Transgender woman files lawsuit against police
A transgender woman has filed a lawsuit against the Winnipeg Police Service and the City of Winnipeg, alleging that she was forced out of her car at gunpoint and harassed about her sexuality, the Winnipeg Free Press reported.
The lawsuit was filed earlier this month by Nikki Cox, who claims her rights were infringed upon by “unlawful and unjustified detention, false arrest and abuse of authority,” according to the Winnipeg Free Press.
Police have not said anything regarding the allegations due to a policy to not comment on matters before the courts. No statement of defence has yet been filed on behalf of the City of Winnipeg or Winnipeg Police Service.
New trash plan for Winnipeg
A new trash collection plan has been proposed by the City of Winnipeg that will reshape the way garbage and recycling is collected, reported CBC News.
If the plan is approved in October, each single family home will receive a 250-litre roll out cart by 2012. An automated arm, rather than waste collectors, would pick up these carts.
A similar cart would also replace the blue box program.
According to CBC, the city is hoping the new system will “reduce our impact on the environment, reduce illegal dumping, provide uniform services and give residents greater access to environmental programs.”
To fund the new system, households would be charged $4.17 each month ($12.50 on their quarterly water bill).
Asper school of business gets new dean
Michael Benarroch, the founding dean of the faculty of business and economics at the University of Winnipeg, will join the University of Manitoba as the new dean of the I.H. Asper school of business.
“I look forward to working with the school’s talented faculty members and dedicated staff, and to engaging with its gifted, energetic students,” Benarroch said in a press release issued by the U of M.
Benarroch has also served as a professor of economics and as acting dean of the department of economics at the U of W.
“His proven success as an administrative leader, as well as his highly collaborative approach and his teaching and research achievements, will ensure the school continues its tradition of excellence,” said U of M President David Barnard in a statement.
