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Manitoba looking to add GPS trackers to garbage trucks

The Manitoba government is looking at increased monitoring and surveillance of garbage trucks and landfills.

The province announced it will be looking at adding GPS trackers to the fleets, enhancing surveillance at the entrances and exits of landfills and adding cameras at the back of garbage trucks so drivers can see what is being unloaded. This comes as a response to the murders of Morgan Harris, Marcedes Myran, Rebecca Contois and Mashkode-Bizhiki-ikwe (Buffalo Woman) by Jeremy Skibicki.

Contois’ remains were found in the Brady Road Landfill in Winnipeg, while the remains of Myran and Harris are believed to be in the Prairie Green Landfill outside of the city. The province is set to begin a search this fall.

“In addition to the search preparations underway at the Prairie Green Landfill, our government is committed to taking further action by exploring GPS monitoring to help police investigate crimes, while ensuring Indigenous lives are given the value and dignity they deserve,” Premier Wab Kinew said in a statement.

“For years, we’ve heard from MMIWG2S+ families calling for this kind of surveillance,” said Families Minister Nahanni Fontaine in a news release. “Our government has been listening. This is one more step we are taking to help protect some of our most vulnerable citizens.”

The process for the garbage truck surveillance is expected to be finished by 2025.

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