Your forecast
Cloudy, with a 30 per cent chance of showers this morning. Periods of rain beginning this morning. Fog patches dissipating this morning. High 14 C. UV index 1 or low.
What’s happening today
🖼️ Lux et Veritas Floreant/Let Light and Truth Flourish, an art exhibition celebrating 40 years of the University of Winnipeg’s Gallery 1C03, is on now until Nov. 13. Jen Zoratti has more here.
Jennifer Gibson, curator of Gallery 1C03 (Ruth Bonneville / Free Press)
Today’s must-read
Winnipeg Police Service members lit a sacred fire outside of their North District Station in recognition of residential school survivors ahead of the upcoming Orange Shirt Day.
“We know that the relationship between policing and Indigenous communities has not always been one of trust,” WPS Chief Gene Bowers told visitors at a gathering outside of the station Sunday afternoon.
“We cannot change that history, but we can acknowledge it, we can learn from it, and we can take responsibility for how we move forward.”
The sacred fire, guided by elder Mike Calder, will burn for 24 hours at the Sinclair Street station, and then be allowed to extinguish naturally. It’s the second year the WPS has lit a sacred fire in recognition of residential school survivors — last year, the fire was lit outside of WPS headquarters on Smith Street. Malak Abas has the story.
Norman Chief Memorial Dancers perform at the National Day of Truth and Reconciliation event at the Winnipeg Police Service North District Station on Sinclair Street in Winnipeg on Sunday. (John Woods / Free Press)
On the bright side
It’s not yet winter but that hasn’t stopped Lori Natuik from preparing for when snow hits the ground.
Winter is her favourite season and she’s ready to strap on her skis, not only for pleasure but also as part of her duties as a Canadian Ski Patrol (CSP) volunteer.
Natuik, 69, is one of more than 4,500 CSP volunteers across the country. AV Kitching has more here.
Lori Natuik is a volunteer ski patroller in the Red River Zone of the Canadian Ski Patrol. (Mike Deal / Free Press)
On this date
On Sept. 28, 1934: The Winnipeg Free Press reported the city planned to appeal to the federal government for aid in shouldering jobless relief costs, after the Manitoba government refused to share any of its existing sources of revenue with the city, or to levy new taxes to increase the provicial share of relief costs in Winnipeg.
Today’s front page
Get the full story: Read today’s e-edition of the Free Press.
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