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Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - December 20, 2020, Winnipeg, Manitoba C M Y K PAGE A2 A 2 SUNDAY, DECEMBER 20, 2020 ? WINNIPEGFREEPRESS.COMNEWS I LOCAL The Free Press receives support from the Local Journalism Initiative funded by the Government of Canada WINNIPEG FREE PRESS SUNDAY 1355 Mountain Avenue Winnipeg, Manitoba, R2X 3B6 PHOTO REPRINTS 204-697-7064 SWITCHBOARD 204-697-7000 ADVERTISING 204-697-7122 FP.Advertising@freepress.mb.ca EDITORIAL NEWSROOM 204-697-7301 HOW TO REACH US Winnipeg Free Press est 1872 / Winnipeg Tribune est 1890 VOL. 150 NO. 42 INSIDE Local news A3,6 Canada A3-4 World A3-7 Entertainment A8-9 Miss Lonelyhearts A9 Sunday Special A10 Sports A12 Comics A14 Diversions A15 Horoscope A16 Television A16 2020 Winnipeg Free Press, a division of FP Canadian Newspapers Limited Partnership. Published seven days a week at 1355 Mountain Avenue, Winnipeg, Manitoba R2X 3B6, PH: 204-697-7000 The people in these photos are of interest to police and may be able to provide investigators with information about the offences. These images are released for identification purposes only. The people pictured may or may not be responsible for the crimes indicated. If you are able to identify anyone pictured, call Winnipeg Crime Stoppers at 204-786-TIPS (204-786-8477), text TIP170 and your mes- sage to CRIMES (274637) or send a secure tip online at winnipegcrimestoppers.org. CLICK ? WINNIPEG CRIME STOPPERS Incident 1067 WHEN: July 7, 2020 WHERE: 100 block of Sutherland Avenue The suspect pictured here climbed the fence of a business on Sutherland Avenue and at- tempted to pry open a loading-bay door, but was scared off when the alarm sounded. Incident 1068 WHEN: May 29, 2020 WHERE: 200 block of Portage Avenue A man had his wallet stolen and his debit cards were used to make subsequent fraudulent purchases at various loca- tions. The man shown here was captured on camera using one of the stolen bank cards. NO INJURIES IN VICTOR STREET FIRE JUST before noon on Saturday, the Winnipeg Fire Paramedic Service responded to reports of a fire in a two-and-a-half storey house in the 300 block of Victor Street. Upon arrival, WFPS encountered smoke coming from the home and launched an offensive attack. Worsening conditions led crews to transition to a defensive attack for a short time before re-entering the structure. The fire was declared under control at 12:30 p.m. All occupants of the residence safely self- evacuated and no injuries were reported. The cause of the fire remains under investigation. ONE IN HOSPITAL AFTER TWO-VEHICLE CRASH A two-car collision in Winnipeg's Southdale neighbourhood Friday evening has left one person seriously injured. The accident occurred on Beaverhill Boule- vard and Edgewater Drive just after 7:30 p.m., a city spokesperson, and one adult was sent to hospital in unstable condition. WOMAN, 58 FOUND SAFE MICHELLE Adey, a 58-year-old woman who was reported missing after last being seen in the Elmwood area on Dec. 17, has been found safe. IN BRIEF DANIEL CRUMP / WINNIPEG FREE PRESS Winnipeg firefighters battle a blaze in the 300 block of Victor Street Saturday afternoon. ICEMAN ? FROM A1 "Our concern with just opening up the rink and just saying 'Hey, everything's available,' is that we felt that we might be inundated with people." The opening is "a long time coming," Walsh said, and there's a lot to celebrate - all three rinks are fitted with completely new boards after the centre received a $100,000 grant from the city earlier this year. "We've been very lucky to have it, this has all reminded us of the hard work that we've done over the years to ensure the lights always remain on in that place, and it's always a place to go to," Walsh said. "With not a lot of activities going on this year, this will be a destination for people for sure." The mild weather has made it especially difficult for Beaucage to work his usual magic, but he said some of his usual features - including a large pleasure skating trail loop around the field - are coming when there's more snow on the ground. "I create a winter wonderland here, is what I do," he said. "Not just for people who want to play hockey, but for families who want to bring their children here to slide, pleasure skat- ing." Even the ice slide, where people are asked to keep their distance while waiting, found visitors excited to take advan- tage of the chilly weekend. Olivia, 11, and Cam, 12, were two of those visitors. "There's pretty much nothing to do (due to) COVID and quarantine, and since the ice rinks are open it's something fun to do," Cam said. Both are out of school on winter break and said they were hoping to get some time on the rinks and on the slide during their time off. "I've been coming since I was a little kid, my brother used to play for this (hockey) team last year. it's convenient, and I like going skating," Olivia said. "I just moved here last year, and where I used to live, there weren't too many places like Roblin (Park)," Cam said. "I like the environment and everyone is really nice here." Beaucage grew up in Elie, a small community 45 kilometres west of Winnipeg. He describes his family as "not very well off," and said the communal support when he was young and pursuing athletics inspires him to pay it forward every year. "This is a great community, the Roblin Park community is probably unique because of the mindset of the people," he said. "We've always had a good group of volunteers here." He'll be tending to the ice at Roblin Park as long as he's able to and said he's happy the people who have asked him when the ice was going to be ready this year now have a place to skate. "I knew that the community, the kids, were waiting for it," he said. malak.abas@freepress.mb.ca Twitter: malakabas_ Grayson Wiebe takes a ride on the ice slide Saturday at Roblin Park Community Centre. PHOTOS BY DANIEL CRUMP / WINNIPEG FREE PRESS Colson Hack (left) and Garner Hack skate on one of the Roblin Park rinks during their Saturday ice time. Groups must pre-register online to be able to use the ice. Beaucage's ice- making magic was delayed by the mild weather, but he's happy the rinks are now ready to welcome skaters. A_02_Dec-20-20_FP_01.indd A2 2020-12-19 9:39 PM ;