Calls to search a Winnipeg-area landfill for the remains of two First Nations women are ramping up as rallies take place across the country.
The families of Morgan Harris and Marcedes Myran are leading a round dance Thursday in the city’s downtown.
Pressure has been mounting since Manitoba Premier Heather Stefanson said her government would not support a search of the privately owned Prairie Green Landfill north of the city because it could expose searchers to asbestos and toxic chemicals.
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Families of the women and supporters are calling on the premier to reconsider and for the city, the province and the federal government to work together to come up with a solution.
A solidarity rally was held Wednesday in Vancouver and one is planned Saturday in St. John’s.
Jeremy Skibicki has been charged with first-degree murder in the killings of the women and two others — Rebecca Contois, whose partial remains were found in a different landfill last year, and an unidentified woman Indigenous leaders are calling Buffalo Woman, whose remains have not been found.
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