This morning
MMIWG hearings: Sorrow and anger marked the first of five days of hearings in Winnipeg for the National Inquiry into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls. “We need to focus on why these predators are picking on our women and why we are all disposable people,” said Isabel Daniels Winnings. Alexandra Paul reports. READ MORE
Your forecast: The sunshine has arrived and is booked for a week-long stay over Winnipeg. Today’s high will be 19 C, with wind from the south at 30 km/h in the morning.
In case you missed it
OMNITRAX PHOTOOmnitrax said it presented an engineering report Oct. 6 that outlined a way lighter trains could use the flood-damaged line within 30 days, at a cost of between $5 million and $10 million.
Omnitrax versus Ottawa: The federal government rejected an offer by Omnitrax last week to restore restricted service along the rail line to Churchill before next month’s freeze-up, the Free Press has learned. The company said it presented an engineering report Oct. 6 that outlined a way that lighter trains could use the line within 30 days, at a cost of $5 to $10 million. Dylan Robertson reports. READ MORE
St. Boniface safe: St. Boniface residents learned Monday it’s safe to eat their garden-grown veggies and allow their children to play at Happyland Park. Manitoba’s sustainable development minister Rochelle Squires said an analysis of soil shows metal contaminants did not exceed recommended levels in residential or recreational areas. Some residents had previously been warned not to eat vegetables grown in their gardens after soil samples revealed high levels of lead, copper and zinc. Larry Kusch reports. READ MORE
Up next
Taché Promenade: The public is invited to attend an information session about the Taché Promenade project today at the Notre Dame Community Centre, 271 Avenue de la Cathedrale, from 6:30 p.m. 8:30 p.m. The project will improve public spaces and the riverfront area along Taché Avenue between Provencher Boulevard and Despins Street, and will feature a widened promenade-style walkway with a lookout elevated above the riverbank.
New MPI centre: Manitoba Public Insurance will today open a new centre that it says is “state of the art,” and a “a one-of-a-kind facility in Canada that will focus on the ever-changing world of collision repair.” The J.W. Zacharias Physical Damage Centre is at 1981 Plessis Rd.
Around the water cooler
BORIS MINKEVICH / WINNIPEG FREE PRESS’When we try and do too much, that’s when it’s not working. So we’re going to have to try and just play simple and get pucks to the net,’ Nikolaj Ehlers said.
Penalty problems: While the Winnipeg Jets have won their last three games, their special teams continue to be a concern. The Jets are currently second-worst in the NHL when short-handed, killing off 71.4 per cent of all penalties (15 for 21). Their power play isn’t much better, going just 2 for 19 so far. Mike McIntyre reports. READ MORE
Lady beetles boom: The number of Asian lady beetles have rocketed this year in Manitoba. “People are writing or calling from across the province because they’re getting into houses in big numbers,” said John Gavloski, an entomologist with Manitoba Agriculture. Bill Redekop reports. READ MORE
Trending now
Jeff McIntosh / THE CANADIAN PRESSNaheed Nenshi celebrates his victory as Calgary’s mayor
#yycvote and #yegvote: Can you say “incumbent”? Hashtags for two Alberta cities are trending on Twitter as Calgary and Edmonton elected mayors Monday. In Edmonton, Don Iveson was re-elected; in Calgary, Naheed Nenshi also returned as mayor. READ MORE
On this date
On Oct. 17, 1934: The Winnipeg Free Press reported that the wife of a wealthy Kentucky oil man was rescued from her kidnapper by federal agents and returned home safe to her family. German women were among Adolf Hitler’s most enthusiastic supporters, among whom the Nazi leader was known as “handsome Adolf.” France was determined to thwart political assassination that could lead to war in the Balkans. READ MORE
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