Unfinished Young Street apartment building burns
8:04 PM
A vacant, seven-storey apartment building under construction in Winnipeg’s West End neighbourhood caught fire Tuesday night.
Firefighters responded to the build, located in the 300 block of Young Street, around 5:30 p.m., a Winnipeg Fire Paramedic Service platoon chief said, speaking from the scene.
Fire crews arrived to find a flames and smoke billowing from the building, but were able to quickly get the fire under control.
WFPS cleared the scene around two hours later.
No injuries were reported and the cause of the fire is under investigation, the platoon chief said.
Arlington Bridge closed indefinitely after structural condition assessment
2:23 PM
The Arlington bridge is closed to traffic indefinitely as of this afternoon.
The results of a bridge condition assessment prompted the City of Winnipeg to immediately close the bridge. The city has been aware of the need to replace the more than 100 year old bridge and the condition assessment shed more light on steel corrosion and structural issues that make annual repairs on the bridge non-feasible, the city stated in a news release.
Zebra mussels found in Clear Lake
2:22 PM
Parks Canada has confirmed the presence of zebra mussels at Clear Lake.
Preliminary test results from water samples collected from Clear Lake throughout the summer indicated the presence of environmental DNA from the invasive species at Boat Cove throughout the season. Parks Canada received the results this month.
“The boat launch area is closed until 2024,” the federal agency said in an information bulletin, adding it is “working with partner organizations to analyze these results.”
Trans-Canada Highwaymen drive to casino in March
12:30 PM
The Trans-Canada Highwaymen, a band launched this year that includes Steven Page of the Barenaked Ladies, Moe Berg of the Pursuit of Happiness, Chris Murphy of Sloan and Craig Northey of Odds, will play the Club Regent Event Centre March 22, 2024.
Tickets go on sale Nov. 24 at 10 a.m. at ticketmaster.ca and casinosofwinnipeg.com, however a fan-club presale is scheduled for Nov. 22 at 10 a.m. Prices were not announced.
The supergroup is a Canadian twist on the Highwaymen concept that united Johnny Cash, Kris Kristofferson, Willie Nelson and Waylon Jennings in 1985. Instead of playing country classics, the Trans-Canada Highwaymen will play classics from this country, such as the Poppy Family’s Which Way You Goin’ Billy? Rock Me Gently by Andy Kim and Undun, the 1969 Guess Who hit.
Ex-U of M law dean’s disciplinary hearings resume
10:30 AM
A regulatory college panel has rejected a former law dean’s latest last-ditch attempt to adjourn a hearing into allegations he embezzled more than half a million dollars from the University of Manitoba during his tenure at Robson Hall.
Last week, citing chronic mental health challenges, Jonathan Black-Branch requested his professional misconduct trial — which was scheduled to resume Tuesday — be dismissed in a vague medical note provided to all parties involved in the proceedings.
The Law Society of Manitoba panel, made up of two lawyers and a public representative, rejected the request early Tuesday.
Black-Branch was charged with an alleged “breach of integrity” in connection to his spending habits while employed at U of M between 2016 and 2020. He has repeatedly attempted to delay his professional disciplinary hearing.
The proceedings are scheduled to take place at the society’s downtown headquarters on Nov. 21, 22 and 23.
