Your forecast
Sunny, becoming a mix of sun and cloud this morning. High 26 C. Humidex 31. UV index 5 or moderate.
What’s happening today
Close to 100 horticultural professionals from botanical gardens and conservatories across Canada and the U.S. will be in Winnipeg this week for the American Public Gardens Association’s 2025 Horticulture, Greenhouse, & Facilities Symposium, which will be hosted by Assiniboine Park Conservancy at The Leaf.
Starting today and running until Sept. 25, participants will explore innovative approaches to designing and operating conservatories and greenhouses and exchange ideas about reimagining public garden spaces. Colleen Zacharias has more here.
Plants are the main focus in this traditional landscape at Les Jardins de Métis in Grand-Métis, Que. (JC Lemay photo)
Today’s must-read
Manitoba’s prosecutors are recommending changes in the provincial court bail hearings process, arguing the current system is “frenzied” and leaves them little time to prepare.
The Manitoba Association of Crown Attorneys wants the court to issue a new directive, requiring that prosecutors receive 24 hours’ notice before an accused criminal appears before a provincial court judge to apply for pre-trial release.
Under the current system, prosecutors routinely rush to bail hearings at a moment’s notice. The change would allow them more time to review release plans and prepare arguments, said Ben Wickstrom, the association’s vice-president of prosecutions.
“We believe that this system does a disservice to public safety by undermining the ability of Crown attorneys to properly prepare for these hearings and put full information before the court,” Wickstrom told reporters Monday. Erik Pindera and Tyler Searle have the story.
Crown attorneys Brooke Johnson (left) and Ben Wickstrom (Mikaela MacKenzie / Free Press)
On the bright side
A sprawling new kitchen, ample communal space, and other upgrades — including a private courtyard — are at the heart of Main Street Project’s federally funded effort to make its Point Douglas detox and transitional housing facility feel more like home.
The outreach organization offered a first look at the renovations Monday, ahead of moving its detox program into the refreshed space at 71 Martha St. by mid-October. That move will mark the completion of Phase 1 of the $18-million project and set the stage for Phase 2 next door at 75 Martha St. When finished, in about two years, the detox expansion will increase capacity from 21 to 37 beds, with nine reserved for LGBTTQ+ residents.
“The whole building will be redone, top to bottom,” MSP executive director Jamil Mahmood said. “The main focus of this was to make the spaces a lot nicer for the people who live here. We often said when we started this was to bring the love we give to the community every day into a physical manifestation, making the building reflect that, as well.” Scott Billeck has more here.
Main Street Project director of development Anastasia Ziprick and executive director Jamil Mahmood in the newly renovated 71 Martha St. location. (Mikaela MacKenzie / Free Press)
On this date
On Sept. 23, 1940: The Winnipeg Free Press reported Britain vowed to continue the evacuation of children from the British Isles to protect against German bombardment even after Germany torpedoed a mercy ship, killing 87 children aboard. General Charles de Gaulle arrived at Dakar with his Free French force, intending to continue the fight against Germany. R.A.F. planes loosed a devastating bombardment across the English Channel against Dunkirk, Ostend, Boulogne, Calais and other invasion bases. Read the rest of this day’s paper here. Search our archives for more here.
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