Mary Agnes Welch
Winnipeg Free Press
Winnipeg, MB, Canada
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Child agency suffers $600K hit
A complicated dispute with the province over "baby bonus" cash has put one of Manitoba's best child-welfare agencies in deficit, forcing it to consider layoffs this spring. Nisichawayasihk Cree Nation's child-welfare agency learned earlier this month the province was clawing back roughly $600,000 in funding this fiscal year. → Read More
This year will be one of reconciliation: Bowman
Amid emotional interruptions and one high-profile walk-out, Mayor Brian Bowman marked the anniversar... - Local - Winnipeg Free Press. → Read More
New rules on third-party election ads
A small, grassroots group with little money could be the first to register under Manitoba’s ne... - Local - Winnipeg Free Press. → Read More
First Nations women have always been leaders
Being a First Nations chief in Manitoba is a tough job. You're on call all the time, the person everyone looks to for solutions to every problem. → Read More
Young candidate cites age factor in abandoning NDP for Liberals
A former New Democrat now running for the Liberals says the Selinger government is “aging out,” and the province is in need of renewal. Tyler Duncan, who lives in Norway House Cree Nation and has been a youth chief there, switched political teams Tuesday and is running for the Liberals in The Pas in April’s general election. → Read More
Former NDP candidate unperturbed by odds of running for Liberals in The Pas
A former New Democrat now running for the Liberals says the Selinger government is “aging out” and the province is in need of renewal. Tyler Duncan, who lives in Norway House Cree Nation and has been a youth chief there, switched political teams Tuesday and is running for the Liberals in The Pas in April’s general election. → Read More
NDP will reduce fees, double workers and add 12K new spaces by 2021: Selinger
An NDP government will shrink some day-care fees, double the number of child-care workers and build ... - Local - Winnipeg Free Press. → Read More
First Nations to get back control of child welfare in southern Manitoba
First Nations will get back control of child welfare in southern Manitoba Tuesday, ending a three-year dispute that halted devolution. A new seven-person board of First Nations people will regain control of the Southern Authority, likely Tuesday. → Read More
Council to debate turning Assiniboia Downs into urban reserve
Peguis First Nation and the Manitoba Jockey Club are promising to turn Assiniboia Downs into the city’s largest urban reserve, one that’s home to a regional racing and entertainment hub complete with bike paths. A master plan for the Downs is to be debated Tuesday at city hall. → Read More
Group marches to protest human right abuses in Ethopia
More than 50 people marched to the Manitoba Legislature Sunday, demanding the Canadian government cu... - Local - Winnipeg Free Press. → Read More
Notley says Manitoba-Alberta power line a long way off
Alberta’s premier says an east-west power line between Manitoba’s northern dams and her province is “a bit hypothetical” and far off. NDP Premier Rachel Notley was in Winnipeg Friday for a meeting with Premier Greg Selinger on energy and environmental issues. → Read More
Former northern grand chief challenging MKO election last fall
Former northern grand chief David Harper is challenging the legitimacy of last fall’s MKO election, which saw him lose to new grand chief Sheila North Wilson. Harper has retained Charles Huband, a former Court of Appeal justice and the former provincial Liberal leader. → Read More
Software to help track ER wait times to be in use this summer
New software slated to be in place this summer will help curb some of the city's highest-in-the-country emergency room wait times, health officials promised Wednesday. Called Oculys, the software will help doctors and nurses track wait times for beds in many departments, see which beds are open and tell when wait times are critically high. → Read More
Form over function?
The province is doing a safety review of an affordable-housing project criticized for putting high-minded design above function. Centre Village, the modernist, orange-accented complex on Balmoral Street near Cumberland Avenue, is home to 25 families. → Read More
RAW:almond will have to set up on land because of thin ice on the river
Thin ice and warm weather have foiled plans for this year’s pop-up restaurant on the Assiniboine River, forcing it to move to what organizers call an “intimate and magical” spot elsewhere at The Forks. “Change and something new is something to embrace,” said Mandel Hitzer, a local chef and co-creator of RAW:almond. → Read More
Tributes continue for former premier Howard Pawley
With funeral details still in the works, tributes to former premier Howard Pawley continue to flow from political allies and foes alike. Former premier Gary Filmon remembered Pawley earlier this week as a gentleman with a preacher’s speaking style and a staunch dedication to his principles. → Read More
Some 300 line up for lieutenant governor’s first New Year’s Levee
Amid the hugs, handshakes and best wishes for the new year, Lt. Gov. Janice Filmon used a moment at the Manitoba legislature Friday to commiserate with one young Manitoban about a typical teenage aggravation — braces. “I had braces when I was young,” Filmon confided to Hajrah Ata, 16. “When do you get them off?” Next month, it turns out, a good way to start the new year. → Read More
Case closed
NISICHAWAYASIHK CREE NATION — When Shirley Swanson talks about her five boys, she does so with a possessive. “My Silus” — the second-youngest, too shy to be in a family photo. → Read More
The kids are all right
NISICHAWAYASIHK CREE NATION — More than a decade ago, shortly after Felix Walker was hired to ... - Cracks in the System - Winnipeg Free Press. → Read More
Challenges hinder province's plan to keep families intact
It's been five years since Manitoba's child-welfare system started spending more to prevent family breakdown instead of apprehending children, but the province can't say how many families are being helped by the new approach. Critics say child welfare's focus on reducing the number of children in care by catching problems early has waned. → Read More