Manitoba government, feds commit $40 million towards landfill search

Assembly of Manitoba Chiefs Grand Chief Cathy Merrick joined Cambria Harris on Friday to comment on commitments made by the Canadian government and Manitoba's provincial government totaling $40 million towards a search of Prairie Green landfill for the bodies of Mercedes Myran and Morgan Harris. "Wab Kinew, in his words, said: 'We're going to search every cubic meter of cell 13 where my mother and Mercedes Myran are believed to be buried," Harris explained.

An additional $750,000 will be provided to the families for mental health support leading up to the trial of alleged serial killer Jeremy Skibicki. "[The federal and provincial governments] have also committed to binding support for mental health supports to help families for when the trial starts. It's vital and important for [us] to have that support as we go into the trial because the grief is a reality every single day," Harris added.

"Today's a bitter sweet day, it's a sense of relief but yet work needs to be done," Merrick said. Merrick commented that this funding will help initiate the search. However, she didn't say when the search will begin as the families and their advocates don't want to jeopardize the trial of Skibicki to ensure justice is served.

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