Your emergency calls are way up, Winnipeg. What's happening?
Winterpeg. We built a city in the coldest place anyone has any business building a city — and it is genuinely wonderful. Good morning.
We've got some concerning numbers from our emergency services today, hey. The real-time monitors are showing unusually high emergency call volumes across the city this morning. In the hour leading up to 10:00 AM on April 9th, 2026, there were 36 calls. Then 25 calls between 10:00 AM and 11:00 AM. It jumped to 34 calls from 11:00 AM to 12:00 PM, and then 29 calls from 12:00 PM to 1:00 PM. That's a lot, considering the typical hourly average is around 15 calls.
### What We're Seeing
Winnipeg Fire Paramedic Service (WFPS) dispatch records also show a structure fire was reported and resolved in Wolseley at 9:36 AM today, incident 2026052181, in the Daniel McIntyre ward. There were also two hazmat responses:
* In Garden City (Old Kildonan ward) at 11:28 AM, incident 2026052277.
* In Roslyn (Fort Rouge - East Fort Garry ward) at 10:29 AM, incident 2026052242, with unit R5 responding.
We're seeing these high call volumes while the city is still dealing with ground squirrel management, according to the April 7th media release, and removing Emerald ash borer infected trees. It makes you wonder what's driving this spike in emergencies. Is it the warmer weather bringing people out, or something else entirely? We'll be keeping an eye on these numbers to see if this trend continues.
Rosie Fontaine, MiTL Sports Desk, Winnipeg.
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