ContentSkip to Main ContentAccessibility HelpnewsTop StoriesLocalClimateWorldCanadaPoliticsIndigenousBusinessThe NationalHealthEntertainmentScienceCBC News InvestigatesGo PublicAbout CBC NewsBeing Black in CanadaA tour of Selkirk Avenue, home to Merchants Corner6 hours agoDuration 11:536 hours agoNewsDuration 11:53Merchants Corner is a pair of buildings that includes affordable housing units and education programs on Selkirk Avenue in Winnipeg’s North End. Jordan Bighorn, executive director of the Community Education Development Association, gave CBC’s Marcy Markusa a tour around Selkirk Avenue to show how the needs of people in the area have changed in recent years.Related Stories After being homeless, woman says Winnipeg non-profit helped her find sobriety, stability Winnipeg’s Saigon Centre to remain social housing if province takes ownership: Manitoba Housing Latest Winnipeg street census suggests homelessness at highest point in past decade Low-income tenants fight sale of affordable Edmonton townhouses Supportive housing proposal in Winnipeg getting mixed reaction, city official saysMore from NewsVideo4:18What to know as FIFA’s 2026 World Cup presale lottery opens for Visa cardholders9 minutes agoVideo2:36Wildfires response lacking ‘co-ordination, communication’ could make regionalization an election issue23 minutes agoVideo6:18No oil pipeline on the list of projects of national interest: Radio-Canada1 hour agoVideo8:47In Russia-Ukraine war, ‘Poland has drawn a very clear line’ in its airspace, expert says2 hours agoVideo0:59Did the ‘Phillies Karen’ really steal a ball from a kid?2 hours agoTrending NowVideo1:46WestJet flight hits runway hard while landing in St. MaartenThe National September 8Video3:26WestJet flight from Toronto touches down hard in St. MaartenSeptember 8Video1:22#TheMoment Mark Carney surprised a volunteer at an Ontario raceThe National September 9Video2:26Court documents shed new light on case of missing N.S. childrenCBC News Nova Scotia August 22Video1:475 children and driver escape before electric school bus catches fire in MontrealSeptember 10
A tour of Selkirk Avenue, home to Merchants Corner
