Tell the City of Winnipeg not to remove their bird-friendly window bylaw!

A Backwards Move for Bird Protection.

Canada’s iconic prairie birds are at risk of extinction. You can stop this trend in Winnipeg with proven action to prevent bird-window collisions.

The City of Winnipeg wants to “delete” their bird-friendly window requirements (originally passed less than a year ago) for a variety of their major corridors downtown.

Industry says “cost is too high” and is lobbying to reverse these bylaws.
FLAP Canada estimates less than 1% price increase when bird-friendly design is implemented prior to permitting and construction start.
Environment and Climate Change Canada estimates between 16 million and 42 million migratory birds die in Canada per year due to window collisions.
Studies show that window-collision mitigation products can reduce fatal window strikes by up to 95%.

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Dear Mayor Gillingham and Councillors,

Thank you for your important work to address housing availability in our communities.

I’m writing to urge you to keep Winnipeg’s bird-friendly window requirements in place and reject the bylaw amendment proposal to delete them from key downtown corridors and malls. Please don’t sacrifice the health of our city’s nature.

Canada is facing a bird conservation crisis. Many iconic grassland birds like the Bobolink are declining at alarming rates. According to Environment and Climate Change Canada, 16–42 million migratory birds die every year in this country from window collisions alone. Yet we know how to prevent these bird fatalities: proven mitigation products that can reduce window strikes by up to 95%.

Using visual markers on glass is one of the simplest, most impactful actions municipalities can take to address the biodiversity crisis and decline of Canada’s birds.

Industry claims that bird-friendly design is “too expensive,” but evidence says otherwise. FLAP Canada estimates that bird-safe design adds less than 1% to building costs when incorporated and applied to the building before construction. That’s a small price for a big impact, and far cheaper than retrofits or the ecological services lost due to bird population declines.

Winnipeg has the chance to lead in responsible, biodiversity-friendly urban design.

Please keep the bird-friendly window bylaw intact and continue protecting the millions of  birds that live and move through Winnipeg and Manitoba every year.

Thank you for your time and consideration.

Sincerely,
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