SABE, An Indigenous-led, Trauma-Informed Project Launches in Winnipeg’s Osborne Village A new provincially funded pilot project with the purpose of providing trauma-informed support and safety services was started today to Winnipeg’s Osborne Village. SABE Peace Walkers will be leading the project with the team focusing on Indigenous-led non-violent crisis interventions. A trauma-informed approach will be Read More…
The race to become Winnipeg’s next mayor continues with fourteen candidates now in the running! The current list of candidates includes: Jennifer Motkaluk Don Woodstock Christopher Clacio Scott Gillingham Rick Shone Robert-Falcon Ouellette Shaun Loney Idris Ademuyiwa Adekakun Rana Bokhari Desmond Thomas Glen Murray Jessica Peebles Kevin Klein Govind Thawani Gowind Thawani became the 14th Read More…
Little BALLERS Manitoba, a grassroots basketball program for kids, was founded in the Spring of 2022 by co-owners Amy Barlow and Chad Celaire. Amy and Chad are parents to toddlers and preschool-age children and love the outdoors including engaging in recreational activites. Together, Amy and Chad started to work on launching Little BALLERS in the Read More…
In June, Michelle Hansling filed a report with police against a Unicity taxi driver accusing him of sexually assaulting her in the North End while she was intoxicated. Last month, Michelle Hanslip shared with CBC News that she had been assaulted, left naked and bruises blocks away from her home on the morning of June Read More…
Culley Kipling aims to provide young Indigenous boys with leadership skills through basketball to help them become strong and resilient men. Culley Kipling started the Junior Storm Basketball Program as part of the Manitoba Aboriginal Sports and Recreational Council (MASRC), to connect with Indigenous youth throughout the city and from rural Manitoba. He aims to Read More…
“It is time to realize this is about people making choices, and some of those choices have cost people their lives.” A 17-year-old man from Winnipeg has been arrested after he caused a fatal crash on Monday which killed one man and injured three others. Around 10:30 p.m. on Monday, RCMP officers were called to Read More…
With the growing violence in Winnipeg, Manitoba there are concerns about whether the city is safe to live in. The Winnipeg Police Service has released their 2021 Statistical Report, including the crimes reported to the authorities in Winnipeg. The report summarized that calls to the Police Communications Centre have increased by almost 10 per cent Read More…
Carriera Lamoureux, the first Indigenous female to officiate basketball in Manitoba, paves the way for young women in Winnipeg to reach for success through her active leadership in the community. Lamoureux spent most of her formative years living in Winnipeg’s North end, an experience she shares molded her into the person she is today. After Read More…
