Marion Willis

• A shelter, warming centre opens its doors for the winter season in Winnipeg

  St. Boniface Street Links is welcoming those in need to its 24/7 warming centre and shelter space on 604 St. Mary's Road in Winnipeg.

  Canada

  Jan 8, 2024
  
• More services needed to stop preventable apartment evictions: Winnipeg advocates

  “The real piece to learn from this is that it's one thing to house very high-risk people, but you can't just house people and walk away."

  Canada

  Aug 22, 2023
  
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• Accused in random stabbing let down by system, Winnipeg advocate says

  Marion Willis of St. Boniface Street Links says her organization had a four-year history with Robert Ingram, who is facing a number of charges in connection with the attack.

  Crime

  Jun 13, 2023
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• Manitoba’s first formal overdose prevention site launches in Winnipeg

  Since Friday, dozens have picked up harm reduction supplies such as needles, Sunshine House's executive director Levi Foy said. It's also a place people can test and use drugs.

  Canada

  Oct 30, 2022
• ‘We can’t give up’: Winnipeg’s homelessness problem no easy fix for those on front lines

  Experts are calling for a systemic overhaul if Winnipeg wants a fighting chance at overcoming its struggles with homeless people living — and dying — on city streets. 

  Health

  Oct 13, 2022
• ‘Living the only lives they know’: Winnipeg outreach organizations concerned with youth violence

  Halfway into 2022, Winnipeg is on track to see more teens charged with serious and violent crimes than last year, and it is raising concerns among outreach organizations.

  Crime

  Jul 26, 2022
• Winnipeg advocate depicted on special International Women’s Day chocolate bar

  Marion Willis is one of five Canadian women being highlighted on a Hershey's chocolate bar as part of the candy company's #HerSHE campaign for International Women's Day.

  Canada

  Mar 4, 2022
• Drug overdose deaths spiked 87 per cent in Manitoba last year

  'These are all health issues, this is all about saving lives... no one life is more important than another.'

  Health

  Apr 22, 2021
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• Winnipeg’s Morberg House may be forced to close without stable funding, says founder

  A Winnipeg organization helping recovering addicts get back on their feet is struggling to keep its doors open.

  Health

  Nov 15, 2019
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• ‘Meth camps’ showing up in city parks, says Winnipeg homeless advocate

  A local homeless advocacy group says "meth camps" are rising throughout the city and need to be dismantled as soon as they're found.

  Canada

  Jun 14, 2019