The province has taken a step to allow a search for the remains of two murder victims at a landfill north of the city to begin.
The Manitoba government said in a news release that a “notice of alteration approval” under the Environment Act was issued Tuesday and that a development permit has been issued by the South Interlake Planning District. The permit is for on-site work to begin for temporary structures needed to support the search at the landfill, which is operated by Waste Connections of Canada in the Rural Municipality of Rosser.
“This will allow for the search of the Prairie Green Landfill to begin in an attempt to recover the remains of Morgan Harris and Marcedes Myran,” the news release said.
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The province has taken a step to allow a search for the remains of two murder victims at Prairie Green Landfill.
Police have said they believe the remains of the two women, who were among four women slain by Jeremy Skibicki, are at the landfill.
The announcement came after family members of the three identified victims — Harris, Myran and Rebecca Contois — met with Premier Wab Kinew on Tuesday to discuss a search of the landfill. The other victim is an unidentified woman known as Mashkode Bizhiki’ikwe or Buffalo Woman.
Four weeks of testimony wrapped up Monday with closing arguments. Skibicki, 37, is charged with four counts of first-degree murder in the four 2022 killings. His defence argued he should be found not criminally responsible because of a mental disorder.
Kinew promised before the NDP won the last election that his party would order a search of the landfill.
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