Our Team

Richard + Wintrup’s core team is made up of results-driven professional entrepreneurs who are experts in their respective fields. We commit to every project with the same intention - no matter the scope, it is conducted with urgency and the utmost attention to detail. Each member of our core team runs their own respective urban planning firms - each with a different style and perspective. We are truly blessed to have them a part of R + W for this reason! We support their vision and their path forward.

Creative. Agile. Trusted. Respected.

John Wintrup

John Wintrup

M.Sc.Pl., MCIP, RPP

Partner, Planning Consultant

Email: John@richardwintrup.com

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There is a saying in Winnipeg, when you are stuck and can’t get a project moving, you call John. His tenacity and passion are backed up with his vast knowledge base on every aspect of development in Winnipeg, MB.

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John was drawn to the planning profession because of his experience as a University of Winnipeg student in the early 1990s. Spending a lot of time in downtown Winnipeg, he wanted to be part of making positive changes in the city he loved. Since then he has been a part of many planning projects that have helped keep Winnipeggers here and brought many others to this great city.

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A seasoned urban/community planning professional, John is a well-known subject matter expert and represents clients in municipal development approval processes and land expropriations and litigation matters. His expertise in planning policies, processes, regulations, by-laws, and development scenarios is an asset to both his clients and his firm.

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Throughout his career, John has provided technical advice at hundreds of public hearings regarding planning, land-use policies, regulations, and municipal engineering requirements. He has also analyzed and evaluated well over 1,000 land use and development applications.

Expertise

  • Development Advisory & Approvals – small scale to large scale

  • Development plans, secondary plans and zoning bylaws

  • Land Expropriation Support

  • Litigation support

  • Facilitation & Engagement

  • Project Management

Education

  • Bachelor of Arts with Honours in Sociology and Geography, University of Winnipeg

  • Master of Science (Planning), University of Toronto

Associations

  • MPPI

  • CIP 

  • Congress of New Urbanism – Accredited

  • Urban Development Institute

  • Chamber of Commerce