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Boy killed in Oxford House
A male teenager was killed after he was hit by a car on the Main Road in Oxford House. Midday Tuesday a 16-year-old female was driving the car when she hit a male victim. RCMP officers believe he was lying on the road when the accident happened. Police said, there were no signs of an alcohol or a speeding to be involved in the accident. The female driver stopped the vehicle and called the police, the teenager boy was delivered to a nearby nursing station,...
Crime
Methamphetamine consumption has a different effect on people, some sleep or play video games and act somewhat peaceful and quiet, but some individuals are getting angry and agitated. Monday morning incident in Winnipeg had a very angry meth junkie and a damaged property. Winnipeg police responded to a call about a man on the roof of one of the buildings on William Avenue. When arrived at the scene, officers found a male on the roof of the building, he was...
Business
Two companies are assigned to do the job. One of the contractors, Paradox Access Solutions from Edmonton, Alberta, announced that the Churchill line will be repaired in 2 months. The company’s president and founder, Marc Breault, said that they had been mobilizing resources since the last Friday. The track repair will start on the 8th of September. Breault says that his chief engineers are already estimating the situation in Gillam, Manitoba. He also state...
Society
Will it be possible to smoke cannabis in dormitories? The discussions continue. At the moment smoking marijuana is officially prohibited, but in the autumn the ban will be canceled. Accordingly, the residents of Manitoba have a lot of questions, as well as positive and negative comments on this situation. The problem associated with possible smoking in universities and campuses is especially relevant. Smoking in multi-apartment complexes is also discussed....
Society
Marijuana legalization will start in October and on the eve of this date the province conducts an educational campaign for all residents. This program developed in conjunction with Liquor, Gaming and Cannabis Authority (LGCA), should prepare citizens of Manitoba and explain to them all the rules of this innovation. Justice Minister Cliff Cullen said that all residents of Manitoba should have full information about the rules of legalization, in order to mak...
Society
Some children can not wait to start their school year in order to return to the classroom and to see their friends, but many others experience a bitter anxiety and fear about it. During coming back to school period, children’s problems are becoming more urgent and painful. A recently published report states that children do not receive the necessary psychological support nowadays. The head of one of the charity organizations helping children said that this...
Society
Residents of Winnipeg will experience inconvenience due to repair work on the streets of the city in the fall too. Representatives of the city authorities of Winnipeg announced that repair work on the roads will continue in the fall. In 2018, the city planned to repair 255 road sections and only 66 of them were completed at the moment. Manager of Engineering at the Public Works Department Brad Neirinck noted that the timing of other construction works on t...
Society
The owner of Muddy Waters announced the closure of this popular place. This restaurant was opened 20 years ago in the heart of the Forks. Muddy Waters is one of the oldest establishments not only in the Forks but throughout Winnipeg. Representatives of the Forks said that the restaurant did not renew the lease, and so far they have no new plans for this place. The proprietor of the place Doug Stephen thanked all the inhabitants of Winnipeg and the guests o...
Meth and guns bust
Winnipeg Police arrested a man with a couple of guns and a meth. Past Sunday evening police got an anonymous tip about a man driving around Wolseley neighborhood with firearms in the car. Around 9 p.m. officers located empty vehicle parked on Honeyman Avenue and found the driver in one of the nearby restaurants. A 30-year-old male was arrested with a gun and a revolver, a big hunting knife, also police found meth for over two thousand dollars on him. Guns...
Incidents
A tragic accident happened near Lowe Farm, a large farming community in southern Manitoba. Last Friday around 2 pm a pickup truck got off the road and rolled a few times, killing a driver and sending a passenger to a hospital.  Manitoba Police responded to a call about a crash near Highway 23 north of Lowe Farm, when arrived at the scene, officers found a truck off the road with two people inside. Apparently, a truck was heading north, when a driver lost c...
Society
According to the RCMP, alcohol consumption has led to two fatal accidents this weekend in Manitoba. The first of them occurred on Friday morning in Cranberry Portage. The pickup, driving along Sturgeon Landing Road, flew into a ditch and crashed into a tree. A 49-year-old woman, who was not injured, drove that car. However, her passengers were much less fortunate. A 31-year-old woman died right on the scene of the accident, and the second passenger got ser...
Society
The Winnipeg Transit is going to replace 28 of their buses by the new ones. This is stated in the report of the City Council Committee on General Welfare. The new buses will be approximately 6 meters longer than the current ones. So the passengers would have less chance to have a barely comfortable trip on a crowded bus. Additionally, the committee reported that the preparations are being made to open the Stage 2 Southwest Transitway. As a result, several...
Politics
At the moment, 10 candidates are registered for the place of the mayor and 50 candidates will compete for 15 seats in the city council, and among them there are very interesting personalities. Grant Nordman, nicknamed as Government Grant, announced his intention to return to the city council. He was a city councilor from St. Charles ward in 2006-2014, but now he registered to run in another ward, Charleswood-Tuxedo. Grant is known for being an ally of the...
Crime
A terrible crime was committed on the Pembina highway on Friday at about 11.30 p.m. An 18-year-old person who was situated on the highway with his family became the victim. He was attacked with a knife. They unloaded their car when the criminal came running and stabbed a guy several times. The ambulance quickly arrived at the scene and took the victim in critical condition. Now his condition is assessed as stable. The Police quickly found the suspect and a...
Society
The back to school period is very difficult for many children, and you must help your child cope with his fears. Dr. Cathy Moser worked for 10 years in the school system, and then she opened her practice. She like nobody else understands fears and anxieties of children and therefore her pieces of advice are especially valuable for parents. Children who go to kindergarten or go to school for the first time are afraid to leave their parents' home because out...
Society
The appearance of sick birds in the pond on Lakebourne Drive caused huge worries because it was the second case of founding infected feathered creatures in Winnipeg ponds. The Wildlife Haven Rehabilitation Center is actively engaged in the study of this issue. As the organization informs, at least a dozen birds died on the Santa Fe Park pond last month. Since the birds with infection were detected in the second pond, Wildlife Haven took under its care alre...
Society
On Monday, the Labour Day was celebrated in Winnipeg. Hundreds of residents of the city left their houses to participate in a holiday march and to enjoy the picnic after it. Festive events in this regard are held in Winnipeg every year and are coordinated by the Winnipeg Labour Council. This year, the march participants made their way from Memorial Park to Vimy Ridge Park. In 1919 one of the most considerable workers strikes in the history of Canada took p...
Society
Maya Shore is raising money to help her mother combat cancer. In May, Maya learned about a terrible diagnosis, her mother had breast cancer. So, a girl decided to do her best to help the mother. While the girl was going with her mother for a course of chemotherapy, she was thinking how to help her mother. It all began with her idea to walk with her mother every morning. Then Maya did an incredible thing. Her father, Sean Shore, told that Maya found out abo...