Manitoba government funding 24-hour police security at province's largest hospital

WINNIPEG — The Manitoba government is partnering with Winnipeg police to have officers stationed at the province's largest hospital 24 hours a day due to rising safety concerns.

Two police officers will be deployed to the emergency department at the Health Sciences Centre in Winnipeg.

The province is providing $2.3 million for the fiscal year to go toward funding the officers and the addition of five new weapon-detection scanners at the main public entrances of the hospital.

Justice Minister Matt Wiebe says police officers will work with safety officers to provide a layered security response to individuals who are in crisis.

The move comes as nurses made the rare decision last month to declare the hospital too dangerous to work in, otherwise known as grey listing.

The Manitoba Nurses