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Manitoba cannabis shops will face a number of rules that will be mandatory in execution. According to the new rules, all stores without exception should be equipped with a good video surveillance and alarm system. Also, marijuana should be stored in locked cases, and only small samples can be present on the storefront so that buyers can get acquainted. The next rule concerns the number of sold cannabis: by official permission, one person will be able to bu...

Schoolchildren and students are advised to refrain from visiting Weston School sports field because of contamination- soil can contain lead. A study that was conducted in 2007 showed that in most of the soil samples taken in this field contain a level of lead that exceeds the norm. The Winnipeg School Division warned of the danger and asked students and schoolchildren not to use the field. Health Minister informed that the warning should have occurred much...

Hwy. 59 and the north Perimeter construction is continued for three years, but the province promises to finish it in the nearest time. On Thursday, the provincial authorities reported that the opening of these sites will occur in several stages. We want to remind that the construction was started in 2015 and more than $250 million was spent on this project. the project manager said that this site is of great importance for travel across Manitoba and daily...

Jordan's Principle got a lot of indigenous families together to discuss a very important question concerning indigenous children. The summit brought together a lot of people, some shared their experiences and told how Jordan's Principle helped their families and children. More than 1,000 people gathered on Wednesday to discuss such an important problem as getting the necessary medical care for the indigenous population. Unfortunately, the majority of the i...

The first Vegan Bakery Cinnaholic is going to open its doors to all Winnipeg residents and fans of vegan cuisine. On Friday, September 14, this bakery will start its work and invites all Winnipeggers to come and to try its delicious vegan rolls with more than ten various great tastes. The first Cinnaholic opened its doors for Canadians in May in Edmonton and it became so popular that the California-based franchise decided to expand the territory of the loc...

The broken rail line to Churchill has the new owner and it is being repaired very actively to return the opportunity to move from the city and to it. In northern Manitoba the restoration of the broken railway continues. At the moment it is known that the work is carried out every day but there is no official information on the completion dates. The flood in 2017 washed out more than 20 sections of the railway located in northern Manitoba. The railway was t...

A summit in Winnipeg got together all indigenous residents who want to change the situation on inequalities. Indigenous residents believe that they have the full right to receive the same medical services as other residents of Canada. Families with indigenous children want to get beds, wheelchairs and other necessary things for their children. People shared their sad stories at a summit on Jordan’s Principle in Winnipeg. The summit is named after the boy w...

True North Square will get even more funding from the city than it was agreed earlier. Mayor Brian Bowman together with committee members voted for several changes in the funding agreement. This meeting took place on Wednesday, September 12. The province announced its revision of funding and asks the city to do the same. The most important changes should occur in the tax breaks the residential towers and hotel will get. On Monday, the province said that it...

In January of 2015 City Council approved the City`s Asset Management Policy, making the asset management one of the main business function of the city`s authorities. Such a program or a plan is designed to work on overseeing and increasing Winnipeg assets as a business strategy. So far the three categories were determent and evaluated: 1. Tax-supported and Transit infrastructure. 2. Water and Waste Utilities. 3. City`s Overall Condition Grade. As seen on t...

An idea to reopen Portage and Main Street to pedestrians started a big dispute among Winnipeggers. Large majority citizens of the city are actually strongly against this for three main reasons: 1. The cost of the project. A Dillon Consulting study in 2017 showed the project would cost the city $6 million to actually reopen the intersection and an additional $5.5 million to purchase more city buses to compensate for rush hour traffic delays. 2. Traffic inte...

In January this year by the city`s authorities was announce a big number of road construction projects in Winnipeg. Most of such works were already finished, but still, there is a big number of the projects is still coming in different areas of the city. So Winnipeggers should plan ahead for the trips, allow extra traveling time and used mobile apps like Waze to check traffic and roadblocks on their route. Manager of engineering at the Public Works Departm...

On Wednesday morning an incident occurred on Main Street, a man was throwing rocks at the bus shelters and passing by vehicles. What appears to be a meaningless attack, could also be linked to other property damages in the city. Winnipeg police responded to a call approximately 8 a.m. about broken glass in a bus shelter. When arrived at the scene officers found that actually two bus shelters glass walls were smashed. Also, witnesses said, the man tried to...

A man found his stolen vehicle and tried to stop the driver from getting away, but ended up in the hospital. Winnipeg police are investigating the incident and looking for a carjacker. Winnipeg police had identified two suspects in vehicle theft that occurred at the beginning of last week in the area of Rossmere neighborhood. Past Friday, around 3 p.m. the owner came across his vehicle that was reported stolen and in wanted by police, it happened on McLeod...

There is a huge amount of thefts in liquor marts nearly 1300 reported this year, which a big increase in comparison to previous years and there are still four-month left in 2018. This statistics is at least concerning, but also show a bigger problem in the city where crime lever constantly rises and police are not capable of preventing it from increasing every year. Winnipeg police said that security staff of these stores is not doing their job, not doing...

Today was a one busy morning for firefighters in the city with more than just one team working at the scene of an incident. Wednesday early morning, around 2:50 a.m. a call came in for a Winnipeg Fire Paramedic Service. Firefighter crews were sent to a location immediately to the area of McLeod Avenue. When arrived at the location, first responders found a few semi-trailers on fire and had to call in for another team for support, everyone hard to work hard...

As soon as the summer is over, the Winnipeg Police Service’s Cops take bicycles and head to the south for charity fundraising. On Monday, the Winnipeg police officers team started their 3000 km race from their headquarters in the downtown to Tycoon, Arizona. They went through the city along with the police car fleet. There even was a WPS armored vehicle. The team of Winnipeg police officers, called Cops for Kids, participate in the race for already 12th ti...

Since March 1, taxi drivers have been allowed to drive on the Winnipeg roadways allocated for buses and bicycles. This is a pilot project, designed for one year. Over the past six months, bus drivers have filed 51 complaints against taxi drivers who stop on the roadway allocated for public transport to land passengers, thereby obstructing traffic for the rest of the vehicles. Similar claims were made by Mark Cohoe from Bike Winnipeg, adding that taxi drive...

A ribbon-cutting ceremony was held on Tuesday. Premier Brian Pallister, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Mayor Brian Bowman took part in the official ceremony of ribbon-cutting. The ceremony took place on Tuesday and it was dedicated to Canada Goose Expansion. About $1.48 million was allocated to expand Winnipeg manufacturing operations. The new Mountain Avenue facility 128,000-square-foot in size is officially opened. The company president and CEO Dani R...