Despite some confusion on social media, the City of Winnipeg confirms the upcoming free giveaway weekend will not happen.
“To help slow the spread of COVID-19, this year’s fall giveaway weekend has been cancelled,” said Kalen Qually, communications officer for the city.
A few years ago, the City of Winnipeg started a free weekend giveaway program that allowed residents to place clean, unbroken goods on their boulevards with a “free” sign on it in an effort to keep things out of local landfills.
The event is usually held twice a year, but due to the pandemic, the earlier event in May 2020 was cancelled.
September’s event will follow suit.
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The confusion stemmed around the fact the City of Winnipeg had not updated its website to state that the September event would be cancelled.
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However, local councillor Markus Chambers had posted on a community group on Facebook that the event would not happen this year.
The city’s website has now been updated.
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