COVID-19 Thursday afternoon.Mayor Brian Bowman has scheduled a press conference to discuss both topics at 3 p.m.A release from the city says Bowman will be joined by Jason Shaw, manager of the city’s emergency operations centre and Michael Jack, the city’s chief corporate services officer at the briefing.Global News will stream the press conference live in this story.
On Wednesday city crews moved in to start dismantling two homeless camps set up near the Manitoba Metis Federation (MMF) headquarters building on Henry Street after receiving complaints over safety.The move drew criticism from both those living in the camps and protesters, who gathered at the site before marching to Winnipeg City Hall, where they stopped traffic briefly.