No matter how you look at it, Manitoba’s Oct. 3 election will be historic. Either Heather Stefanson — the first woman to serve as Manitoba premier — will be re-elected, or NDP leader Wab Kinew will become the first premier of First Nations descent and the first premier with Indigenous heritage in almost 150 years..
A new feasibility study on the East of the Red Rec Plex sets the start date for construction in 2026 and estimates it will cost $89.2 million, up from $82.2 million in 2020, the last time the city put a price on the project.