The size of the new 240-litre automated garbage carts in northwest Winnipeg are certainly an issue for some residents. To deal with the concerns being raised to 311 and elected officials, the Public Service recommended options on Monday to remedy the situation.
The current programs gives each household one cart free of charge, but some residents [...]

Posted by Sarah Klein
RCMP made a significant seizure of contraband cigarettes on the Trans-Canada Highway near Portage la Prairie on Friday.
A member of the Portage la Prairie RCMP made the discovery after pulling over a vehicle from Quebec on February 5 at around 1 p.m. The vehicle was travelling west near Road 31 at the [...]

Fear not, Steve Thompson fans — the former Winnipeg radio personality landed another job.
Thompson quit 99.9 BOB FM last month and has turned up at Q103.1 FM in Kelowna (formerly B-103).
Music director Troy Scott told ChrisD.ca Thompson signed on earlier Monday as co-host with Heather Adams for the new Q morning show.
It’s not the first [...]

The City of Winnipeg is inviting residents to comment on proposed changes to the city’s Sewer Bylaw.
A drafted bylaw has been prepared to include stricter requirements to further protect wastewater, land drainage and river systems.
Under the changes are a number of new restrictions:

Updated regulations on what you can and cannot put down the drain, such [...]

A fire Sunday morning in Austin, Manitoba completely destroyed a number of businesses.
RCMP say local fire departments responded to the blaze at about 11 a.m., which destroyed Kathie’s Beauty Salon and an attached suite. The fire also spread to Ernie’s Warehouse, and two additional businesses nearby suffered smoke and fire damage.
Portage la Prairie RCMP and [...]

Faron Hall, Winnipeg’s ‘homeless hero,’ was assaulted Saturday afternoon at his apartment on Marion Street.
Police say a male and female were present with Hall when the trio became involved in a verbal dispute. The two allegedly assaulted Hall and fled the apartment around 3:25 p.m.
Hall, 45, was conveyed to hospital in unstable condition, but has [...]

Posted by David Klassen
A small plane crashed on Lake Winnipeg at around 4:15 p.m. Saturday afternoon, RCMP report.
Two people are lucky to be alive after the single engine aircraft they were travelling in encountered bad weather. The pilot attempted to return from his departure destination of Mantago Bay, but couldn’t make it.
The male pilot walked [...]

The Winnipeg Chamber of Commerce is commending the Buy American provisions outlined by the governments of Canada and the United States.
“This represents an important step forward in our continued engagement with our largest trading partner,” said Dave Angus, President and CEO of The Winnipeg Chamber of Commerce.
“While more work needs to be done to counter [...]

RCMP and the Winnipeg Police Service provided an update Friday afternoon on the progress of the Manitoba Integrated Task Force for Missing and Murdered Women.
Authorities say they have completed their initial review of the outstanding homicide and missing persons’ investigations and has now identified certain cases for further re-examination.
84 cases have been examined so far, [...]

Posted by Sarah Klein
The Winnipeg Regional Health Authority said Friday two adults were recently hospitalized as the result of tainted cocaine.
The WRHA said the two individuals were suffering from ‘neutropenia’ (also known as agranulocytosis), a serious illness that impacts patients’ immune systems, leaving them unable to fight off infections. If left untreated, the result of [...]

The Public Service is recommending to the City of Winnipeg that National Waste Services Inc. be awarded a multi-year contract for weekly residential automated recycling collection.
The recommendation is part of a report going to the Standing Policy Committee on Infrastructure Renewal and Public Works on Tuesday, February 9.
The cost of the 7.5 year contract is [...]

The Winnipeg man at the center of the preset Virgin Mobile text message fallout is speaking out.
Darren, 49, lived with his common-law wife up until earlier this week when she found suggestive factory-installed text messages on his cell phone placed there by Virgin.
Now, Darren has been displaced from his own home, and has a protective [...]