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Two Winnipeg police officers won’t be charged in relation to an arrest of a man outside Siloam Mission last summer, the province’s police watchdog has concluded.
The Independent Investigation Unit says their findings have determined while police did use force, it was necessary and not excessive given the situation.
Siloam Mission is celebrating the generosity of Manitobans after donors stepped up to save the kitchen in its supportive housing facility, The Madison.
On August 1st, Siloam Mission put out a call for donations to help repair an aging kitchen that risked closure sooner than expected. Siloam Mission appealed to its donors and generous neighbours across Manitoba to raise the $150,000 in estimated costs – and as of August 31st, just 30 days later, has reached that goal.
Manitoba’s Independent Investigation Unit is looking into the injuries of a man who was arrested by Winnipeg police on Wednesday at Siloam Mission.
Police were called to the homeless shelter for an agitated male, but say he resisted and refused commands while they were trying to arrest him. Officers used pepper spray and deployed a Taser to eventually subdue him.
WINNIPEG — Siloam Mission is hoping to raise $150,000 to replace equipment and update safety systems in one of its kitchens.
The kitchen in The Madison, which opened in 2013, is in need of extensive renovations, the homeless shelter says.
A pop-up porta-potty in downtown Winnipeg has a new home on Portage Avenue.
The Downtown Winnipeg BIZ project takes a big orange shipping container and repurposes it into a functional public washroom. It first launched in June outside of Holy Trinity Anglican Church on Smith Street.
Temporary pop-up toilets have been set up in Winnipeg’s downtown to provide clean and accessible facilities for when you’ve gotta go.
The pilot project, a combined effort of the Downtown Winnipeg BIZ and Siloam Mission, features a brightly-coloured structure outside Holy Trinity Church on Graham Avenue at Smith Street.
More than $90,000 raised in last year’s CEO Sleepout is being divided among three community organizations in the fight to end homelessness.
Siloam Mission, the Red Road Lodge and Union Gospel Mission were announced as funding recipients on Tuesday.
WINNIPEG — Backhoes are in the ground to make room for Siloam Mission‘s expanded two-storey shelter.
The $19 million capital campaign, Make Room In Your Heart, will eventually lead to more of Winnipeg’s homeless population be reintegrated into housing.
