Amanda Fleury News Today

The northern Manitoba chapter of the Order of the Eastern Star, the Opasquai Chapter 24, has been hard at work to provide its annual Christmas gift bags to anyone in need this holiday season.

"Its a place for those who need a warm place to rest their head - blankets, pillows, mats, all that is available as well," said Amanda Fleury, housing coordinator for the Friendship Centre. Fleury is the lead organizer of the shelter. "We have two people who are working, there will always be somebody there. Its to get people out of the cold. As far as I checked for the temperatures, up until Tuesday [Jan. 26], its supposed to be in the minus-30s." The centre opens occasionally during bouts o...