Canada pledges C$40m to search landfill for remains of two Indigenous women

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The federal and Manitoba governments agreed to each contribute C$20m ($14.7m) for an investigation of Winnipeg’s Prairie Green landfill, where the alleged murderer Jeremy Skibicki is believed to have dumped at least two of his known victims.

Skibicki, whose trial begins in April, is charged with first-degree murder deaths of Rebecca Contois, Morgan Harris, Marcedes Myran and an unidentified victim known as Buffalo Woman (Mashkode Bizhiki’ikwe).

“Our commitment to search the landfill has been unrelenting,” the Manitoba premier, Wab Kinew said in a statement on Friday, fulfilling a pledge made before his election in October.

A recent report prepared by the Assembly of Manitoba Chiefs and ISN Maskwa, a company that provides emergency response training and services, highlights the challenging and dangerous nature of the search.

The 153-page document suggests a thorough search could cost C$90m – more than double the figure offered by the governments – and would also put teams searchers at “very high risk” of encountering asbestos.

While the toxic material is typically placed in thick bags and placed in pre-excavated holes, sections of landfill where the women’s remains are believed to be located had 712 tonnes of asbestos deposited between 11 April and 20 June 2022, according to the Canadian Press, which saw a copy of the report which has not yet been made public.

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That money, and all those who volunteered by protesting - after all, forcing a solution they weren't willing to take part in would be hypocritical and they're good people, right? - they'll have more than enough resources to get searching through the rotted muck looking for corpses.
Good luck!
This is the best summary I could come up with:
The federal and Manitoba governments agreed to each contribute C$20m ($14.7m) for an investigation of Winnipeg’s Prairie Green landfill, where the alleged murderer Jeremy Skibicki is believed to have dumped at least two of his known victims.
Skibicki, whose trial begins in April, is charged with first-degree murder deaths of Rebecca Contois, Morgan Harris, Marcedes Myran and an unidentified victim known as Buffalo Woman (Mashkode Bizhiki’ikwe).
“Our commitment to search the landfill has been unrelenting,” the Manitoba premier, Wab Kinew said in a statement on Friday, fulfilling a pledge made before his election in October.
A recent report prepared by the Assembly of Manitoba Chiefs and ISN Maskwa, a company that provides emergency response training and services, highlights the challenging and dangerous nature of the search.
The 153-page document suggests a thorough search could cost C$90m – more than double the figure offered by the governments – and would also put teams searchers at “very high risk” of encountering asbestos.
While the toxic material is typically placed in thick bags and placed in pre-excavated holes, sections of landfill where the women’s remains are believed to be located had 712 tonnes of asbestos deposited between 11 April and 20 June 2022, according to the Canadian Press, which saw a copy of the report which has not yet been made public.
The original article contains 717 words, the summary contains 219 words. Saved 69%. I'm a bot and I'm open source!