Manitoba Post What's Trending on Manitoba Post


Emergency warning system questioned after tornado.


Emergency reports not received before deadly tornado Pamela Sul was at her home in rural Manitoba watch-


ing television as the sky darkened and an emergency alert went across the screen. Te chief administrative officer for the Rural Municipality of Alonsa saw the tornado warning and quickly packed up to leave. Her husband was out on a tractor and heard it on the radio. But the couple only re- ceived a text−message alert on their cellphones once they’d already left the area where an EF4 tornado tore through last month, killing a 77−year−old man and leaving a trail of destroyed homes and cottages. "You are worried, you are hoping for the best," Sul said, recalling the concern she had for her neighbours who she was unable to call and warn about the storm. People are aware that living in the area means having limited service, Sul said, but residents have lost most of the coverage they had since Bell MTS did upgrades in June. So when the storm ripped through, many were left without warning. Te tornado is estimated to have had wind speeds between 270 and 280 km/h. Trailers in a campground disappeared, presumably into the nearby water of Lake Manitoba. Trucks were lifted off the ground and a house was pushed clear off its foundation.


• • •


Life-altering injuries for 17-year-old boy assaulted in parking lot


17-year-old boy was taken to hospital with life-altering


injuries after being attacked near Main Street and Banner- man Avenue. On August 29 around 11:30PM a 17-year-old male was walking and confronted by two teenage males in a parking lot on Bannerman. Te 17-year-old was sub- sequently assaulted and struck in the face with a projectile which resulted in serious, life-altering injuries. He was taken to hospital in unstable condition, but has since been upgraded to stable. Winnipeg Police are asking for the public's help with the investigation, anyone who may have witnessed this incident or has any information is asked to call the Major Crimes Unit at 204-986-6219 or Crime Stop- pers at 204-786-TIPS (8477).


• • •


Neepawa man in possession of submachine gun arrested


Earlier this month, police arrested a 30-year-old man


from Neepawa who had in his possession a submachine gun and a .22 calibre revolver. Around 8:40PM September 2, police responded to a call of a man armed with a gun driving a vehicle near Wolseley Avenue and Maryland Street. Police found the vehicle, unoccupied, on Honey- man Avenue. A suspect was identified in a restaurant near Maryland Street and Portage Avenue and taken into custody. Te suspect was in possession of a large hunting knife and methamphetamine. Te meth had an estimated street value of $2,250. Police also seized 2 firearms; an MP 40 submachine gun, a loaded MP 40 magazine with addi- tional ammunition, and a .22 calibre revolver. Brent Travis Lehocky, 30, of Neepawa, was charged with 12 firearms-related offences and possession of Metham-


Should cannabis revenue be used to fight meth? phetamine • • •


Manitoba liberals want cannabis revenue used to fight meth


Te Manitoba Liberals are calling on the Pallister gov-


ernment to take action on Manitoba’s growing meth crisis. Liberal Leader Dougald Lamont and Health Critic Dr. Jon Gerrard say the government knew about Manitoba’s growing meth crisis when they were elected two and a half years ago, but have done little or nothing . “Tere are clear steps the Manitoba government should be taking now to tackle meth, and using revenues from legalized cannabis could pay for it,” said Lamont. “Meth isn’t just driving up Manitoba’s crime rate, it is leaving a trail of hurt in its wake - from addicts and their families to victims of crime,” said Gerrard. Recently, Manitoba’s Chief Medical Examiner’s office reported the number of deaths from meth have doubled in the last year, from 17 to 35, and the number of overdoses from meth has doubled from four to eight. Te Bear Clan reports finding 40,000 needles.


