Two charged after mini-crime spree on Monday
RCMP received several calls in relation to property crimes in the Lockport, St. Andrews and West St. Paul areas and all the reports involved the same two suspects.
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Springfield referendum shows overwhelming opposition to silica sand mine in rural Manitoba community
Two rural Manitoba politicians say the initial results of a referendum prove with little doubt that the residents of the RM of Springfield do not want a silica sand mine built in their community.
First Nations leaders may ask feds to step in on Perimeter Air service
Northern Manitoba First Nations leaders continue to level complaints against an airline that travels to several remote and northern communities, and they say if things don’t change soon they may even ask the federal government to step in. During a media conference held last week, chiefs and band councillors in the Island Lake region, which includes the Wasagamack, St. Theresa Point, Red Sucker Lake, and Garden Hill First Nations, said Perimeter Aviation continues to fail at meeting the needs of northern First Nations citizens, and said the airline is also putting the health and safety of some citizens at risk.
Former Assembly of Manitoba Chiefs Grand Chief sued for more than $400K for sexual battery by former employee
On Aug. 30, a former AMC employee filed a statement of claim at the Manitoba Court of King’s Bench seeking $426,000 in damages from Dumas, who was ousted as AMC Grand Chief back in August 2022.
Manitoba First Nations Chief calls out province, feds over dire state of health care services in his community
Underfunding and understaffing by both the federal and provincial governments are leading to ongoing issues at the nursing station in Pimicikamak Cree Nation.
Springfield councillors vow to ‘fight hard’ to prevent potential silica issues
Plans have been in the works for about four years for Calgary-based Sio Silica to build a silica mine and processing plant near Vivian in the RM of Springfield, east of Winnipeg.
Councillors in silica sand mine controversy say they’ve received legal threats
A rural Manitoba councillor is accusing an Alberta-based mining company of “thuggery” after he said he and a fellow councillor were threatened with legal action over their opposition to a proposed silica mine that has been at the centre of a growing and sometimes ugly controversy in the RM of Springfield. RM of Springfield councillors Mark Miller and Andy Kuczynski said on Wednesday they have both been threatened with possible legal action by lawyers for Calgary-based Sio Silica, after voting in opposition to a development agreement during a Springfield council meeting held in June.
Church leaders, members from across country stand in solidarity to call for Manitoba landfill search
Leaders and members of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Canada, the United Church of Canada, the Presbyterian Church in Canada, the Anglican Church of Canada and Mennonite Church Canada joined advocates at Camp Morgan, an encampment that has been set up since December at the Brady Road Landfill in Winnipeg.
Groundswell of support shows governments need to work on landfill search, says AMC grand chief
Four national churches called on all levels of government to search the Prairie Green Landfill for women's remains.
Brandon school trustee wants committee to screen books
Brandon School Division (BSD) trustees held their first board of trustees meeting for the 2023-24 school year on Monday evening, and once again the issue of monitoring and banning books was on the agenda.