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Mainly cloudy, with a 30 per cent chance of light snow early this morning. Snow and blowing snow beginning near noon. Amount 2 to 4 cm. Wind becoming southeast at 30 km/h gusting to 50 early this morning. High -2 C, wind chill -18 this morning and -9 this afternoon. UV index 2 or low.
What’s happening today
🎼 Métis-Canadian soprano Camryn Dewar brings Indigenous Female Representation in Opera, 1879-Present to Laudamus Auditorium, Canadian Mennonite University, 500 Shaftesbury Blvd., today at 11:30 a.m. Admission is free. Part lecture, part singing performance, the presentation had its first Winnipeg stop in January at the University of Manitoba. Conrad Sweatman has the story here.
In addition to her research, Camryn Dewar has played some of the parts she analyzes in her presentation.(Mike Deal / Free Press files)
✒️ Today from 4:30-6:30 p.m., Working Draft is hosting a workshop called “The Path to Publication” at The Roblin Centre at RRC Polytech (160 Princess St.) hosted by writer/Free Press copy editor (and Winnipeg Public Library writer-in-residence) Ariel Gordon.
Today’s must-read
The chief of a northern First Nation says a Winnipeg hotel must explain why it kicked out a 16-year-old boy and his family days after the teen got knee surgery.
“There was child abuse that occurred here, there was assaults that occurred. Those need to be investigated. They can’t be swept under the rug,” said Pimicikamak Chief David Monias at a news conference Wednesday.
Nicholas Robinson had surgery on his knee cap at the Children’s Hospital Friday. On Tuesday afternoon, he was resting in his room at the Canad Inns on William Avenue, which is attached to the hospital. It is frequently used by out-of-town patients. Nicole Buffie has the story.
The Canad Inns Hotel on William Avenue (Ruth Bonneville / Winnipeg Free Press files)
On the bright side
The transformation of the Marlborough Hotel will include retail spaces and a restoration of its sky view banquet hall alongside the planned 307 units of housing announced last week.
While CentreVenture Development Corp. is leading the housing project, the building’s owner plans to restore the banquet hall and add public amenities on the ground level of the building.
“There’s heritage elements up there, and so the owner intends to restore it and preserve the heritage integrity, and undoubtedly offer that as a public events centre, as it was until two years ago,” CentreVenture chief executive officer Rochelle Squires said Wednesday. Malak Abas has more here.
The proposed $48-million re-development of the Marlborough Hotel promises to include “bars, restaurants and a sky view banquet hall.” (Mikaela MacKenzie / Free Press files)
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