• • •


Overspending needs attention in fall elections Manitoba’s largest municipal governments have over-


spent $1.17 billion since 2008, finds the Canadian Federa- tion of Independent Business (CFIB)’s latest Manitoba Mu- nicipal Spending Watch report. Tis overspending amounts to $4,696 for a family of four. Tis new research studies municipal real operating spending from 2008 to 2015 for Manitoba’s 27 largest municipalities. Findings show that real operating spending declined by three per cent across Manitoba’s municipalities from 2014 to 2015, but has grown at 2.5 times CFIB’s sustainability benchmark over the eight years studied. Winnipeg’s efforts to reduce real operating spending drove much of the change in the 4th Edition of the Spending Watch report. Having found savings through vacancy management, service delivery, and collective bargaining, the City of Winnipeg lowered its level of real operating spending growth by five percentage points in 2015. Rural municipalities also improved as a group, while Manitoba’s cities and towns made little progress to reduce their operating spending levels


• • •


Manitoba bison football ranked 4th in Canada west Te University of Manitoba Bison Football team is ranked


4th for the upcoming 2018 Season. Te UBC Tunderbirds were picked to take home the


Hardy Cup, as the Canada West football pre-season coaches poll was released earlier this month. UBC, who has played in the last three Hardy Cups, received first-place votes from the conference's five other programs to top the poll with 25 points. UBC's opponent in the last three Canada West championship games and winners of the last two, Calgary earned UBC's first-place vote, and second-place votes from


Overspending forecast for fall election.


the conference's other four teams. Slotting in behind the clear frontrunners is a pack of


three teams separated by just two points. Te Regina Rams earned third with 14 points, while the Manitoba Bisons (13 pts.), and Alberta Golden Bears (12 pts.) weren't far behind. Along with UBC and Calgary, Regina and Alberta were the conference's two other playoff teams in 2017. Rounding out the poll were the Saskatchewan Huskies, who received fifth-place votes from all five coaches for a total of five points.


• • •


Seven cases of west nile virus confirmed in Manitoba Te Province said the total number of confirmed human


cases of West Nile virus in Manitoba this season has risen to seven. Tree new cases were identified in the Interlake- Eastern region, two in the Prairie Mountain region and one in the Winnipeg region. Te first case, reported in early August, was confirmed in the Southern Health – Santé Sud region. To date, two of the confirmed patients have required hospitalization for symptoms related to West Nile this summer. More information continues to be collected by the department as part of its ongoing surveillance efforts.


• • •


Team Manitoba captures five golds at North American Regatta


Tis past August, members of the Winnipeg Rowing Club


returned with five 1st Place finishes at the 136th Royal Ca- nadian Henley Regatta in St. Catharines. Te winners were: Senior Women’s Single – Michelle Truax Senior Women’s Pair – Rianne Boekhorst & Michelle


Truax Championship Women’s Pair – Rianne Boekhorst &


Michelle Truax U19 Double – Abby Dent & Justine Gillert U17 Single – Abby Dent Team Manitoba’s rowing team is coached by Janine Ste-


phens, whose competitive career saw her bring home Silver from the 2012 Olympic Games. Tis is the second year that Janine has taken a team to Henley as a coach.


• • • Police warn of fraudulent texts Winnipeg Police are warning people of phishing scams


involving fraudulent ‘security alert’ text messages. Police say your mobile phone may receive an unsolicited text mes- sage that has a sense of urgency and/or warnings that your bank account will be closed or your access limited. Clicking the website link will take you to a fraudulent portal pretend- ing to be the bank and may ask you to enter a username/ password or personal information. It is important to note that these messages may appear to come from your own name or phone number. Tese phishing attempts may also come in the form of a money request such as “…has sent you money, click here to receive it".


West Nile Virus active in Manitoba. 4 Manitoba Post


Gold medals for Winnipeg's Rowing Club. www.manitobapost.com


Beware of fraudulent texts! October 2018


Page 1  |  Page 2  |  Page 3  |  Page 4  |  Page 5  |  Page 6  |  Page 7  |  Page 8  |  Page 9  |  Page 10  |  Page 11  |  Page 12  |  Page 13  |  Page 14  |  Page 15  |  Page 16