St. Boniface Street Links /Morberg House and our executive director, Marion Willis, get their share of mention in the news on a regular basis. Below are links to a number of articles, some with videos.
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Manitoba spending $3.4 million for improved mental health, addictions support at HSC – Global News, September 2, 2020
https://globalnews.ca/news/7311674/manitoba-funding-addictions-health-sciences-centre-winnipeg/
Winnipeg streets seeing increase of deadly opioid cocktails – Global News, August 26, 2020
Deadly mix of fentanyl, heroin becoming drug of choice for some users amid pandemic – CTV News, July 24, 2020
New drug of choice on Winnipeg streets, naloxone use skyrockets – CTV News Winnipeg, July 22, 2020
https://winnipeg.ctvnews.ca/new-drug-of-choice-on-winnipeg-streets-naloxone-use-skyrockets-1.5035232
Winnipeg group wants to end homelessness once and for all – Winnipeg City News, April 26, 2020
https://winnipeg.citynews.ca/2020/04/26/winnipeg-group-wants-to-end-homelessness-once-and-for-all/
Patrolling streets, building connections: Volunteers read out to homeless, drug-addicted during pandemic — CBC News, April 4, 2020
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/manitoba/pov-manitoba-homeless-drug-addiction-covid-19-1.5519171
Shortages of money and food complicate Morberg House’s pandemic plans – CBC News, March 20, 2020
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/manitoba/morberg-house-residents-covid-19-1.5503232
Mental-illness episode closes St. B homeless shelter before it opens – Winnipeg Free Press, March 25, 2020
New space to help vulnerable Manitobans during Covid-19 – CTV News Winnipeg, March 22, 2020
https://winnipeg.ctvnews.ca/new-space-to-help-vulnerable-manitobans-during-covid-19-1.4863596
Wintry weather doesn’t slow Winnipeg cycling enthusiasts from picking up fat bikes, tools for good causes – CBC News, December 8, 2019
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/manitoba/fat-bike-ride-and-kids-bike-building-marathon-1.5388491
Founder of Morberg House shocked after $430K in donations pour in – CBC News, November 22, 2019
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/manitoba/morberg-house-marion-willis-1.5369643
St. Boniface home for recovering addicts could close if fundraising goal isn’t met: founder — CTV News Winnipeg, November 15, 2019
Winnipeg’s hidden ‘meth camps’ a sign of drug addiction struggle – CTV News, July 7, 2019
MPs learning lessons from Winnipeg addictions treatment facility – CBC News, April 2, 2019
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/manitoba/morberg-house-mp-visit-1.5080734
St. Boniface Street Links recruiting more bike patrols for this summer – CBC News, March 7, 2019
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/manitoba/st-boniface-street-links-marion-willis-bike-patrol-1.5047263
Crawling out of the dark: A former convent in St. Boniface has quickly become an oasis for meth addicts who want their lives back; the force of nature running Morberg House and her staff just ‘find a way’ – Winnipeg Free Press, December 21, 2018
Strict building codes could shutter home for transient men, founder says – BCB News, August 30, 2018
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/manitoba/morberg-house-building-fire-codes-1.4804106
New home for St. Boniface homeless commemorates ‘homeless hero” Faron Hall – CBC News, August 16, 2016
