WINNIPEG — The families of two slain First Nations women continued to press the Manitoba government Friday to search a landfill for their remains, while Premier Wab Kinew appeared to back away from a timeline for the search to start.
The families, along with supporters and Indigenous leaders, marched through downtown Winnipeg and rallied outside the legislature.
Myran's sister, Jordan Myran, added: "We got Heather Stefanson out and then Wab Kinew came in, and he has made promise after promise, and at this point has been all talk and no action." Police believe Morgan Harris and Marcedes Myran were killed in the spring of 2022 and their remains were taken to the privately owned Prairie Green Landfill north of Winnipeg.
The Assembly of Manitoba Chiefs, along with the families, commissioned two reports on the feasibility of a search. The second study, issued in January, said a search is doable and could cost $90 million if completed within a year.
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