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Councillor wants CAO fired: Transcona Coun. Russ Wyatt is calling for the dismissal of Winnipeg’s chief administrative officer, Doug McNeil, after councillors were forced to approve the $491,000 purchase of “a tiny piece of worthless scrub land” needed for the Waverley Street underpass. He said the land purchase is one of several “fiascos” McNeil failed to address: “It’s time for Mr. McNeil to go.” Aldo Santin reports. READ MORE
Your forecast: How nice will the weather be this weekend? Nice enough to get the bicycle out of storage for the first pedal of the year, nice enough to wash the car in the driveway, nice enough to go for a walk in sneakers instead of winter boots. The highs on Saturday and Sunday will be +7 C. Today’s high will be zero, with wind from the north at 20 km/h.
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JASON HALSTEAD / WINNIPEG FREE PRESSLawyer Joelle Pastora Sala, left, Amy Hampton and David Kron of the Cerebral Palsy Association of Manitoba with Hampton’s dog Chase at Ten Ten Sinclair Housing Inc. Before she became an adult, Hampton received one-on-one support, occupational therapy, physiotherapy, speech therapy, orthotics, care at a spasticity clinic, medical supplies and equipment. That ended when she turned 18
Fighting for services: Young Manitobans with physical disabilities such as cerebral palsy spoke out Thursday about government services taken away from them when they turn 18 years old. They lose services such as one-on-one support, occupational therapy, physiotherapy, speech therapy, orthotics and medical equipment. “When you’re in a fight like ours, sometimes you feel hopeless,” said Tyson Sylvester, 21. Carol Sanders reports. READ MORE
RIP Dr. Du: If Winnipeg’s Chinatown had a public face, it was Dr. Joseph Du, who has died at the age of 83. His many honours include the Order of Canada in 1985, Manitoba’s Order of the Buffalo Hunt in 1997 and the Order of Manitoba in 2003. Reporter Alexandra Paul chronicles the fruitful life of this remarkable Winnipegger. READ MORE
Up next
Brad Paisley returns to Winnipeg with an Aug. 20. (Charles Sykes / Invision / The Associated Press files)
Bob Dylan, Brad Paisley: At 10 a.m. today, tickets go on sale for separate Winnipeg concerts by Brad Paisley and Bob Dylan. Unfortunately for fans, previous ticket sales for big acts have been hijacked by technology “bots” that scoop all tickets within minutes, and later sell them for inflated prices on sites such as Stubhub. Paisley, the country music kingpin, is here July 12. Dylan, the iconic voice of a generation, is here Aug. 20.
World of Wheels: If you want to feel unsatisfied about your ride, visit the Convention Centre today through Sunday for World of Wheels, the glitzy display of custom cars, truck and motorcycles. Guests include actors Tom Wopat (Luke Duke) and Catharine Bach (Daisy Duke) from The Dukes of Hazzard television show, and Laura Marano (Ally Dawson) from the Disney show Austin & Ally.
Around the water cooler
CHRIS YOUNG / THE CANADIAN PRESS FILESKevin Cheveldayoff, general manager of Winnipeg Jets might be in for a tough time.
Time to trade veteran Jets?: Sports columnist Scott Campbell wonders whether the Winnipeg Jets should try to trade members of the Atlanta Thrashers core, players who became Jets when the team moved here in 2011. They include Mark Stuart, Dustin Byfuglien, Bryan Little, Chris Thorburn and Tobias Enstrom. “While they are not old today, the Thrashers/Jets core is heading into the years where you start seeing at least a slight decline in play from year to year (for many but not all)…” READ MORE
Museum celebrates renovation: The Manitoba Museum took the first step Thursday to a historic new future. It reopened a bigger and brighter Alloway Hall with a gala that included Métis musicians, gourmet Manitoban flavours and an exhibition of portraits and historic provincial artifacts. Alan Small was there. READ MORE
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#GoJetsGo: Trending in Winnipeg, though fan enthusiasm wasn’t enough to help the Jets against the Los Angeles Kings; the Kings won 5-2. READ MORE
On this date
On March 24, 1999: The Winnipeg Free Press reported that NATO’s leader authorized air strikes against Serb military targets after Serbian president Slobodan Milosevic rebuffed a last-ditch appeal to end the conflict in Kosovo. In Portage la Prairie, $12,000 in loonies was stolen from a bar safe. Environmentalists were concerned that a U.S.-Russia deal to get rid of weapons-grade plutonium would see the radioactive material shipped through Manitoba on its way to be incinerated. READ MORE
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