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Report details cost estimates, risks of proposed Manitoba landfill search

The 153-page report was prepared by the Assembly of Manitoba Chiefs and ISN Maskwa
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Cambria Harris, daughter of Morgan Harris, speaks during a rally on Parliament Hill on an International Day of Action to Search the Landfills, in Ottawa, on Monday, Sept. 18, 2023. The remains of Morgan Harris, Marcedes Myran and another woman named as Mashkode Bizhiki’ikwe, or Buffalo Woman, killed by an alleged serial killer, are believed to be in a landfill north of Winnipeg. The proposed search could cost $90 million, a new report says. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Justin Tang

The proposed search of a Winnipeg-area landfill for the remains of two slain First Nations women could cost $90 million — about half the projected maximum in an earlier estimate — although searchers could face a “very high risk” from asbestos, a new report says.

The operational planning report is a detailed followup to a feasibility study last year into a possible search of the Prairie Green Landfill.

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