Brandon’s Emergency Room has been linked as a measles exposure site.
Ag Days, and the Great Western Roadhouse were announced as possible exposure sites just last week.
People who went to the E-R Feb. 5, and 6th; should monitor for symptoms until Feb. 28 and March 1st respectively.
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School funding has been increased to close to $80-million, total investment is nearly $2-billion dollars In Mb.
The Brandon School Division will get a $5-million; That’s a 6.4 per cent jump from last year.
3-Rural school divisions will receive up to 3-per cent in new funding
including: Beautiful Plains School Division, Fort La Bosse, and Mountain View School Division in Dauphin.
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Register; Fundraise and join Brandon’s Samaritan House for their annual Coldest Night of the Year event; February 28th at Knox United Church on 18th street.
The Goal: to raise $30-thousand dollars; and so far 44 Walkers, 11 Teams, and 2 Volunteers have registered.
For more details go to: cnoy.org
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Handle with care, and don’t jump around with your Olympics medal!
That’s the message from gold medalist American Breezy Johnson at the Milano-Cortina Winter Olympics after she and other athletes found their medals broke within hours.
Olympic organizers are investigating; and this isn’t the first time the quality of Olympic medals has come under scrutiny. at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, some medals had to be replaced after athletes complained they were starting to tarnish or corrode.
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Register; Fundraise and join Brandon’s Samaritan House for their annual Coldest Night of the Year event; February 28th at Knox United Church on 18th street.
The Goal: to raise $30 thousand dollars; and so far, 44 Walkers, 11 Teams, and 2 Volunteers have registered. For more details go to: cnoy.org
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Handle with care, and don’t jump around with your Olympics medal!
That’s the message from gold medalist American Breezy Johnson at the Milano-Cortina Winter Olympics after she and other athletes found their medals broke within hours.
Olympic organizers are investigating; and this isn’t the first time the quality of Olympic medals has come under scrutiny. Following the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, some medals had to be replaced after athletes complained they were starting to tarnish or corrode.
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Mb Hydro says they are making progress restoring hydro in some Westman communities.
Frost and rain were the culprit.
About 1400-hundred customers were affected, and were located north west of Brandon, between Riding Mountain National Park and the Saskatchewan border, including the town of Russell, Rossburn and Oakburn.
