Good morning!
Your forecast: There’s no polite way to describe today’s weather, so we shall stoop to using a four-letter word: “mess.” Environment Canada calls for fog this morning, with a few rain showers or periods of snow this afternoon. And it gets worse. The wind from the north will be 50 km/h, gusting to 70 km/h near noon. The rest of the week is looking relatively balmy. Wednesday will be sunny with a high of 1, Thursday will be sunny with a high of 6, and Friday will be sunny with a high of 11.
In case you missed it
MIKE DEAL / WINNIPEG FREE PRESSBrianna Jonnie, 14, is greeted by Mayor Brian Bowman at City Hall to talk about her concerns for young First Nations women.
Teen meets officials: Brianna Jonnie, the 14-year-old indigenous teen whose appeal to police garnered national attention over the weekend, came away from a flurry of high-level meetings Monday with her outlook slightly adjusted. Resources, not race, seem to decide which case catches public attention, the teen said after meeting with Mayor Brian Bowman. She later also met with police and provincial officials. READ MORE
Liberal staffer quits: Spencer Fernando, the chief of staff of the Manitoba Liberal party, resigned just days before the anticipated start of the provincial election campaign. Fernando, 27, a former Tory staffer who switched to the Grits about a year ago, quit during the party’s annual general meeting this past weekend. READ MORE
“Ponzi scheme”: Coun. Jason Schreyer described the preliminary budget released by Mayor Brian Bowman last week as “a Ponzi scheme” on Monday and is asking for the provincial government’s intervention to stop funds from water and sewer revenues being used to balance the city budget. READ MORE
Up next
JOE BRYKSA / WINNIPEG FREE PRESSCanada geese arrive back in Winnipeg at Fort Whyte Nature Centre Monday morning.
Winging it: Now that’s a sign of spring: the geese are coming back. The good folks at Oak Hammock Marsh recorded a sighting on Monday, and the migrating birds have been spotted elsewhere around the city.
Special coin: The Royal Canadian Mint unveils a new $1 circulation coin today, celebrating the 100th anniversary of a milestone in the history of women’s right to vote in Canada. The coin will be unveiled at the Canadian Museum for Human Rights. The ceremony will be followed by a public coin exchange where visitors can trade their change for the new commemorative circulation coin.
Around the water cooler
Michael Burns Jr. / Winnipeg Free PressMike McEwan and his team shot 95 per cent in the win over Ontario this morning.
Corn broom quirky: Manitoba skip Mike McEwen’s corn broom, a 40-year-old artifact which is the only broom he’s ever used to deliver a rock, is attracting quite a following at the 2016 national men’s curling championship. McEwen uses the old-fashioned broom for balance as part of his unique “Manitoba tuck” delivery that requires the thrower to bend forward and slide low on the ball of one foot. READ MORE
Spring weather ends winter activities: The Great Ice Show at The Forks has ended and the river skating trail has been closed for the season as spring-like temperatures warmed both to just a memory. READ MORE
Trending now
#InternationalWomensDay: This hashtag as well as #journeedelafemme are trending on this day to honour women and look at how we can work to make equal rights and opportunity a reality.
On this date
On Mar. 8, 1924: The Manitoba Free Press reported that prominent agriculturalist J.D. MacGregor said Western Canada was on the mend and that the future was bright. “Notwithstanding the difficult times we are going through, I believe Canada today offers more inducements to farmers than any other country in the world.” He added that while 1923 saw the largest crop in Canada’s history, little profit was left in the hands of producers; but that the reason for this could be overcome “if all interested will work together.”
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