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Today’s must-read
After several tumultuous months at the helm of Winnipeg’s largest homeless shelter, Siloam Mission’s chief executive officer is stepping down.
The move to part ways with Sonia Prevost-Derbecker comes as part of a “six-month organizational support plan and leadership transition” in response to challenges facing the charitable sector across Canada, a Monday news release said.
“This is a critical period of transition for Siloam,” board chair Tracey Silagy said in the release. “Like many charities across Canada, we are navigating rising costs, declining donations, increasing service demand, and an extremely challenging fundraising environment. The board has made the decision to move forward with focused organizational support efforts to ensure Siloam remains strong, sustainable, and able to serve the community for years to come.” Scott Billeck has the story.
Siloam Mission (Mikaela MacKenzie / Free Press files)
On the bright side
More than 70 people gathered inside the Investors Group Athletic Centre early Monday to celebrate a monumental day for Manitoba Bisons basketball.
John Loewen, a post player for the Herd from 1968-73, has donated $1 million towards the men’s hoops program to help support key initiatives for the next decade.
After his playing career, Loewen went on to become an MLA and a prominent businessman who founded Payworks.
“My time at the University of Manitoba was very formative in everything that happened afterwards,” Loewen told the Free Press on Monday. Taylor Allen has more here.
Former Bison John Loewen (centre) poses with the current men’s basketball team in a ceremony celebrating his $1 million donation to the program at the U of M. (Mikaela MacKenzie / Free Press)
On this date
On May 27, 1956: The Winnipeg Free Press reported the British royal family faced public criticism over their spending habits while the chancellor of the exchequer Harold McMillan told a Consevative party rally that an increase in wages for workers would be “disastrous.” Winnipeg’s civic finance committee turned down a proposal that the city buy the Canadian Pacific Railway’s Winnipeg Beach line bcause the railway wanted nearly $1 million for it.
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