Winnipeg Landfill

• Assembly of First Nations slams Manitoba’s opposition to Winnipeg landfill search

  The Assembly of First Nations voted unanimously to denounce Manitoba’s refusal to support a search of the Prairie Green landfill for the remains of two Indigenous women. 

  Politics

  Jul 13, 2023
  
• Winnipeg landfill protesters refuse to budge after evacuation deadline passes

  Instead of answering an ask to tear down to barrier, protesters reinforced the roadblock at Brady Road with tires and wooden stakes.

  Canada

  Jul 10, 2023
  
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• Blockade continues at Winnipeg landfill after deadline passes

  Dozens of protesters were continuing to block a landfill south of Winnipeg after a city-imposed deadline ordering them to leave had passed.

  Canada

  Jul 10, 2023
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• Manitoba premier still mum on funding to search landfill for remains of two women

  Manitoba's premier says a search of a Winnipeg-area landfill for the remains of two First Nations women should be led by the federal government and families, not the province.

  Politics

  Jun 8, 2023
• Prime minister calls discovery of Indigenous woman in Winnipeg landfill heartbreaking

  Upon the discovery of another woman's body at a Winnipeg landfill, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says the government needs to do more to end the violence against Indigenous women.

  Crime

  Apr 5, 2023
• Minister praises ‘vigilance’ of Winnipeg landfill staff after woman’s body found

  The Winnipeg homicide unit says it has launched an investigation after staff at the Brady Road landfill south of Winnipeg found 33-year-old Linda Mary Beardy's body on Monday.

  Crime

  Apr 5, 2023
• Mounties told federal government RCMP could advise Winnipeg police on landfill search: document

  A newly released document shows the head of the RCMP told Ottawa the national police force could offer guidance to Winnipeg police searching for remains of two First Nations women.

  Crime

  Mar 8, 2023
• Indigenous families ‘have a right to know’ where missing loved ones are buried, official says

  A Mohawk official says the refusal by Winnipeg police to search for the missing women whose bodies are believed to have been left in a landfill is a 'breach of human dignity.'

  Canada

  Dec 7, 2022
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• Winnipeg mayor says he stands with Indigenous families in alleged serial killings

  Scott Gillingham told 680 CJOB's The Start that the families of Rebecca Contois, Morgan Harris, Marcedes Myran, and Buffalo Woman are facing a heartbreaking, impossible situation.

  Crime

  Dec 7, 2022