The deep&nbsp;cold that Manitoba managed to dodge for most of the winter has now settled in for what Environment Canada calls "a&nbsp;multi-day episode of very cold wind chills."

 covers the province, except for gaps around&nbsp;The Pas, Flin Flon and Norway House regions.

In the southern half of the province on Tuesday,&nbsp;temperatures in the –20s to –30s will combine&nbsp;with 10-20 km/h winds to produce wind chill values near –40.

In the northern half, temperatures in the&nbsp;–30s, combined with 15-20 km/h winds, will result in extreme&nbsp;wind chill values of&nbsp;–45 to –50.

Extreme cold warnings cover nearly all of Manitoba

Nearly all of Manitoba — excluding, oddly, where the polar bears are — is under an extreme cold warning.

Frost on window makes shapes that look like feathers.

Frost makes patterns on a window during an extreme cold snap in Winnipeg.

Frost-covered window

Shelters often 'only resort' for homeless patients discharged from hospital, Siloam Mission CEO says

The case of a man discharged from hospital with no home to go to after suffering frostbite on his feet reflects “a really huge gap” between the medical system and homelessness sector, says the director of one of Winnipeg’s biggest shelters.

Two frostbitten feet are shown, with blisters seen on the toes and bandages around other toes.

Robert's frostbitten feet have a number of blisters on the toes and some discoloration. 

frostbitten feet

A man who suffered severe frostbite on his feet while experiencing homelessness and addiction says he doesn't feel shelters are a safe place to recover.

The bitter wind chills are expected to continue throughout the province for the remainder of the week.

They will likely moderate during the day but return again during the nights and early mornings, Environment Canada said.

Winnipegger with nowhere to stay warm during blast of extreme cold develops frostbite

A Winnipeg man who wasn't able to escape the extreme cold over the weekend developed severe frostbite in both feet. 

A man, staying in a warming shelter, looks out the window to a snow-covered area.

Robert, a Winnipeg man whose last name is being withheld, says he got frostbite this weekend in both feet because he didn't have a safe place to go.

Robert frostbite

Bitter cold has Winnipeggers looking for housing, supporting those in need

Even in the biting cold, Lawrence Corbiere spends his days outside by choice, but he knows some of the vulnerable people he meets in Winnipeg's inner city don't have the same option. 

The silhouettes of several people are seen through the frosted glass of a bus shelter on a winter day.

People gather their belongings in a downtown Winnipeg bus shelter.

Homeless People in bus shelter in severe cold temps

A woman waits for a bus in downtown Winnipeg, where the high on Wednesday is forecast to be –22 C with wind chill values of –40 in the morning and –30 in the afternoon.

Extreme cold weighs down Manitoba for yet another day

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