News in brief: New public washrooms open at La Barriere Park

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New public washrooms open at La Barriere Park

A new washroom facility is solidifying La Barriere Park as a destination for southwest Winnipeg.

The park, located south of the La Salle River at Waverley Street, recently had two new cricket pitches built and is becoming more popular with residents in southwest Winnipeg, Coun. Janice Lukes (Waverley West) said.

“The La Salle River offers fishing, canoeing and kayaking, there are baseball diamonds, picnic areas, pathways, Frisbee golf and new cricket fields,” said Lukes. “The new public washrooms we are adding will make visiting the park an even more comfortable experience for all.”

The washroom is four-season, universally accessible, and has an open air vestibule to provide shelter. It is located off the main parking lot, near the sports and picnic areas. The facility was funded from the public works department capital budget to the tune of $500,000.

The new toilet rooms replace seasonal public washrooms that were build in the mid-1960s.

Female acquaintance stabs man on Canada Day weekend

Winnipeg police are continuing to investigate a stabbing that happened in Fort Richmond over the Canada Day long weekend.

Police say they were called to the 3100 block of Pembina Highway around 4 a.m. on June 30 for a report of an injured man.

On arrival, police discovered a 23-year-old suffering from upper body injuries that appeared to be consistent with stab wounds. He was taken to hospital in critical condition.

Police say the victim and female acquaintance had a verbal confrontation which escalated to the point where the female alledgedly armed herself with a knife and stabbed the man.

Police have arrested a 31-year-old woman from Winnipeg and charged her will aggravated assault and fail to comply with recognizance. She was detained in custody.

Anyone with information that may help investigators are asked to call 204-986-6219 or Crime Stoppers at 204-786-8477.

Suspects arrested for string of robberies

Two men were arrested recently in connection with a string of robberies dating back to 2017.

On June 19, at approximately 1:05 a.m., Major Crime Unit investigators arrested a man as he broke into the business in the 400 block of Lagimodière Blvd. A second suspect was also placed under arrest nearby.

The pair are suspected of being connected with the following 16 incidents of breaking and entering into businesses across the city, where over $100,000 in cash was stolen, with another $100,000 in damages caused as a result:

• Jan. 7, 2017 – business in the 400 block of Osborne St.;
• Feb. 22, 2017 – business in the 300 block of Wilton St.;
• Feb. 26, 2017 – business in the 1600 block of Regent Ave. W;
• March 1, 2017 – business in the 1400 block of Main St.;
• April 1-2, 2017 – business in the 700 block of Leila Ave.;
• Oct. 4-5, 2018 – same business in the 1600 block of Regent Ave. W;
• Nov. 24, 2018 – same business in the 400 block of Osborne St.;
• Dec. 24, 2019 – business in the 1600 block of Ellice Ave.;
• Dec. 22-24, 2019 – business in the 1100 block of Pembina Hwy.;
• Feb. 10, 2019 – business in the 3300 block of Portage Ave.;
• Feb. 17, 2019 – another business in the 1600 block of Regent Ave. W;
• March 30, 2019 – same business in the 300 block of Wilton St.;
• April 20, 2019 – business in the 300 block of Provencher Blvd.;
• May 3-4, 2019 – same business in the 400 block of Osborne St.;
• May 5, 2019 – first business in the 1600 block of Regent Ave. W (no entry gained);
• June 17-18, 2019 – business in the 400 block of Lagimodière Blvd.

For their alleged involvement, Cary Scott Preston, 42, has been charged with five counts of breaking and entering, nine counts of breaking and entering – theft, intent to break and enter, three counts of wearing a disguise with intent, possession of a break-in instrument, and mischief under $5,000 and detained in custody, while another 56-year-old man has been charged with two counts of breaking and entering and released on a promise to appear.