Waverley West is a

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and suburb in southwest

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. The area was approved by the Government of Manitoba in 2005, and is scheduled to be constructed over a 20-year period. With a projected population of 40 000 in 2009, the suburb, were it to be a separate city, would be the third-largest city in the province. The ward falls into the broader Fort Garry area of Winnipeg.

Neighbourhoods and amenities

The areas/neighbourhoods of the Waverley West

are: * Agassiz *Bison Run (formerly Waverley West B) — Following over 6 years of planning, this new development was named ''Bison Run'' in June 2021 and is projected to take between 20–25 years to complete. The first phase of development is to include multi-family

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, condominiums,

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s, and

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, followed by commercial development and a

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. * Bridgwater — The

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of Bridgwater is a network of connected neighbourhoods in Waverley West. The area is named for Arthur Bridgwater (1910-1976), Chief of Police for the Rural Municipality of Fort Garry. For schooling, the area's

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includes Whyte Ridge Elementary and Ecole Bonnycastle School for K-4; Arthur A Leach Junior High, Henry G. Izatt, and Viscount Alexander for

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; and Fort Richmond Collegiate and Vincent Massey Collegiate for

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. It includes: **Bridgwater Centre — the hub of the area; housing mostly consists of condos and attached

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s. Commercial development in this neighbourhood began with the construction of the

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in early 2015, subsequently followed by

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and a Liquor Mart. ** Bridgwater Forest — the first

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in the area to be developed. ** Bridgwater Lakes ** Bridgwater Trails * Fairfield Park * Montcalm * Richmond West * South Pointe * South Pointe West * Waverley Heights * West Fort Garry Industrial * Whyte Ridge A $69.7-million arterial road in Waverley West was completed in 2014 and included an extension of Kenaston Boulevard.

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"Bridgwater Forest"
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