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Panhandling in Winnipeg: Legislation Versus Support Services
Author(s): John Osborne, Tom Carter, Anita Friesen, Chesya Polevychok
Publication Date: 2007
Panhandling, the act of stopping people on the street or in public or private spaces to ask for food or money, has long been part of the urban environment.  The activity generates various reactions from people: some see it as a sign of poverty and lack of services including affordable housing for marginalized groups. Others view it as having a negative effect on businesses. Some perceive panhandling to be the outcome of alcohol  and substance abu...
Why Do Panhandlers Panhandle in Winnipeg?
Author(s): Tom Carter, Chesya Polevychok, Anita Friesen, John Osborne
Publication Date: 2007
This Research Highlight draws on the findings of interviews with 75 panhandlers conducted for the study Panhandling In Winnipeg: Legislation vs. Support Services1. It presents an account of key reasons for panhandling provided by interview participants. The larger study also examines methods and nature of panhandling, geographic distribution of the activity in the city; the way panhandlers spend their money, their housing circumstances and their...
Winnipeg's Inner City in 2001
Author(s): Tom Carter, Chesya Polevychok, Kurt Sargent
Publication Date: 2003
The following brief Research Highlight illustrates some of the important characteristics that differentiate Winnipeg's inner city from the non-inner city and the Census Metropolitan Area (CMA).