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Extreme cold is descending onto Manitoba, which is prompting preparations from Winnipeg shelters and community organizations to help vulnerable people looking to stay warm.

An emergency warming shelter in Osborne Village opened for the season on Wednesday, providing those experiencing homelessness a safe place to sleep.

When Tessa Blaikie Whitecloud steps into the CEO’s office at Siloam Mission next month, her to...

Article content Participation went up to 141 people from 135 last year, and while some funds may still trickle in, Ward reported that 1JustCity has raised more than $25,000 with the effort. “That will keep a lot of people warm,” he said. The main benefactor is Just A Warm Sleep, its overnight emergency warming centre in Osborne Village. An outreach program designed to handle up to 30 adults per cold night from January through March, it opened in December this year and for two hours longer e...

Winnipeg Free Press Last Modified: 9:16 AM CST Wednesday, Feb. 10, 2021 | Updates Anishiative volunteers put up warming tents and teepees at Thunderbird House. (John Woods / Winnipeg Free Press) As Winnipeg continued to shiver in the bitter cold Tuesday afternoon, a local youth group was putting the finishing touches on two teepees and a prospector tent around Thunderbird House to be used as emergency warming centres. Winnipeg Free Press As Winnipeg contin...

Article content 1JustCity is asking Winnipeggers to join their third annual Beat the Cold Winter Triathlon, but virtually this year. The fundraiser raises money for Just a Warm Sleep, one of 1JustCity’s many outreach programs, which gives Winnipeggers in need a space to sleep from January to March previously although 1JustCity opened last month. We apologize, but this video has failed to load. Try refreshing your browser, or Beat the Cold Winter Triathlon raises funds for citys homeless Back...

  WINNIPEG -- Getting active and enjoying the winter weather can help vulnerable Winnipeggers find a warm place to sleep. 1JustCity, an organization that serves Winnipegs homeless population, is asking Winnipeggers to join their annual winter triathlon fundraiser. "We are really excited to be asking athletes of all kinds to join our virtual beat the cold triathlon," said Tess Whitecloud, executive director of the non-profit. "Here at The Forks for the last two years weve run an event with ...

  WINNIPEG -- A Winnipeg warming centre is opening a week early this year to help the city’s homeless population. “This is our fifth season and we’re really excited to open early,” said Tessa Whitecloud, executive director of 1JustCity, the non-profit that runs the centre. “We’ve never opened in December before.” Just a Warm Sleep, located on Pulford Street, provides those experiencing homelessness a warm place to sleep during the winter. Normally, the warming centre opens o...

Winnipeg Free Press 1JustCity to welcome guests tonight By: Rosanna Hempel Future space for the shelter and resources at the Augustine United Church on Wednesday. Securing a spot at 1JustCity’s emergency overnight warming shelter usually starts with waiting in a physically distanced line outside Augustine United Church in Osborne Village. Securing a spot at 1JustCity’s emergency overnight warming shelter usually starts with waiting in a phys...

  WINNIPEG -- 1JustCity has teamed up with Trifactor Triathlon Club to run its third annual “Beat the Cold” triathlon this February, only this time the event will be held virtually with even more options for winter activity fun. The annual event serves as a fundraiser for the organization’s Just a Warm Sleep emergency overnight warming centre in Osborne Village, which plans on serving more people experiencing homelessness, up to 30 people, starting earlier this year on Christmas Eve a...