School zone speed limits kick-in today as the kids return to classes. The reduced 30-k limit is in effect Monday to Friday from 8:00 am to 5:00 pm until June. A speeding ticket could cost you at least $200 or more.
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Starting next week, 18th Street will have reduced lanes until October as Brandon’s major route gets rebuilt. Repairs, between Rosser and Aberdeen Avenues, will cost almost $10-million dollars – and will involve milling the existing road to remove the deep potholes – and then replacing it with two layers of new pavement.
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Assiniboine College expects to see close to 6,000 students this year as classes got underway today – enrolment for domestic students has increased 16%. The college also says thousands more are enrolled in various continuing studies like agriculture extension and English as a Second Language.
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Classes also began today at Brandon University which has homecoming events planned from September 12th to the 15th. Activities include the BU125 Birthday Celebration, a faculty concert and the Blue and Gold Social. This Friday, the university will honour six distinguished alumni during the Homecoming Dinner and Awards.
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The Bank of Canada has dropped its trend-setting interest rate for a third straight time – it’s now 4.25% down from 4.5. The bank has promised to keep cutting the rate as long as inflation keeps easing.
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If you’re finding it a challenge making school lunches on a tighter budget, there are some savings at the grocery store. A Dalhousie university study found some items are cheaper like chicken breasts, thighs and drumsticks –
grapes and strawberries are more affordable – and so are canned beans, tuna and salmon.
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More than 300,000 Samsung electric oven ranges have been recalled in Canada. Humans and pets can accidentally activate the front-mounted knobs – posing a fire hazard. 57 incidents have been reported – 7 involved injuries.
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and wasps have been especially pesky in Westman this year, but not as bad as in Edmonton where a school had to hold recess indoors. Don’t worry, as the weather cools, wasps slow down and will eventually all die – except for a few fertilized females who can start the whole cycle over again in the spring.
