Prairie Green landfill operations paused amid calls to search for remains of 2 women: Manitoba premier
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Operations at a private landfill where police believe the remains of two women are located will be paused, Manitoba Premier Heather Stefanson and Winnipeg Mayor Scott Gillingham said Thursday afternoon at City Hall.
Stefanson said it's unknown how long operations at Prairie Green Landfill, which is located north of the Perimeter Highway in the Rural Municipality of Rosser, will be on pause, meaning nothing new will come in to the site.
But she hopes this is a positive step in the right direction for the affected families.
"I think it's very important that for right now we take this pause and we get this right," Stefanson said.
The premier said she believed operations for a section of the dump had been paused by Waste Connections of Canada ahead of her announcement with the mayor.
Discussions surrounding any potential compensation have yet to be discussed, Stefanson said.
WATCH | From above, Prairie Green landfill north of Winnpeg:
A large portion of Winnipeg's commercial, multi-family and industrial waste goes to Prairie Green. However, Brady Road landfill can absorb anything bound for Prairie Green except for contaminated soil, according to the city's chief administrative officer Michael Jack.
Police announced last week that 36-year-old Jeremy Skibicki, who was charged with first-degree murder in the death of Rebecca Contois in May, is now charged with the deaths of three more women.
Skibicki was charged last week with first-degree murder in the deaths of of Marcedes Myran, Morgan Harris and a third woman, whom community members have named Buffalo Woman, because police do not know her identity.
Police believe Myran's and Harris's remains are at the Prairie Green Landfill, but said it's not feasible to search the dump.
The premier said she isn't sure what the next step is at this time, including the decision to search or not to search the dump. But she says communication is ongoing with various partners, including law enforcement, the City of Winnipeg and Indigenous communities.
Gillingham said it's particularly important that leaders and members of Indigenous communities help inform next steps.
He met with Diane Redsky – executive director of Ma Mawi Wi Chi Itata Centre, an Indigenous family resource organization — and other Indigenous community leaders Thursday morning.
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