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The Wrap: Fires in vacant buildings, election round-up, and colourful basketball court

Good evening. Here’s a look at what our newsroom has been working on today:

 

'Why did we allow it to get that way?'

Hours after the fire-ravaged Windsor Hotel was reduced to rubble Wednesday, firefighters were forced to battle blazes in two more vacant buildings in Winnipeg. The blaze has renewed the focus on empty buildings and safety hazards, or problems associated with them.

According to city estimates, there are 600 to 700 vacant buildings in Winnipeg, which is experiencing a shortage of housing.

Chris Kitching:

City sets record for fires in vacant buildings

Hours after the fire-ravaged Windsor Hotel was reduced to rubble Wednesday, firefighters were forced to battle blazes in two more vacant buildings in Winnipeg — a troubling trend that has sparked conc... Read More

 

Joyanne Pursaga:

Remains of Windsor Hotel demolished

Bricks, shards of wood and other debris now cover the lot where the Windsor Hotel once stood, leaving another Winnipeg property reduced to a fenced-in mound of charred rubble. Fire destroyed the va... Read More

 

Winnipeg Free Press:

Gallery: Windsor Hotel destroyed by fire

The former Windsor Hotel (187 Garry St.) in downtown Winnipeg was reduced to rubble Wednesday, after firefighters scrambled to contain an inferno blazing within.... Read More

 
 
 

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Election roundup

 

Free Press staff:

Liberals promise income assistance improvements

Manitoba Liberals pledged on Thursday to overhaul employment income assistance and introduce a minimum guaranteed income for seniors. Read More

 
 
 

'It’s looking a lot brighter already'

Anishinaabe artist Jordan Stranger is combining three of his favourite things — public art, basketball and the North End — with his latest project, a colourful transformation of the outdoor community basketball court at St. John’s Park. We spoke to the Anishinaabe artist about his art called ‘Fly Like an Eagle’, set to be unveiled to the community Saturday at 11 a.m.

Ben Waldman:

At home in the paint

Anishinaabe artist brings creativity and colour to North End basketball court Read More

 
 
 

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Local

Tom Brodbeck, Rebecca Chambers, Niigaan Sinclair and Brent Bellamy: Is a better Winnipeg on the horizon?
Janine LeGal: An aim to bring everyone together
Melissa Martin: A calm and compassionate spirit
Conrad Sweatman: Signs of local neo-Nazi recruiting efforts spark concern
Carol Sanders: Unhappy Dynacare staff refuse OT shifts; doors could be closed at clinics with Saturday hours
Morgan Modjeski: Province hires 17 psychiatrists to work in Winnipeg, Selkirk
Maggie Macintosh: Gordon Bell students relish — ‘of all things’ — new pickleball courts
Scott Billeck: Tenants slam Alta.-based landlord, protest rent increases
Malak Abas: Flammable gas culprit of 2024 Transcona home explosion: police
Joyanne Pursaga: Around city hall
 

Opinion

Free Press: Letters, Sept 26
Editorial: Time for the PUB to review Winnipeg water rates
Gwynne Dyer: The never-ending, continuing war in Ethiopia
Kyle Volpi Hiebert: Middle Eastern version of NATO off to rocky start
John R. Wiens: Public versus private schooling
Jen Zoratti: Winnipeg a character all its own onscreen
Ben Sigurdson: Prost! Raise a glass to Oktoberfest
Joel Schlesinger: Perfecting profitability
Tory McNally: Happy email debt forgiveness day
Russell Wangersky: The wheels on the bus burned down, down, down…
 

Arts & Life

Reviewed by Matt Henderson: Coalescence of dangerous forces requires the rest of us to be our best selves
Conrad Sweatman: WSO kicks off season pairing Beethoven, Tchaikovsky
Ben Sigurdson: New novelists dominate $70K fiction short list
Free Press: On the Night Table: Colin James
melanie brannagan frederiksen: Lightness of diction contrasts world’s grief
Reviewed by Bill Rambo: Massey Lectures author argues housing should be a right — not a commodity
Holly Harris: New series terrific addition to RWB repertoire
John Longhurst: Whether it’s coffee or tea, think of what’s holy
Ismael Mukhtar: Historic milestone for Muslim community
Maureen Scurfield: ‘Scared to Snitch’ could take subtler approach
 

Sports

Taylor Allen: Blue Bombers whiff on their opportunities to put game away
Mike McIntyre: Jets’ brass warming up to El Nino?
GEORGE WILLIAMS: Longshot triggers massive payout for second straight week
Joshua Frey-Sam: Crusaders football celebrates 95th anniversary
Mike McIntyre and Ken Wiebe: A Canadian team lifting the Cup just one of several storylines to tee up NHL season
Ryan Desjarlais: Flop wedge needed at Phantom Lake Golf Club
Jerrad Peters: Friendlies more of a juggle for Team Canada bench boss than homecoming
Patrick Nolan: Shoal Lake Lodge a manifestation of reconciliation in action
Grace Anne Paizen: Around the NSL: A corner to remember; De Filippo’s boot; a highlight-reel brace
Taylor Allen: Bombers still hold playoff fate in their own hands
 

Business

Gabrielle Piché: Ledohowski among new entrants to Manitoba Business Hall of Fame
Aaron Epp: Chamber hears about the business of belonging
Gabrielle Piché: Restaurants ‘under pressure’
Free Press staff: Governments fund AI training for aerospace, manufacturing workers
Gabrielle Piché: Global prediction markets, local presence
Aaron Epp: Quintex absorbs Mat Master in family-friendly transaction
Eva Wasney: Manitoba’s small oil, gas sector lists 31 ownerless sites — far cry from thousands in Alberta, Saskatchewan
Aaron Epp: Lake Life Powersports buzzes into expeditious expansion
Catherine Morrison, The Canadian Press: NDP leader says Ottawa breaking labour law as Bank of Canada strike nears 100 days
Catherine Morrison, The Canadian Press: Federal government defends closure of seven research facilities
 

Canada and World

Brenna Owen, The Canadian Press: Gunshots ring out at B.C. ostrich farm as cull moves ahead
Nojoud Al Mallees, The Canadian Press: Canada reports fastest population growth in history in third quarter of 2023
The Canadian Press: Canadian judokas Gauthier-Drapeau, Reyes win bronze at Tokyo Grand Slam
Sammy Hudes, The Canadian Press: Sweeping tariffs could be 3% hit to Canadian economy, even with carve-outs: report
Charlotte Kramon And Jeff Martin, The Associated Press: Shooter attacked CDC headquarters to protest COVID-19 vaccines
Matthew Scace, The Canadian Press: Canadian ice climbers bring thriving, nascent sport to world championship in Edmonton
The Canadian Press: Woman faces more charges in Taylor Swift ticket scam, 2nd person charged: police
Steve Lambert, The Canadian Press: Heightened security for Manitoba politicians appears to be a sign of the times
Giada Zampano And Sylvia Hui, The Associated Press: Thousands join pro-Palestinian rallies around the globe as Oct. 7 anniversary nears
The Canadian Press: Emir of Qatar to visit Ottawa on what will be his first official trip to Canada
 

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