News in brief: Tyndall Park and Norquay community centres receive grants for renovation

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Kildonan Park Golf Course open for the season 

 

The Kildonan Park Golf Course located at 2021 Main St. opened on Thurs., April 26.

The 18-hole course can be reserved online at winnipeg.ca/golf, by calling the clubhouse directly at 204-986-5679, or by calling 311.

Beware that early morning tee times vary daily according to overnight temperatures. To avoid frost damage, daily play will not be permitted until conditions are favourable.

 

IIU investigating car crash involving police car 

On April 21, the Winnipeg Police Service notified the Independent Investigation Unit of the WPS’s involvement in a car crash.

A police cruiser was travelling southbound on Main Street, with emergency equipment activated, when they collided with a 2010 Toyota Corolla travelling northbound on Main Street turning westbound onto Polson Avenue, directly in the officers’ path of travel.

The police car crashed into a business on the southwest corner of Main Street and Polson Avenue. The driver of the Corolla was not injured, but a passenger , a 73-year-old woman, sustained a collapsed lung and a fractured right ankle. She was admitted to hospital where she remains at this time. The two officers suffered soft tissue injuries and were released from hospital.

The investigation is ongoing, so no further details will be provided at this time.

 

Youth United@Winnipeg continues to build bridges

Since April 30, 20 University of Winnipeg students will spend the summer in the North End learning and working in community organizations, in a program called YouthUnited@Winnipeg.

In partnership with the City of Winnipeg, initiated by Winnipeg Coun. Brian Mayes and designed at UWinnipeg, the experiential learning program is based on the principles in the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada (TRC) Calls to Action.

The students come from a wide range of backgrounds, both suburban and inner-city, with the intent of fostering new relationships and the exchange of ideas and perspectives. Students spend one day a week in the classroom, and four days a week working in community-based organizations. The curriculum exposes them to a variety of community settings and cultural experiences.

“I’m hoping to gain a greater understanding of life in the inner city and North End. I think these neighbourhoods are often misrepresented and misunderstood, and I want to be able to challenge these misrepresentations and misunderstandings. I also want to create relationships with a variety of people, so I can better understand and appreciate them and their experiences,” said political sciences student Riley Black.

Participating organizations this year include Ka Ni Kanichihk, Welcome Place, John Howard Society, Peaceful Village, and Graffiti Gallery.

 

Westland Foundation continues to support inner -Winnipeg students