WINNIPEG – Provincial health cutbacks have had ripple effects on Winnipeg property developments, but the city is working with one landowner to help them regroup. Seine River Gardens Ltd. is asking councillors on the city Property Committee for a one year extension to prepare a development plan for 21 Clayton Drive that will match the…
‘Fighting a War with a Water Gun’ Manitoba Facing Major Crystal Meth Crisis
WINNIPEG — Dane Bourget never thought his life would spiral into addiction. But when his roommate brought methamphetamine into their home, it started a decade−long journey in and out of treatment centres throughout Manitoba. “I tried it one time and then, before you know it, it’s been years,” said the 36−year−old. “I often say I…
UPDATED at 10:11AM – Manitoba Officer Shot – 3 Suspects Captured -1 Remains at Large
UPDATED at 10:11AM – During a press conference in Winnipeg at 10:10AM Thursday morning, RCMP said officers were responding to a break and enter call last evening when the officer was shot and seriously injured. The RCMP officer shot remains in hospital in stable condition at this time. Police said when the officers responding to…
RCMP Say Death of 3-Year-Old Boy Considered a Homicide
WINNIPEG — RCMP say the death of a toddler in a remote fly−in Manitoba community is now being investigated as a homicide. Mounties say the Little Grand Rapids detachment received a report of an unresponsive three−year−old boy on Aug. 23. The boy had been brought from his home to the community nursing station and was…
More Allegations of Racism Linked to Manitoba Hydro Site
WINNIPEG — A report into working conditions at a Manitoba Hydro site details allegations of racism, sexual harassment and prison−like living conditions. “I feel alone and segregated, and too scared to ask for help,” one participant said in the report called Keeyask Workplace Culture Assessment: A Review of Discrimination and Harassment. About 180 workers at…
Dogged Determination: Police in Manitoba Save Puppies
RIVERS, Man. — Police in southern Manitoba had to get down and dirty when they were called this week about five puppies trapped in a tunnel. Officers from the police service in Rivers, about 40 kilometres northwest of Brandon, found four males and one female in an underground burrow that had been dug out by…
Konowalchuk & Canabie Added to Winnipeg Most Wanted
WINNIPEG – Law enforcement agencies in Manitoba provide pictures and details of individuals that are wanted by police in their communities. The Manitoba Post brings you those details and photos of wanted people in our province on a weekly basis. Please share them with your friends on Facebook and Twitter. Stephen Konowalchuk Stephen Konowalchuk is…
RCMP are Searching the Winnipeg River for a 38-Year-Old Swimmer
LAC DU BONNET – RCMP in Lac du Bonnet are searching for a missing 38-year-old man who was swimming on the Winnipeg River. On Monday August 27th RCMP received a report of a man who had gone swimming to retrieve a boat blown away from the shoreline of Strawberry Island on the Winnipeg River in…
Free Recycling Bins For Brandon Residents
BRANDON – Families in Brandon will soon be receiving a free Recycle Everywhere bin in an effort to make in-home beverage container recycling more convenient. The 16,000 bins are being delivered in response to a pilot study which showed that there was an increase in the recovery of beverage containers and other recyclables in households…
Overspending Needs Attention in Fall Elections
WINNIPEG – Manitoba’s largest municipal governments have overspent $1.17 billion since 2008, finds the Canadian Federation of Independent Business (CFIB)’s latest Manitoba Municipal Spending Watch report. This overspending amounts to $4,696 for a family of four. This new research studies municipal real operating spending from 2008 to 2015 for Manitoba’s 27 largest municipalities. Findings show…