Your forecast
A few showers ending this morning then a mix of sun and cloud. Wind from the southeast at 20 km/h becoming northwest 40 gusting to 60 this morning. High 17 C. UV index 5 or moderate.
What’s happening today
🏇 Assiniboia Downs is set to kick off its 69th season of live racing tonight at 7:30 p.m., following a record-setting season last year. George Williams has a preview here.
Assiniboia Downs CEO Darren Dunn, with Ez Tree Ates, said the track has added exciting new promotions. (Mike Deal / Free Press)
Today’s must-read
A high-profile leader in the child protection sector who has been an outspoken critic of Manitoba’s teacher registry has been tapped to run it.
Noni Classen will be the next commissioner of teacher professional conduct, the Free Press has learned.
Classen will assume her new position on May 19 following two decades of research and advocacy for the Canadian Centre for Child Protection in Winnipeg.
Noni Classen is the new teacher conduct commissioner, the province will announce today. She vows to work ‘for the underdog.’ (John Woods / Free Press)
“(I’ve always) really, really loved working with kids and especially, working for the underdog,” the former resource teacher said Monday.
The 57-year-old will be in charge of fielding and investigating allegations about teacher misconduct and incompetence across the province. Maggie Macintosh has the story.
On the bright side
The City of Winnipeg is exploring a greener future for eight of its buildings.
A consultant will be hired to study the best retrofit options to reduce energy use in the structures.
“The key reason that we’re doing this is, No. 1, to reduce greenhouse-gas emissions … The climate target in OurWinnipeg 2045 (a city planning document) … is to achieve zero emissions by 2050,” said Melanie Chatfield, the city’s energy analyst. Joyanne Pursaga has more here.
The old St. Boniface fire hall at 212 Dumoulin St. is one of eight City of Winnipeg-owned buildings being considered for retrofit options to reduce energy use. (Wayne Glowacki / Free Press files)
On this date
On May 12, 1955: The Winnipeg Free Press reported convicted gunman Alexander Zakopiac escaped from Selkirk Mental Hospital by crawling along a third-storey ledge, setting off police warnings that the most dangerous criminal in recent Manitoba history was at large. In Ottawa, testimony from a hangman on the nature of public executions strengthened indications that the method of administering capital punishment in Canada would be changed from hanging to some other system, such as the electric chair.
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