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MIKE DEAL / FREE PRESS Connie Newman, Director-at-Large, St. James Assiniboia 55+ Centre,speaks while Mayor Gillingham and MP Doug Eyolfson listen. Winnipeg Mayor Scott Gillingham along with other special guests including; Doug Eyolfson, MP for Winnipeg West, Logan Oxenham, MLA for Kirkfield Park, Adrien Sala, Provincial Minister of Finance, Councillor Vivian Santos, Chairperson of the Standing Policy Committee on Community Services, Councillor Shawn Dobson, St. James, and Connie Newman, Director-at-Large, St. James Assiniboia 55+ Centre, for the official start of construction for the expansion of the St. James Civic Centre at 2055 Ness Avenue, Friday morning. Reporter: Joyanne Pursaga 250620 - Friday, June 20, 2025.