Your Polo Park neighbours are dealing with a big fire, hey?
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We've got an active situation over in Polo Park this morning, hey. The Winnipeg Fire Paramedic Service is currently on the scene of a structure fire that was reported at 6:54 AM on April 27, 2026. This is happening in the St. James ward, right in the heart of Polo Park. According to our real-time civic intelligence monitor, incident number 2026062997 is still active, with units D4, E11, E5, L11, and R11 dispatched.
This follows a busy week for WFPS, with recent calls including a fire on Selkirk Avenue reported on April 26, 2026, and another on Agnes Street on April 24, 2026.
* The Polo Park fire is incident 2026062997, reported at 6:54 AM today. * It's in the St. James ward. * Multiple WFPS units are still on site.
On the business front, six new liquor license applications were posted this week, including familiar names like Princess Auto and Chuck’s Roadhouse Bar and Grill, plus Epic Street Grub, and even a hotel out at Falcon Lake. It's always a sign of new life when you see places looking to open up, hey. We'll be keeping an eye on the Polo Park situation as more details emerge.
Rosie Fontaine, MiTL Sports Desk, Winnipeg.
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