Your forecast
Mainly cloudy. Wind becoming south at 20 km/h near noon. High -4 C, wind chill -24 this morning and -10 this afternoon.
What’s happening today
Aspiring illustrators, cartoonists and comic-making folks can meet others of their ilk every Wednesday evening as part of a new initiative spearheaded by the Prairie Comics Festival.
The weekly Comic Coven gatherings run from 6-8 p.m. at 611-70 Arthur St.; those in attendance can enjoy tea or coffee while connecting with other local makers, with organizers suggesting attendees bring works in progress and a sketch book to work on (or show off) new and recent projects.
Today’s must-read
Ten people overdosed within minutes of each other Sunday as toxic drugs tore through the inner city, pushing harm-reduction and emergency workers to the brink.
The Mobile Overdose Prevention Site, run by Sunshine House, and members of the Winnipeg Fire Paramedic Service responded to the overdoses inside a two-hour window in the area of Main Street and Logan Avenue Sunday afternoon.
Sunshine House executive director Levi Foy said Tuesday the incidents pushed staff and the mobile unit to its limits. Scott Billeck has the story.
Sunshine House executive director Levi Foy (Mikaela MacKenzie / Free Press files)
On the bright side
Rehearsals are in full swing at Great Wall Dance Academy as students, brows furrowed in concentration, perfect the intricate steps and graceful movements required of classical Chinese dance.
Under the watchful eye of their teacher, Zimeng Liu, four groups refine their separate routines for the upcoming Lunar New Year celebrations on Saturday, Feb. 8, at Club Regent Event Centre.
“Preparations are progressing well. The performers are rehearsing regularly and we are focused on perfecting each routine to ensure a vibrant and meaningful performance,” says Liu, 29, a graduate of Beijing Dance Academy who has been teaching dance since 2017. AV Kitching has more here.
A classical Chinese dance troupe rehearses at the Great Wall Dance Academy of Canada. (Brook Jones / Free Press)
On this date
On Jan. 30, 1959: The Winnipeg Free Press reported Manitoba government employees would receive a pay boost averaging around 10 per cent staring April 1, according to the provincial secretary, who also said a group insurance plan for civil servants and increases to pensions paid to retirees would take effect on the same date. A taxi driver was charged in Barrie, Ont., after police discovered he was receiving a blindness pension and held no driver’s licence; he told police he had had a Manitoba licence, but never got around to obtaining an Ontario licence. Read the rest of this day’s paper here. Search our archives for more here.
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