New city plan calls for more homes, fewer industrial yards in Point Douglas over next 25 years
One of Winnipeg’s oldest neighbourhoods could see more mid-rise apartments and fewer heavy industrial yards, if city council approves a new plan meant to guide development in Point Douglas over the next 25 years.
#development #housing #industrial #PointDouglas #Winnipeg
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/manitoba/point-douglas-secondary-plan-9.7096590?cmp=rss

Man, 18, handed max youth sentence for 2nd-degree murder in Point Douglas killings
A man has been sentenced to seven years in prison for killing two people in a 2022 murder spree, when he was 15 years old. A Manitoba judge rejected a request from Crown prosecutors for him to face life in prison.
#crime #justice #PointDouglas
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/manitoba/winnipeg-point-douglas-killings-9.7078639?cmp=rss

Point Douglas group has 'serious concern' after non-profit agency helps set up homeless camp
A residents' group is accusing a long-standing Winnipeg community health agency of helping to set up a homeless camp in Point Douglas.
#homeless #agency #residents #PointDouglas #Winnipeg #News
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/manitoba/point-douglas-main-street-project-homeless-encampment-winnipeg-1.7541879?cmp=rss

Man, 43, stabbed to death in Winnipeg's Point Douglas area
A man is dead after being stabbed on Waterfront Drive in Winnipeg's South Point Douglas neighbourhood.
#crime #death #Winnipeg #PointDouglas #WaterfrontDrive #News
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/manitoba/fatal-stabbing-waterfront-south-point-douglas-winnipeg-1.7526556?cmp=rss

Point Douglas residents raise concerns about drug consumption site proposal
More than 100 people, including Winnipeg's new police, showed up to a town hall meeting Tuesday evening to voice ideas and concerns about the proposed safe consumption site for Point Douglas.
#drugs #publicsafety #politics #PointDouglas #Winnipeg #News
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/manitoba/winnipeg-police-point-douglas-drug-consumption-site-1.7511141?cmp=rss

Point Douglas residents question proposed consumption site location
The proposed location for the site is 200 Disraeli Freeway. Housing, Addictions and Homelessness minister Bernadette Smith says the site will include supports.
#housing #politics #addiction #homelessness #PointDouglas #200DisraeliFreeway
https://globalnews.ca/news/11133625/point-douglas-residents-proposed-consumption-site-location/

Point Douglas residents question proposed consumption site location
The proposed location for the site is 200 Disraeli Freeway. Housing, Addictions and Homelessness minister Bernadette Smith says the site will include supports.
#housing #politics #addiction #homelessness #PointDouglas #200DisraeliFreeway
https://globalnews.ca/news/11133625/point-douglas-residents-proposed-consumption-site-location/

Tip line planned for North End neighbourhood to combat scourge of crime
A community in Winnipeg's North End wants to put crime-fighting efforts at the fingertips of its residents by creating an anonymous tip line like one that has existed for years in Point Douglas.
#crime #community #safety #NorthEnd #Winnipeg #PointDouglas
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/manitoba/william-whyte-crime-tip-line-winnipeg-1.7462659?cmp=rss

Teen co-accused in fatal Point Douglas beatings pleads guilty to 2nd-degree murder charges
A teenage boy pleaded guilty to two counts of second degree murder in a string of violent Point Douglas beatings that left evidence of his bloody handprints in an apartment suite where a victim was found dead. 
#crime #murder #violence #PointDouglas #News #Canada
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/manitoba/point-douglas-guilty-plea-second-degree-murder-1.7436577?cmp=rss

Vacant Winnipeg home gutted by overnight fire, emergency demolition ordered
Another fire at a vacant home in Point Douglas has led to a demolition order. Winnipeg firefighters contended with frigid temperatures but managed to keep the fire from spreading.
#fire #accident #demolition #weather #Winnipeg #PointDouglas
https://globalnews.ca/news/10967018/winnipeg-vacant-house-fire-demolition/