Winnipeg’s mayor says a ruling by the Manitoba Municipal Board could have significant implications for how the city develops its own land, while a councillor says he's concerned the decision "creates a dangerous precedent."

The provincially appointed body gave the Granite Curling Club a decisive say over a proposed affordable housing project next door in a ruling on Friday.

Winnipeg city council approved a rezoning and subdivision plan for a new 111-unit apartment building beside the curling club earlier this year. The plan calls for a mix of rent-geared-to-income, affordable and market-rate units.

The club says the plan, which would take more than half of the 80 parking spaces, threatens its long-term survival, because its members use the spaces, and the club rents them out during the

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