Exploring Stakeholder: "Government of Manitoba"

Officials say excavation is expected to begin in December. Media were given a tour of the Prairie Green Landfill on Wednesday. Photo: Cierra Bettens/APTN.  APTN News: Manitoba Premier Wab Kinew says the province has entered the third of a five step process of searching the Prairie Green Landfill for the remains of two First Nations...

APTN News: As part of the 10 year anniversary of the murder of Tina Fontaine, the Manitoba government announced $986,000 towards a centre to help youth at risk.  “It’s not enough anymore for folks to say yes we believe or support MMIWG2S without putting your money where your mouth is,” said Nahanni Fontaine, minister of Families, Women...

‘The national inquiry wouldn’t have happened without her,’ Minister Bernadette Smith said Thursday CBC Indigenous – As the tenth anniversary of Tina Fontaine’s death approaches, the province announced it will be releasing its strategy on missing and murdered Indigenous women, girls and two-spirit people in October.  Part of the strategy includes a $15 million endowment...

Manitoba Premier Wab Kinew described the landfill search as a “compassionate mission” APTN News: The Manitoba government unveiled a five-stage plan to search the Prairie Green Landfill for the remains of Marcedes Myran and Morgan Harris Thursday. The search to find the remains of two slain First Nations women is scheduled to begin in late...

New $15M endowment fund will help support MMIWG2S+ families, province announced on Red Dress Day CBC News: Hundreds marched from downtown Winnipeg Sunday night to mark Red Dress Day, the nationally recognized day to raise awareness for missing and murdered Indigenous women, girls and two-spirit people.  The fourth annual MMIWG2S+ Walk for Justice started at...

Provincial pilot project expected to help inform future national alert system CBC News: The Canadian Press – Canada and Manitoba are partnering to launch an alert system that would inform the public when an Indigenous woman or girl goes missing, they announced Friday in Winnipeg, ahead of a national day to mark the crisis. The...

18-member team will work to prevent ‘any more MMIWG2S’ from happening: Nahanni Fontaine CBC Indigenous: Manitoba’s families minister is bringing some trusted advisers with her to the provincial legislature. Nahanni Fontaine has enlisted a 18-member team of Indigenous women, girls and two-spirit individuals to offer their expertise and advice. The Matriarch Circle, which met for the first...

Cora Morgan will help prepare Manitoba’s strategy to deal with missing and murdered Indigenous women, girls and two-spirit people Cora Morgan is the new provincial adviser on Indigenous women’s issues and secretary to the missing and murdered Indigenous women, girls and two-spirit people and gender-based violence cabinet committee. Photo: APTN file  APTN News: The Manitoba...

Cora Morgan also Named Secretary to Gender-Based Violence Committee of Cabinet: Fontaine NationTalk: The Manitoba government is announcing the appointment of Cora Morgan as the special advisor on Indigenous women’s issues and secretary to the Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women, Girls and Two-Spirit Peoples and Gender-Based Violence Committee of Cabinet, Families Minister Nahanni Fontaine, minister...

Part of push to implement recommendations in final report from National Inquiry into MMIWG CBC Indigenous: Indigenous groups and Manitoba RCMP are partnering to implement some recommendations in the final report from the National Inquiry into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls. Police and representatives from various First Nations, Inuit and Metis groups say...

Funding will Prioritize the Well-Being of Chronic Missing Persons, Provide a Co-ordinated Provincewide Inter-agency Response: Goertzen NationTalk: The Manitoba government is increasing its investment in dedicated police resources for the Manitoba Integrated Missing Persons Response with a $5.2-million commitment to prioritize the well-being of chronic missing people and provide a co-ordinated inter-agency response across Manitoba,...

Dollar amount ‘really only the beginning’ in process to locate women’s remains, victim’s daughter says WARNING: This story contains distressing details. CBC News: The federal government says it will provide $500,000 to determine whether it’s possible to recover human remains from a landfill near Winnipeg, after months of calls to search there for the bodies...

The Manitoba government has introduced amendments to Bill 75, the Path to Reconciliation Amendment Act that would establish the National Inquiry into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls Calls for Justice as a key component of its approach to advancing truth and reconciliation in Manitoba. Under this legislation, Manitoba’s efforts are to be guided...

Budget 2021 included $815,000 to help support victims of crime in Manitoba, by increasing supports for family violence and families of Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls...

The Winnipeg Police Service will be consolidating its approach to MMIWG. The new model will see a coordination of resources from the Homicide Unit, the Counter Exploitation Unit, the Missing Persons Unit, and the Internet Child Exploitation Unit. These Units form part of the Investigations Branch of the WPS under the direction and oversight of...

Passed an order in council that provides the federally appointed commissioners the authority to examine the considerable work and analysis already completed in Manitoba and to examine matters within the exclusive jurisdiction of the province...

Assembly of Manitoba Chiefs releases “Families First: A Manitoba Indigenous Approach to Addressing the Issue of Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls”. Many of the recommendations made by families of MMIWG, Elders, youth and the MMIWG Coalition are consistent with those made by many reports over many years. The recommendations include: Supports – More supports...