WINNIPEG – The Winnipeg Police Service is reminding citizens to be careful with how they throw holiday litter to the curb. Police say criminals have been known to target homes after figuring out what gifts a household received based on what boxes might have been left outside. The WPS is warning Winnipeggers to avoid leaving…
Winnipeg Supply Tanker Model
WINNIPEG – This very striking oversized model tanker truck is about 69 centimetres long and features a well-know local brand, Winnipeg Supply. Miniature toys were produced mainly in the 1950’s by Otaco, a company founded in Orillia, Ontario which focused their efforts on manufacturing farm implements such as plows, spring-tooth harrows and the famous Autotrac…
Possible Exposures/Sunday
WINNIPEG – Here are the most recent possible exposures to COVID-19 in Winnipeg, as provided by provincial public health officials.
$12M For Affordable Housing
WINNIPEG – Mayor Brian Bowman was all smiles when he helped announce over $12 million dollars in federal funding for our city to build new affordable housing units. Ottawa’s Rapid Housing Initiative will construct 88 units in Winnipeg. Siloam Mission CEO Jim Bell was also part of the announcement as his community group will get…
Cause Of Crash Now Known
WINNIPEG – The union representing Winnipeg Transit drivers has confirmed that bus crash the other night that sent eight people to hospital was the result of a medical condition. The bus hit a light standard and then a house on Henderson Highway near Kimberly Avenue during the afternoon rush on Thursday. Romeo Ignacio, president of…
Transit Bus Hits Home
WINNIPEG – Eight people, including a child, were taken to hospital last night after a Winnipeg Transit bus slammed into a house on Henderson Highway. It happened just after five o’clock near Kimberly Avenue. The bus was travelling south when it apparently hit a vehicle, a light standard and then the home. The current condition…
Possible Exposures/Friday
WINNIPEG – Here are the most recent possible exposures to COVID-19 in Winnipeg, as provided by provincial public health officials.
Charlie Brown Xmas Tree
WINNIPEG – Everyone loves a Charlie Brown Christmas tree and people living in a neighbourhood near Polo Park have one of their own. Ornaments started showing up on the pine tree in Marjorie Park just west of the shopping mall late last month. Then St. James resident Marie Friesen began noticing more and more decorations…
Possible Exposures/Thursday
WINNIPEG – Here are the most recent possible exposures to COVID-19 in Winnipeg, as provided by provincial public health officials.
New Home Office Write Off
WINNIPEG – The CRA says those who work from home can claim up to $400 on office expenses. A simplified process now allows employees to claim those expenses as personal income tax deductions when they file for the 2020 tax year if, due to COVID-19 public health measures, they did work at home more than…