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April 23 2026- Eyewitness Saw Assault, Overdoses Outside MOPS Van On Main Street
Episode 17
Thursday, 23 April, 2026
Joseph Fourre intended to hold a press conference on Wednesday regarding a shady Health Canada drug site exemption that he wants revoked. When the founder of the Singing Red Bear Foundation got to the site, he saw disorder, violence and a woman who was assaulted get blamed by the site operators. Part 1- Episode 17 opens with a brief recap of Marty's recent columns in the Winnipeg Sun:"They’re the epitome of cancel culture. They come into theneighborhood, harass the synagogue attendees, harass senior citizens walking by, and accuse anyone who isn’t on board with being complicit in what they call genocide. That’s not free speech.” According to John Collison, the harassment also targeted innocent children."Cops escort Jew-haters to River Heights, then blame passer-by for their aggressive anger"The Winnipeg Police Service has shifted Inspector Helen Peters out of her role as liason for the facility... (and) If Aboriginal Health and Wellness officials, who will be handing out needles at their site to addicts, want to be taken seriously about dealing with dirty rigs, they need to broaden the pick-up range substantially, and self-impose a needle return rate."More changes to safe consumption site plan needed to sway opponents7.22 Part 2- Based on a Free Press article about the Aboriginal Health and Wellness Centre claiming they would have a 'Good Neighbour' policy around the planned drug user facility at 366 Henry Avenue, Joseph Fourre decided it was time to speak out about whether the organization, and their so-called cohorts, are able to do even the minimum required to keep the public safe. Before he spoke, he went to the parking lot near Main and Logan beside a treatment centre, where Sunshine House parks a MOPS van around noon to enable addicts, 5 days a week. Sunshine House has been designated as providers of similar services for the Henry site until the building is renovated. In short order, "it was chaos." A recovering heroin addict who previously utilized a consumption site in Edmonton, Fourre describes watching a couple overdosing on the sidewalk with no urgency from the MOPS van staff to help them. Then, the woman who runs the Edge Gallery tried to shoo users getting high in the doorway- and walked over to the van to complain. "Out of nowhere" a lady came over and "smoked her" in the face, cutting her beside the left eye. According to Fourre, MOPS staff blamed the victim for "inciting" the attack, and police ignored four calls from her asking for help, with blood streaming down her face."I was appalled," he said, confirming there are no spotters from the Health Canada-approved van to monitor the surroundings for overdoses or violent behavior. Fourre tells about addicts wanting detox treatment beds, and finding out they're on their own thanks to the NDP's fixation on supervising consumption. 24.45 Part 3- Fourre explains that Edge Gallery is about to lose funding because children coming for arts classes are not safe in the area, and the MOPS van perpetuates the danger. He reveals the approval of the Sunshine House application to be exempt from drug laws is being challenged because the public consultation was manipulated to suppress the concerns of business owners and the general public. Marty tells about his review of the paperwork. None of this inspires confidence that the Henry site will be kept safe. With the NDP only opening day beds for treatment, Fourre insists a change of direction is needed to get addicts into meaningful recovery, "a therapeutic model." As for the NDP's claim of a "mandate" to open a site, he says the pushback at the town halls proved that's untrue and reflects the end result of 60 years of NDP rule in Point Douglas. Fourre predicts that when the consumption site falls apart, AHWC "will be the ones holding the bag" and that the fact 25-30% of overdose deaths are first time users is being ignored.****To donate towards our Season 7 costs, email martygoldlive@gmail.com
