WINNIPEG – Unseasonably warm temperatures continue but not for much longer. Winnipeg is expecting a high of +1 today but by early next week, Environment Canada is calling for more normal temps. EC’s senior climatologist David Phillips says a polar vortex, arctic cold air, is on the way. He says we can expect daytime highs…
Carr Back In Cabinet
WINNIPEG – Jim Carr is back in Cabinet. The Winnipeg South Centre MP stepped down as the minister of international trade diversification after being diagnosed with cancer during the federal election campaign in 2019. He’s one of four MP’s who were shuffled yesterday by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. Carr was named the special representative for…
177 In A 70!
WINNIPEG – Police continue to see too much excessive speeding. Like this driver who officers caught doing 177 kilometres an hour in a 70 zone on Saturday morning on Mollard Road in Winnipeg. Cops say there’s just no excuse for it. This guy even had his wife and kids with him. His license will now…
City Projecting $400K Deficit
WINNIPEG – The city is out with its latest financial report and things are actually looking better than you might expect. Thanks to federal funding and other measures to counter the impact of COVID-19, Winnipeg is projecting a deficit of only $400,000, The city got over $42 million from Ottawa’s Safe Restart Agreement. Overall, there’s…
Tattoo Shop Reopens
WINNIPEG – A tattoo shop in the city reopened on the weekend in violation of public health orders. Phil McLellan at The Parlor Tattoos says he had no choice but to open up again after the province extended current code red restrictions on Friday for at least another two weeks. His rent on Main Street…
Possible Exposures/Monday
WINNIPEG – Here are the most recent possible exposures to COVID-19 in Winnipeg, as provided by provincial public health officials.
Excessive Barking
WINNIPEG – New “no excessive barking” signs have gone up at Bonnycastle Dog Park in downtown Winnipeg. It seems more people have been outside with their dogs because of the pandemic and that can mean more barking. One dog owner who uses the park says residents of a next door apartment building yell down at…
Possible Exposures/Sunday
WINNIPEG – Here are the most recent possible exposures to COVID-19 in Winnipeg, as provided by provincial public health officials.
Winnipeg Souvenir Spoon
WINNIPEG – Souvenir spoons first became a thing in Europe in the mid-1800’s. They soon made their way around the world, as wealthy travellers returned home from European tours. Collecting souvenir spoons became especially popular around the time of the Chicago World Fair in 1893, the same year silver prices collapsed. This gave businesses cheap…
Police & Fire Want Vaccine
WINNIPEG – The city continues to press the province for details on when police officers, fire fighters and paramedics will be vaccinated for COVID-19. Mayor Brian Bowman has written to Premier Brian Pallister about it after asking provincial officials for the information and not getting it. He says these and other civic frontline workers need…