Ozten Shebahkeget · CBC News · Posted: Dec 22, 2023
''A search of a Winnipeg-area landfill for the remains of two First Nations women believed to be the victims of an alleged serial killer could happen next year, Manitoba Premier Wab Kinew says.
Police
said a year ago that they believe the remains of Morgan Harris, 39, and Marcedes Myran, 26,
were taken to the Prairie Green landfill, just north of Winnipeg, in May 2022.
Since then, the families of the women have been fighting to have the landfill searched.
The former Progressive Conservative government refused to support such a search,
citing hazards to workers and concerns about its feasibility.
But on Friday, Kinew — whose NDP defeated the Tories in the October provincial election — said he "would like a search to begin in 2024."
The province has "identified the resources internally and we are now assessing the best logistical path to deliver the search compassionately and safely," Kinew said in a statement emailed to CBC News.''