Your forecast
Sunny, with fog patches dissipating this morning. Wind becoming south at 20 km/h early this afternoon. High 23 C. UV index 6 or high.
What’s happening today
🎭 Kimberly Akimbo, this season’s musical from Dry Cold Productions, opens at Prairie Theatre Exchange tonight. Ben Waldman has a preview here.
The cast of Kimberly Akimbo, including lead Debbie Maslowsky, rehearse songs from this season’s musical from Dry Cold Productions. (Supplied)
📖 Winnipeg author Cale Plett launches their sophomore novel, The Saw Mouth, at McNally Robinson’s Grant Park location at 7 p.m. — a first foray into the horror genre.
Today’s must-read
Winnipeg firefighters were run ragged Tuesday as they battled blazes at six vacant buildings in a three-hour span that began just after midnight.
The blazes, at primarily inner-city properties, pushed the fire service to the brink as it scrambled to stop the flames from reaching neighbouring homes, Winnipeg Fire Paramedic Service deputy chief Scott Wilkinson said later in the day.
“It was a huge strain on our system,” he said. “We had the same crews going to repeat fires and a number of fires (burning) simultaneously. It’s a huge demand on our crews both physically and emotionally.”
Preliminary reviews suggest some of the fires were sparked from the exterior of the buildings, causing concern among investigators, Wilkinson said. Tyler Searle has the story.
Investigators examine a house fire early Tuesday morning on Lock Street, one of many that occurred between Monday evening and Tuesday morning. (Mike Deal / Free Press)
On the bright side
In the year of Manitoba’s 156th birthday, its highest honour is reaching deep into all corners of society — from sports to music, business to politics, elders to educators — for inductions into the Order of Manitoba.
This year’s recipients include former premier Brian Pallister, opera star Tracy Dahl, former CFL running back Andrew Harris, singer-songwriter Chantal Kreviazuk and Indigenous leader Diane Roussin, among others. Read more here.
On this date
On May 13, 1935: The Winnipeg Free Press reported two young St. James men were killed when they were struck by an automobile on Portage Avenue between Arlington and Home streets. In London, more than 500 were injured as King George and Queen Mary made the last of their nightly jubilee appearances on a floodlit balcony at Buckingham Palace. In Europe, the major nations were in the throes of a race to rearm and build up their militaries.
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