Curbside yard waste collection season ending

Winnipeg, MB – Curbside yard waste collection for 2022 is coming to an end.

  • Yard waste collection in “area A” will end the week of November 21 – 25, 2022
  • Yard waste collection in “area B” will end the week of November 28 – December 2, 2022

Residents are reminded there will be no collection on Remembrance Day (Friday, November 11). If your collection day falls on the holiday, your recycling, garbage, and yard waste will be collected one day later for that week only.

Winnipeg Fire Paramedic Service provides update on Lily Street fire

Winnipeg, MB – At 4:42 a.m. on October 31, 2022, the WFPS responded to a fire in a vacant, two-storey duplex in the 0 to 100 block of Lily Street.

Crews worked throughout the morning to extinguish the fire with aerial ladders. As the building is at risk of collapse, it will be demolished by heavy machinery. While the demolition is taking place, crews will apply water to hot spots.

Winnipeg Fire Paramedic Service responds to fires on Manitoba Avenue and on Higgins Avenue

Winnipeg, MB – The Winnipeg Fire Paramedic Service (WFPS) responded to fires on Manitoba Avenue and on Higgins Avenue.

Higgins Avenue fire

At 7 p.m. on Sunday, October 30, 2022, the WFPS responded to reports of a fire and possible explosion in a temporary encampment on the riverbank near Higgins Avenue.

When crews arrived at the location, they found several tents engulfed in flames and smoke. It’s believed the explosion was the result of propane tanks igniting.

Winnipeg Fire Paramedic Service responds to fire on Lily Street

Winnipeg, MB – At 4:42 a.m. on October 31, 2022, the Winnipeg Fire Paramedic Service responded to reports of a fire in a vacant, two-storey duplex in the 0 to 100 block of Lily Street.

When crews arrived at the location, they found heavy smoke and flames coming from the structure. Crews are fighting the fire from the exterior of the building, as conditions are too unsafe to have crews enter it. An aerial ladder is being used to apply water to the fire.

Crews remain at the scene at this time. It is expected they will be there throughout the morning.

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