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What’s happening today
Details about when and how evacuated residents of Jasper, Alta., will be allowed to return to their homes nearly three weeks after a wildfire forced them to flee will be announced today. The Canadian Press reports.
A devastated residential neighbourhood in Jasper, Alta., in July. (Amber Bracken / The Canadian Press files)
Today’s must-read
Premier Wab Kinew described the first responders who acted heroically during Manitoba’s deadliest bus crash on June 15, 2023, as “the best of us” during a memorial ceremony held Sunday in Carberry’s Day Lily Park.
In his remarks at the unveiling of a monument at the Day Lily Garden, Kinew highlighted the bravery and dedication of those who were first on the scene.
“We will remember those whose valour and heroism helped to embody the best of us and to ensure that those who did survive could find a path toward healing,” Kinew said. “When we think of the first responders and how you all stepped up and answered the call and in a moment of challenge or a moment of danger, go towards the crisis instead of running away.” Abiola Odutola has more here.
Manitoba Premier Wab Kinew and Josephine (Jo) Stokoteiny, one of the survivors of the collision near Carberry between a semi-truck and a bus full of seniors, with a monument unveiled in Carberry. (Abiola Odutola/The Brandon Sun)
On the bright side
An ultramarathon cyclist is parking his bike for good following a three-week victory lap.
Last month, North Kildonan resident and world record holder Arvid Loewen completed his final cycling event in support of Mully Children’s Family, a street mission in Nairobi, Kenya.
For his 20th philanthropic endeavour in 19 years, Loewen cycled 100 kilometres every day for 20 consecutive days. Aaron Epp has more here.
Last month, North Kildonan resident and world record holder Arvid Loewen completed his final cycling event in support of Mully Children’s Family, a street mission in Nairobi, Kenya. (Ruth Bonneville / Free Press)
On this date
On Aug. 12, 1924: The Manitoba Free Press reported in London, an agreement between Britain, France, Belgium and Germany for the military evacuation of the Ruhr Valley was within sight. In Winnipeg, an 11-year-old boy playing on train tracks near Selkirk Avenue bridge fell under the wheels of a freight train; although he survived, his legs were severed and he remained in serious condition in hospital. Read the rest of this day’s paper here. Search our archives for more here.
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