WINNIPEG – The Please Slow Down lawn sign campaign in Winnipeg officially got underway on Friday. The Winnipeg Committee for Safety (WCFS), a citizen-advisory committee to City Council, launched the program with the aim to provide friendly reminders to drivers to slow their speeds on residential streets. Lawn signs will be provided to each Councillor…
Winnipeg Police Association Frustrated with $7M Pet Project at City Hall
WINNIPEG – The Winnipeg Police Association (WPA) is expressing concern of the apparent priorities which continue to dominate Winnipeg City Hall. As much as $7M dollars appears to be available for the Portage and Main pet project even as policy makers are unable to decide how to address the impact of costs for the street…
Police Officers Were Pepper Sprayed at Door
WINNIPEG – Two Winnipeg police officers responding to a call Tuesday night on Simcoe Street, were pepper sprayed. The officers arrived a the residence and identified themselves as police, a man opened the suite door slightly and discharged pepper spray at the 2 officers. Each was contaminated but able to pull back with minimal effects.…
Homicide Investigators Take Over Search for Missing Winnipeg Man
WINNIPEG – Police are asking for the public’s help locating a missing 59-year-old man last seen Monday in the Amber Trails area. Eduardo Balaquit is approximately 5’4″ in height, 155 lbs in weight and has a medium build. He is Asian in appearance and has black hair/brown eyes. He was last seen wearing a black…
Wanted by Winnipeg Police
WINNIPEG – Many law enforcement agencies in Manitoba provide pictures and details of individuals that are wanted by police. The Manitoba Post brings you those details and photos of wanted people in our province on a weekly basis. Please share this story with your friends on Facebook and Twitter. Christopher Pitts Christopher Pitts is currently…
Great-Nephew of Winnipeg Pizza-Pop Inventor Brings Back Original Recipe
WINNIPEG — Anthony Faraci stood in his food truck mixing together a special family recipe that shaped the snacking world in the 1960s. His great−uncle Paul Faraci is credited with inventing Pizza Pops — the tasty treat which became a staple in dorm rooms across the country — in Winnipeg in 1964. Anthony Faraci is…
Assiniboia Residential School Display Opens at Millennium Library
WINNIPEG – A nine panel display about the Assiniboia Residential School opened Monday at the Millennium Library. The display is designed to provide residents an opportunity to learn about a local Residential School, with a goal of renewed perspectives and understandings to strengthen relationships with Indigenous and non-Indigenous peoples in the community. “Learning about a…
Pop-Up Toilets in Downtown Winnipeg
WINNIPEG – When you have to go, you have to go, even if it’s in Downtown Winnipeg. Downtown Winnipeg BIZ understands the need to go and is working with partner, Siloam Mission, in taking action to help. Introducing pop-up toilets in Downtown Winnipeg that are free to use and available to everyone. The pilot project…
Motorcyclist Dies in Collision, Driver & Passenger Flee the Scene
WINNIPEG – Police are asking for help locating the driver and passenger of a van that struck and killed a motorcyclist on Portage Avenue Saturday afternoon. The accident occurred at the intersection of Portage Avenue and Home Street just after 2:00 PM. It forced the closure of Portage Avenue for a few hours. Police said…
Winnipeg School Patrols Recognized
WINNIPEG – Winnipeg Police recognized the wonderful work all school patrols do in our city at the 44th Annual School Safety Patrol Awards ceremony. Since 1936, Winnipeg Police have been involved in the School Safety Patrol Program. Winnipeg is proud to have had the first fully organized and officially recognized school patrol program in Canada.…