Your forecast
Sunny with a high of -13 C, wind chill as low as -35 and wind from the south at 30 km/h and gusting to 50 this morning.
What’s happening today
Vinter Fest, a free holiday market presented in partnership with Manitoba Craft Council, kicks off at Ikea. This year’s edition will feature 20 artisans working in a variety of mediums, from pottery to textiles to prints. Read more.
The 10th anniversary production of A Drag Queen Christmas takes place at 8 p.m. at the Burton Cummings Theatre. Tickets are available on Ticketmaster. Read more.
Today’s must-read
Some Winnipeggers fear a pilot project that would increase the amount of snow required to trigger residential street clearing will make roads impassable and force people to stay home more often.
The City of Winnipeg’s preliminary budget proposes raising that threshold to 15 cm of snow from 10 cm, which would start next fall and last throughout next winter. The city believes that could prevent the need for one citywide residential snow-clearing operation per year, which typically costs from $2.75 million to $5 million.
However, some residents believe any savings would come with serious side-effects.
Reporter Joyanne Pursaga has the story.
The city received 5,056 service requests related to snow and ice control last winter, including 288 about snow removal on residential streets, a city official confirmed Thursday. (Mike Deal / Free Press)
On this date
On Dec. 13, 1971: The Winnipeg Free Press reported a group of local men were arranging financing for a harness racing track in St. Boniface which would conduct racing two days a week throughout the winter months. A gunman in Northern Ireland killed a senator and his wife while they were watching TV. In Michigan, at least 22 construction workers died after an explosion rippled through a tunnel being build beneath Lake Huron. Read the rest of this day’s paper here. Search our archives for more here.
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