finished on the outside, but the garbage remains and the site seems abandoned, Stuart said.<\/p>\n
City records show a building permit was issued for the property on Nov. 16, 2023. Under city bylaws, the permit can remain open for three years, at which time the work should be completed and final inspection conducted.<\/p>\n
A permit-holder can request extensions, which would require approval from the city.<\/p>\n
Stuart has made several complaints to 311 about the property in the past, including one last week about the trash pile.<\/p>\n
A 7-Eleven at the end of the alleyway means garbage from some customers passing by has ended up on the pile, Stuart said. Several shopping carts have also been dumped on the property.<\/p>\n
\u201cI feel like once people know about the spot it attracts more people to it and they use it at their will,\u201d he said, adding that he saw three different people use the porta-potty over the weekend.<\/p>\n
\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t MIKAELA MACKENZIE \/ FREE PRESS<\/p>\n The property has been a problem for neighbours since before 2023, when it was hit by fire and demolished. Progress on construction of the new home has been sporadic at best.<\/p>\n The city has received one report about the property this year, which is under investigation by the licensing and bylaw enforcement department, spokesperson Kalen Qually said. Any bylaw violations will be addressed with the property owners.<\/p>\n There are site condition requirements as part of approved construction permits, Qually said. Construction sites must have an approved waste-management plan with a properly sized disposal bin for waste materials.<\/p>\n Stuart said he feels city bylaws are not being applied evenly in this situation.<\/p>\n \n\t\tWinnipeg Free Press | Newsletter\n\t<\/p>\n \t\t\t\t\t \u201cIf I had this kind of garbage in my yard I would hope the city came to tell me to clean it up, or give me a ticket or something,\u201d he said. \u201cIt\u2019s not just the city\u2019s fault, it\u2019s that they don\u2019t seem to pressure \u2014 at least this owner \u2014 to have the same civic view as every other homeowner is expected to have.\u201d<\/p>\n The city\u2019s property and neighbourhood standards dictate properties must be maintained and free of any accumulation of junk, litter or debris.<\/p>\n Portable toilet placement and usage is regulated by the province\u2019s workplace health and safety rules, but the regulation does not dictate whether the facility must be locked after work hours.<\/p>\n The property owners, previously identified as BSA Group Ltd., could not be reached for comment Monday.<\/p>\n nicole.buffie@freepress.mb.ca<\/p>\n \t\t\t\t Nicole Buffie Nicole Buffie is a reporter for the Free Press city desk. Born and bred in Winnipeg, Nicole graduated from Red River College\u2019s Creative Communications program in 2020 and worked as a reporter throughout Manitoba before joining the Free Press newsroom as a multimedia producer in 2023. Read more about Nicole<\/a>.<\/p>\n Every piece of reporting Nicole produces is reviewed by an editing team before it is posted online or published in print \u2014 part of the Free Press\u2018s tradition, since 1872, of producing reliable independent journalism. Read more about Free Press\u2019s history and mandate<\/a>, and learn how our newsroom operates<\/a>.<\/p>\n
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