Scott Billeck

Winnipeg

Reporter at Winnipeg Free Press

#NHLJets beat writer and sports reporter for the Winnipeg Sun — @winnipegsun | @thePHWA member | #YNWA

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Articles

Weekend brush fires threaten properties, keep emergency crews hopping

4 days ago | winnipegfreepress.com | Scott Billeck

Ali Khavari is grateful his home is still standing after a fast-moving fire tore through a field near Fermor Avenue, just inside the Perimeter Highway, Sunday evening. Khavari wasn’t home when flames broke out shortly before 6 p.m. along a stretch of land adjacent to the CN Rail line. “It came within probably (three metres of my house),” he said Monday. “I’m lucky.
Fans ‘well-behaved’ after Winnipeg Jets‘ first post-season whiteout street party

5 days ago | winnipegfreepress.com | Scott Billeck

Despite raucous crowd, police report no major incidents By: Scott Billeck Posted: 5:57 PM CDT Sunday, Apr.
Manitobans confident they can drive high: CAA survey

6 days ago | winnipegfreepress.com | Scott Billeck

By: Scott Billeck Posted: 11:40 AM CDT Saturday, Apr. 19, 2025 A new survey from CAA Manitoba shows nearly one in five drivers admitted to getting behind the wheel within three hours of using cannabis.
Brokenhead takes over youth services agency The Link

1 week ago | winnipegfreepress.com | Scott Billeck

By: Scott Billeck Posted: 2:44 PM CDT Thursday, Apr. 17, 2025 A First Nation is set to take over ownership of Manitoba’s largest youth services agency in what’s being described as a historic move toward reconciliation.
Exchange District development moves ahead with height exception, get Heritage Winnipeg OK

1 week ago | winnipegfreepress.com | Scott Billeck

A development project in Winnipeg’s historic Exchange District is set to proceed after the city’s property and development committee rejected an appeal from nearby residents Wednesday. The project, led by Veritas Development Group Ltd., includes a four-storey addition to the existing building at 128 James Ave., adding 16 residential units. A separate 10-storey building at 120 James Ave. will contribute another 71 units to the area.
True patriot love in St. B

1 week ago | winnipegfreepress.com | Scott Billeck

A high-rise in the heart of St. Boniface is turning heads with its striking display of patriotism. Chateau Guay, located at 231 Goulet St., now features Canadian flags fluttering from more than 60 of its 88 south-facing balconies, transforming the 16-storey, 207-unit apartment building into a bold statement of national pride.
Health centre has inner city on the mend

1 week ago | winnipegfreepress.com | Scott Billeck

Once a crime-ridden hotel where bartenders slung cheap drinks next to a gritty parking lot vendor, health and hope have come to a neighbourhood hungry for change. Since opening in December, the Right Care Medical Centre at 465 Cumberland Ave., has treated hundreds of patients. “It’s been nice to be here because you definitely see that there’s a need,” said Dr. Shiza Pirzada.
Canada Life gives $2M for new National Centre for Truth and Reconciliation

1 week ago | winnipegfreepress.com | Scott Billeck

By: Scott Billeck Posted: 3:10 PM CDT Tuesday, Apr. 15, 2025 The fundraising campaign for a new home for the National Centre for Truth and Reconciliation has reached roughly 80 per cent of its $40-million goal, following a $2-million donation from Canada Life and its parent company, Power Corp.
‘Absolute chaos’: distraught nurses say WRHA’s home-care scheduling overhaul a disaster for them, patients

2 weeks ago | winnipegfreepress.com | Scott Billeck

Burned out and overwhelmed, Winnipeg home-care nurses say a recent scheduling system overhaul has led to chaos, leaving vulnerable clients without care and front-line staff desperate for help. The Winnipeg Regional Health Authority centralized its home-care scheduling system late last month, moving operations to one office at 80 Sutherland Ave. But nurses say the rollout was rushed and disorganized, disrupting care delivery and pushing staff to the brink.
Manitoba records 10th measles case

2 weeks ago | winnipegfreepress.com | Scott Billeck

Manitoba Public Health has reported four new probable cases of measles, raising the number of confirmed and probable infections reported since February to 10 cases. A provincial government spokesperson said there is no public risk at this time. “These were travel-related cases (from Ontario) with no known potential exposures to report,” the spokesperson said.