MORDEN, MB – This is a round-up of the calls for service that Morden Police attended to during the week of January 6th to 12th. January 6th, 2020 At 12:28 am, police were dispatched to a residence on Conner Hill Drive. The caller stated they could hear loud banging outside their house. Police attended and…
61-Year-Old Dies in Collision Near Sandy Hook
MANITOBA – Gimli RCMP, along with a Forensic Collision Reconstructionist, continue to investigate a fatal collision. Police responded to a two-vehicle collision on Highway 9, at the intersection with 17th Avenue, just north of Sandy Hook on Friday afternoon around 1:30 pm. RCMP have determined that a SUV, being driven by a 43-year-old woman from…
61-Year-Old Woman Tells Would be Robber, No
PORTAGE LA PRAIRIE – Thursday evening RCMP in Portage la Prairie received a call about an attempted robbery in the parking lot of a bank on Saskatchewan Avenue East. A 61-year-old woman was walking to her vehicle when a man demanded money. She refused and the man then acted as if he was aiming a…
Blumenort Man Dies in Vehicle Rollover
ST-PIERRE-JOLYS – A 52 year-old man from Blumenort lost his life when he lost control of his vehicle yesterday afternoon while attempting to pass another car. The accident occurred at 4:30 P.M. when the 52 year-old man was travelling on PR 311. He attempted to pass another vehicle and lost control, rolling a number of…
Woman Hospitalized After Pedestrian Vehicle Collision
PEGUIS FIRST NATION – A 27 year-old woman is in the hospital with life-threatening injuries after she was struck by a car on East Road on Peguis First Nation. The collision occurred when the victim, a pedestrian, was struck by a vehicle as she was walking on the side of the road at about 11:00…
RCMP Charge Leaf Rapids Man with Manslaughter
THOMPSON – RCMP have made an arrest regarding the death of a 30 year-old man from Leaf Rapids on January 4. The victim was stabbed at an apartment complex on Princeton Drive and later died as a result of his injuries. 26 year-old Ronald Dysart of Leaf Rapids has now been arrested and charged with…
Work Underway to Create a Culture That Embraces Development
WINNIPEG – An action plan to address the recommendations of the 2019 Review of Planning, Zoning and Permitting was released Friday. “We are committed to introducing legislation that will enable a regional approach to development and promote co-operation between area planning districts and municipalities,” Minister Squires said in a release. “We are excited to start…
New Emergency Department at St. Boniface Hospital
WINNIPEG – The Provincial Government will re-develop and expand the emergency department at St. Boniface Hospital, Minister Cameron Friesen said in a release. “The St. Boniface Hospital emergency department is a critically important piece of the emergency medicine system in Winnipeg,” said Real Cloutier, president and CEO, Winnipeg Regional Health Authority. “This project will allow…
The MPI Unveils the Top Five Frauds of 2019
WINNIPEG – Staged collision. Bogus bodily injury claims. A drunk driver exposed by surveillance cameras. These are some of the auto insurance frauds that took place last year and are highlighted in Manitoba Public Insurance’s annual Top 5 Frauds. “MPI releases its annual top five fraud list to raise awareness about the costs related to…
What’s Your Manitoba Budget Priorities?
WINNIPEG – More opportunities to be heard and have your say in shaping the Manitoba 2020-21 provincial budget with more public engagement meetings. The province has launched a Build a Budget feature, here, that gives Manitobans a chance to create a provincial budget focused on your priorities. The province is asking for your suggestions on…