I am sending this memo as FYI. 

An off-campus incident occurred with students on a Winnipeg transit bus en route to clinical this morning.   Leadership was notified and present with students after the incident, police were notified and a report was made.  We are in communication with all students and those directly affected.  We will continue to support students to ensure their well-being. 

Because this was an off-campus incident, it is under the jurisdiction of the Winnipeg Police, but UM security were alerted.  

Please continue to be vigilant with your surroundings and reporting incidences that are of concern.  

Many thanks, 

Dean, Associate Professor

College of Nursing, Rady Faculty of Health Sciences 

University of Manitoba

Helen Glass Centre for Nursing 

 89 Curry Place, Winnipeg, Manitoba R3T 2N2

Clinician Scientist, Children’s Hospital Research Institute of Manitoba

Fax: 204-474-7682

Email: kellie.thiessen@umanitoba.ca 

I live and work on original lands of Anishinaabeg, Ininiwak, Anisininewuk, Dakota Oyate and Dene, and on the National Homeland of the Red River Métis.  I respect the Treaties that were made on these territories, I acknowledge the harms and mistakes of the past, and I dedicate myself to move forward in partnership with Indigenous communities in a spirit of Reconciliation and collaboration.