WINNIPEG – A man is fighting city hall over a bill he got for not cutting his grass. Arindom Sinha failed to mow his lawn, he admits that, but he has a good excuse. He was traveling with his family in India when COVID-19 hit and he was forced to stay there for five months.…
New Mobile Test Site
WINNIPEG – The province is looking to solve long wait times at COVID-19 test sites, with a mobile testing centre going up in Winnipeg. The new site at Portage Ave and Wall St includes portable toilets and orange pylons to direct foot traffic, and is the result of a partnership between the Manitoba Government, Shared…
Possible Exposures/Thursday
WINNIPEG – A COVID-19 outbreak has been declared at the Calvary Place Personal Care Home in Winnipeg. It’s been moved to Critical or Red on the province’s Pandemic Response System. Public health officials are also reporting the following possible exposures: Glenlawn Collegiate in Winnipeg on Sept. 25: based on the public health investigation, this exposure…
School Lights Still Alive
WINNIPEG – Flashing yellow lights might be going up in Winnipeg school zones after all. After a gift to the city was rescinded following years of delays at City Hall, an amending motion put forward by Councillor Kevin Klein passed 15 to 1 on Wednesday night. Councillor Klein says he decided to draft the motion…
Late Fees Resume
WINNIPEG – The City of Winnipeg will resume issuing penalties for late payments on Thursday after nearly four months of relief. Beginning October 1, the City says it will once again be assessing, adding up, and working to collect charges for late payments of fees and fines – along with interest. Applicable fees include parking…
COVID Hurting WSO & Arts
WINNIPEG – The Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra is reporting its first deficit in more than ten years as COVID-19 continues to put pressure on arts organizations and families across the province as they plan holiday traditions. Following an abbreviated 2019/20 season, the 72-year-old pillar of Canada’s music scene made $8.49 million in revenue, but made $8.71…
Possible Exposures/Wednesday
WINNIPEG – Provincial health officials are warning of two possible exposures to COVID-19… IQRA School in Winnipeg on Sept. 23 and Sept. 24: The cohort has been advised to self-isolate and move to remote learning. Based on the public health investigation, the infection was not acquired at school and the exposure was assessed to be…
Nowhere To Go
WINNIPEG – Manitobans already worried about having COVID-19 now worry about needing diapers, while astronauts get a porta potty of a different kind. A cargo rocket carrying a new, $23 million space toilet, among 3 tonnes of other supplies, is scheduled to lift off for the International Space Station just before 9:30 tonight. Though more…
Dethmers Vigil Tonight
WINNIPEG – The family of a young mother who died in a Saturday collision is planning a vigil tonight at the place of her passing. Jennifer Dethmers was struck by a truck near the intersection of Boyd Ave. & Andrews St. that police say had sped away when officers tried to pull it over. Among…
Possible Exposures
WINNIPEG – The latest possible exposures to COVID-19 involve a school, a restaurant and a lounge in the city. There’s a second confirmed case of the virus at St. Maurice School. Potential exposures occurred on September 17th and 18th. This case isn’t linked to the first one and it wasn’t acquired at the school. There…