What’s happening today
Hydro head speaks: Manitoba Hydro chairman Sandy Riley is speaking at a chambers of commerce breakfast on “the plan to restore” the Crown corporation and “protect Manitoba.” Public Utility Board hearings into Hydro’s application for consecutive 7.9 per rate hikes begins Tuesday.
Journey to Churchill: Natural Resources Minister Jim Carr is heading to Churchill today to announce new funding aiming to “benefit food security, scientific research and education, as well as economic development in northern Manitoba.” He will be the first federal cabinet minister to visit Churchill since the railway leading to the community was closed in May. Dylan Robertson reports. READ MORE
Talking transit: The city’s public works committee meets today, and it’s expected the proposed fare hikes and service reductions to Winnipeg Transit will be debated. Aldo Santin will have the story.
Weather
Your forecast: The first day of December will be overcast, clearing near midnight, with a high of 1 C.
In case you missed it
JOE BRYKSA / WINNIPEG FREE PRESS FILESA small Walleye caught while ice fishing on Lake Winnipeg. New data suggest that the numbers of the popular species have decreased by one-third in the last five years, raising fears of the possibility of a fishery collapse in Lake Winnipeg.
Marking monopoly done: New numbers provided to the Free Press show the amount of pickerel caught in Lake Winnipeg has decreased by one-third in five years. The news comes on the same day Manitoba is pulling out of the Winnipeg-based Freshwater Fish Marketing Corp. Dylan Roberson reports. READ MORE
Case closed: Former federal cabinet minister Vic Toews will face no professional repercussions after the federal ethics commissioner determined he violated conflict of interest rules before becoming a judge. The Canadian Judicial Council has closed its investigation into two complaints it received against Toews in April. Larry Kusch reports. READ MORE
Around the water cooler
Claude Noel currently serves as a pro scout for the New Jersey Devils. (Darryl Dyck / The Canadian Press files)
Golden opportunity: The Jets host the Vegas Golden Knights for the first time tonight at Bell MTS Place. Meanwhile, Claude Noel, the franchise’s first coach since moving to Winnipeg, says the team looks a lot different than from when he was fired in 2014. “I think they’ve done a wonderful job drafting and being specific about what they’re looking for,” he says. Mike Sawatzky reports. READ MORE
Trending now
Gregg Zaun: The Blue Jays analyst has been terminated by Sportsnet over allegations of inappropriate behaviour towards employees.
On this date
On Dec. 1, 1978: The Winnipeg Free Press reported that an electrician’s apprentice was sentenced to work at a Transcona church he helped rob. The federal government moved to close a large tax loophole following a two-year investigation of chartered banks. Manitoba liquor commission employees had the right to purchase damaged liquor at bargain prices, unlike employees of liquor commissions in other provinces, a survey found. READ MORE
|
