The President of the Association of Manitoba Bilingual Municipalities (AMBM), Mr. Ivan Normandeau, issued the following statement following the fire at the Wainwright military base:

On behalf of the AMBM and its member municipalities, I extend my deepest condolences to the families, loved ones and colleagues of the Canadian Armed Forces members who lost their lives in this tragedy.

Our thoughts are also with those who were injured, their families and the entire Canadian Armed Forces community during this profoundly difficult time.

We also wish to acknowledge the dedication of first responders, military personnel, health-care professionals and everyone who has been mobilized in the aftermath of this tragic event.

Manitoba’s bilingual municipalities join Canadians across the country in expressing their solidarity with the families affected, the Canadian Armed Forces and the Wainwright community.

About the AMBM 

The AMBM is the voice of bilingual municipal leadership in the province of Manitoba. It represents 16 municipal governments committed to offering services in both official languages to their residents. Together, these municipalities represent the majority of Manitoba’s population. Manitoba’s bilingual municipal leadership also leads the AMBM Group, a consortium of three organizations with complementary mandates: the AMBM, the Economic Development Council for Manitoba Bilingual Municipalities (Conseil de développement économique des municipalités bilingues du Manitoba, or CDEM) and Eco-West Canada (EWC), which specializes in the green economy. Complementing each other, these three organizations actively contribute to the development, vitality and sustainability of the province’s Official Language Minority Communities (OLMC) and the province as a whole.

Information: Office of the Chief Executive Officer (O-CEO), 204-289-4077, bcdd-oceo@ambm.ca.