St. James Village BIZ continually evolves its programs based on members needs, emerging trends, and community feedback. These initiatives are designed to enhance both the operational experience for businesses and the visitor experience – all while fostering a vibrant, safe, and welcoming environment where everyone can thrive.
Street Beautification & Maintenance
From May through August, the St. James Village BIZ hires a team of student ambassadors – our Green Team – dedicated to keeping our community clean, vibrant, and welcoming.
Funding for this program is made possible through federal and provincial support, including the Canada Summer Jobs program and Urban/Hometown Green Team program.
You can spot our Green Team members by their bright orange and green uniforms. They are responsible for planting and maintaining flowers, weed control, and upkeep of other St. James Village BIZ property, including benches. They also handle litter pickup and graffiti control.
First Impressions are important, and graffiti can attribute to a negative impression or experience. Graffiti is an issue that is sweeping throughout different communities around the city. BIZ zones work together with the city of Winnipeg to maintain graffiti-free neighborhoods. The St. James Village BIZ team helps to up-keep the beautification around the BIZ zone by removing graffiti to preserve sunny St. James’s positive environment.
Graffiti Art is different than graffiti the crime. In its form, it requires the consent of business owners and is usually associated with a mural or marketing platform. Graffiti the crime pops up un-approved and can cost over thousands of dollars each year for removal. The materials that are needed for the clean-up includes a pressure washer, paint sprayers, chemical wipes, primer, and paint.
If you experience un-wanted or un-approved graffiti please first file a police report either in person, online or at your local police station. Then email the St. James Village BIZ at info@stjamesbiz.ca to have our team remove it free of charge.
To report graffiti to the Winnipeg Police Service call: 204-986-6222 or visit www.winnipeg.ca/police/report
For non-BIZ member removal call 311
Streetscaping
The St. James Village BIZ works to maintain an attractive and beautiful neighborhood where businesses can thrive; We accomplish this through Streetscaping which is used to describe placement of enhanced decor or infrastructure in a purposeful manner. Over the years the BIZ has maintained flowers, plants, planters, benches, signage, bike racks and holiday decor. Streetscaping helps create a positive effect in the business community and is essential to design streetscaping that will capture the eye and motivate people to walk around while interacting and discovering their environment that will bring encouragement and engagement in various activities within different businesses.
The BIZ is continually working to maintain the area ascetic while working to expand its boundaries to provide streetscaping to more of the community.