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Premier Wab Kinew is an imported Manitoban, born in Kenora and raised on Onigaming First Nation in Treaty Three (in northwestern Ontario) before his family moved to Winnipeg. He’s the son of well-known Anishinaabe leader and traditional knowledge keeper Tobasonakwut Kinew and Kathi Kinew.

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Mayor 2 puts positive spin 3 on city’s less-than-edsfxpected share of federal housing fund

The city will receive $122 million in federal government housing money, falling about $70 million shy of the municipal government’s original request. However, Winnipeg’s mayor stressed the amount is substantial and should leverage millions of dollars of additional investment.

Economic growth would go down tubes if sewage-plant project left unfinished: city report

The City of Winnipeg is warning it could run out of sewage capacity for new development by 2032, while urging senior governments to fund the final phase of a mega project that would alleviate the risk.

The city has called on the provincial and federal governments to each cover a third of the cost for the third and final phase of the $3-billion Main Street sewage treatment plant upgrade, which would boost sewage capacity.

The city previously warned it would run out of capacity to process sewage sludge within four to six years, if the project’s second phase to create new biosolids facilities isn’t completed first.

On Thursday, a new city report predicted the construction of new homes and businesses will not be possible by the year 2032, if the sewage upgrade isn’t completed first.

Vacant home demolished after burning fourth time since August

Relief washed over Danielle Pahpasay after a vacant rooming house, which had been struck by arsonists three times, was razed Thursday.

“Finally. Wow. That’s good news,” said Danielle Pahpasay, who lives next door to 539 William Ave., which was ablaze again on Thursday. “The kids were pretty confused. They didn’t know what was going on — then they saw all the fire trucks.”

Pahpasay said firefighters knocked on her door around 12:30 a.m. and instructed her to gather her children and a few essentials and evacuate — the first time her family has had to leave despite the string of recent fires.

The two-and-a-half-storey house, vacant before the first fire on Aug. 18, also burned on Sept. 26 and Oct. 31.