Province seeking proposals to find approximately 250 people housing supports Written by Taylor Brock Tuesday, Mar 02 2021, 5:38 PM Minister Rochelle Squires says during a Tuesday afternoon press conference the province is hoping to help house 250 targeted people in the next two years. (Screenshot: Government of Manitoba/YouTube)
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Before the end of the month, Manitoba Housing is hoping to immediately house 50 people who are currently, or at risk of becoming, homeless.
Families Minister Rochelle Squires says $2.56 million is being given to the Manitoba Non-Profit Housing Association (MNPHA) over the course of two years.
“While housing is foundational to addressing homelessness, sometimes additional supports are needed so people not only stay housed but achieve their goals and thrive,” Christina Maes Nino, executive director of MNPHA says in a statement.
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Manitoba Housing residents who tried to help a neighbour in apparent cardiac arrest believe his death could’ve been prevented if a life-saving defibrillator wasn't kept out of sight in a locked office.
WINNIPEG The Canadian Centre for Child Protection is calling for regulatory changes that will better monitor the posting and sharing of child sexual abuse materials in the digital sphere. We have an epidemic online and we have an epidemic because we have failed to put any guardrails in and around what is happening in the online world, said Signy Arnason, associate executive director for the Manitoba-based Canadian Centre for Child Protection. We regulate all other spaces, everything in the offline world to protect children and somehow we ve abandoned kids online, said Arnason. The renewed call-to-action comes as the Canadian Centre for Child Protection presented federal lawmakers with findings from a probe into the amount of child sexual abuse materials (CSAM) found on a popular pornographic website.
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Politicians point fingers after death at homeless camp
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Families Minister Rochelle Squires advised Winnipeg Mayor Brian Bowman to partner with community and faith groups to train city staff on how to operate municipal facilities as warming centres.
One day after a Winnipegger died in a fire at a homeless camp at the end of a long stretch of extremely cold weather, the mayor accused the premier of being “missing in action” when it comes to helping vulnerable people.
One day after a Winnipegger died in a fire at a homeless camp at the end of a long stretch of extremely cold weather, the mayor accused the premier of being missing in action when it comes to helping vulnerable people.