Northwest Winnipeg takes title as city's dirtiest neighbourhood

Northwest Winnipeg has unseated Transcona as the most litter-strewn area of the city.

The litter index, which ranks the state of the city's neighbourhoodsafter the snow has melted away, is put out annually byTake Pride Winnipeg.

For the purposes of the index, the city is divided into 12 areas andrated on a scale of 1-4 with the dirtiest areas getting higher scores.

The average score for Winnipeg as a whole this year was 2.32, which is a big jump from the previous two years. It was2.19 in 2015 and2.14 in 2014.

• Area 1:Northwest Average score: 2.85

Worst Streets: Keewatin Street between Notre Dame Street and Logan Avenue, Oak Point Highwayto the Perimeter Highway, Perimeter from Oak Point to McPhillips, Kinver Avenue between Keewatin Street andGarden Grove Drive, Selkirk Avenue between Keewatin Street and Sheppard Street, Burrows fromKeewatin to McPhillips.

• Area 2: North/Central Average score: 2.54

Worst Streets: Redwood Avenue between Arlington Street and Main Street, Burrows Avenuebetween Main Street and Arlington Street, Dufferin Avenue between Salter Street and Main Street,Mountain between Arlington and Salter.

• Area 3: Northeast Average score: 1.96

Worst Streets: Chief Peguis Trail west of Henderson Highway, Raleigh Street/Gateway Road.

• Area 4: Transcona Average score: 2.50

Worst Streets: Lagimodiere Boulevard, Pandora from Ravenhurst to Hoka.

• Area 5: West Average score: 2.45

Worst Streets: Century from Portage to Dublin, Cavalier, Perimeter from Portage north.

• Area 6: West End Average score: 2.44

Worst Streets: Sherbrook Street from Portage Avenue to Cumberland Avenue, Cumberland Avenuefrom SherbrookStreet to BalmoralStreet, Omand's Creek, Maryland Street from Ellice Avenue toPortage Avenue.

• Area 7: Downtown Average score: 1.64

Worst Streets: Colony Street from St. Mary Avenue to Broadway, Bannatyne Avenue fromSherbrook Street to Princess Street, William Avenue from Sherbrook Street to Princess Street.

• Area 8: St. Boniface Average score: 2.37

Worst Streets: Bishop Grandin Boulevard from Lakewood Boulevard to St. Anne's Road, St. Anne'sRoad from Bishop Grandin Boulevard to Fermor Avenue, Fermor Avenue from St. Mary's Road toWestmount.

• Area 9: St. Vital/South Osborne Average score: 2.17

Worst Streets: Perimeter between St. Anne's Road and St. Mary's Road, St. Anne's from Perimeter toBishop Grandin, Dakota from Bishop Grandin to Southglen.

• Area 10: Southwest Average score: 2.13

Worst Streets: Shaftesbury from Grant to Wilkes, Perimeter from Wilkes to Roblin, Taylor fromStafford to Kenaston.

• Area 11: Fort Rouge/ Fort Garry Average score: 2.39

Worst Streets: Confusion Corner, Stradbrook Street/River Avenue from Main Street to DonaldStreet.

• Area 12: South Average score: 2.4

Worst Streets: Kenaston Boulevard from Perimeter to Bishop Grandin Boulevard, Bison Drive fromWaverley Street to Pembina Highway, McGillivray Boulevard from Pembina Highway to WaverleyStreet.