Winnipeg firefighters camping on the rooftop of the Osborne Street firehall have raised over $20,000 for Muscular Dystrophy Canada since Monday.
Their goal is $50,000 and they don’t have much time to do it. At 11 a.m. this morning, an aerial ladder will bring them down so they can return to work on Saturday.
Generous Winnipeggers have [...]

Posted by Brian Schultz

After nearly 24 hours camping on the rooftop of the Osborne Street firehall, Winnipeg firefighters are trying to raise more money for charity than their counterparts in Edmonton did.
Firefighters are taking donations for Muscular Dystrophy Canada and hope to raise $50,000. The event is set to only run until Friday, but the [...]

Winnipeg firefighters are taking part in a unique fundraising initiative to raise awareness for Muscular Dystrophy Canada and neuromuscular disorders.
On Monday, March 8, a small group of firefighters will be lifted up to the roof of the Osborne Street firehall. They will camp out on top, spending all day and night in a tent until [...]

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 [...]

Posted by Brian Schultz
One person is dead after a fatal fire 2 km north of Nelson House, Manitoba Friday night.
RCMP say a fire at a hunter’s cabin was reported at about 7:30 p.m. and was engulfed when crews arrived. The structure was completely destroyed by the fire, and a deceased body was discovered inside the [...]

It hasn’t been business as usual for Winnipeg Transit the last few days, thanks to a string of unrelated incidents. Thursday an armed suspect was arrested aboard a bus while trying to make a getaway after allegedly firing shots in the Tyndall Park area. Later during rush hour, a bus caught fire on Main Street [...]

Smoke could be seen for several kilometres Thursday afternoon after a fire broke out in the area of Lagimodiere Blvd. and Dugald Rd.
Watch:

The blaze began around 3 p.m. at McAsphalt Industries Ltd. in St. Boniface. Traffic in the area was snarled, and several bus routes were affected while crews worked to extinguish flames.
The cause of [...]

Posted by Tyler Sutherland

Provisions in contracts the city has with employees of the Fire Paramedic Service has the Canadian Taxpayers Federation fuming.
The CTF called on the City of Winnipeg Monday to negotiate out terms that allows for employees to accumulate sick time and collect a cash payment upon retirement.
According to documents obtained by the CTF, [...]

A dozen hogs perished in a barn fire Thursday afternoon in rural Manitoba.
RCMP originally reported that all 3,000 hogs in the barn had died, but later issued a corrected statement saying only twelve had been lost.
The blaze broke out at 1:45 p.m. in the RM of Macdonald. The barn belonged to Sunnybrook Swine Inc. of [...]

A 22-year-old man has been arrested and charged following a fatal house fire on New Year’s Day in God’s Lake Narrows.
RCMP say officers were called to the house on the God’s Lake Narrows First Nation at about 5 a.m. The house was fully engulfed upon their arrival and a body was later discovered once the [...]

A fire in Fort Garry sent five people to hospital early Wednesday morning with smoke inhalation.
The blaze broke out just after 3 a.m. at 1166 Clarence Avenue and spread from the basement all the way up to the attic.
Two adults and three children were treated in hospital and are in stable condition.
The cause of the [...]

Don’t mind the inferno in the background on Redwood Avenue Thursday night, these firefighters needed to take a cell phone pic first.

Firefighter #1: Stand still so it won’t be blurry.
Firefighter #2: Hurry up!
Firefighter #1: Dammit, it’s blurry. Hang on, let me redo it.
Firefighter #2: Got it?
Firefighter #1: Yeah, you’re good.
Firefighter #2: K, cool, let me [...]