Manitoba First Nations chiefs are calling for the resignation of Winnipeg Police Chief Danny Smyth after the police decided not to search a dumpsite where the bodies of two Indigenous women may be found.
Smyth said this week that there is every reason to believe the remains of Morgan Harris and Marcedes Myran are in an out-of-town dump, but too much time has passed — and therefore too much waste has been deposited — so that the search can be conclusive.
Long Plain First Nation Chief Kyra Wilson and Assembly of Manitoba Chiefs Grand Chief Cathy Merrick said the decision not to conduct a search for the bodies hurts the sense of safety in the city.
They call for the immediate resignation of Mr. Smyth and demand that excavations be launched at the dump.
Jeremy Skibicki has been charged with the murders of four women, namely Morgan Harris, Marcedes Myran, Rebecca Contois, and a fourth victim known as “Buffalo Woman”.
Part of the remains of Mme Contois were found in a city dumpster and another dump last spring.