16 new security guards have been hired by Prairie Mountain Health to patrol Brandon Regional Health Centre. The Institutional Safety Officers were trained in crisis intervention and de-escalation techniques, search and investigation, evidence collecting and report writing. Up to 4 guards will work per shift.
———-
A 29-year-old woman faces several charges after being arrested by Dauphin RCMP last Saturday. Angel Chartrand was charged with impaired driving and drug trafficking after a routine traffic stop. Police seized a number of illicit drugs, including methamphetamine, cocaine and various prescription medications.
———-
A new disciplinary process and online registry for Manitoba teachers is now in effect. You can search the public registry by name and see whether a teacher has had their certificate suspended or cancelled. The government says a new system for investigating complaints against teachers is also now in place.
———-
Reaction has been pouring in following news that Justin Trudeau is stepping down as prime minister and Liberal leader. In BC, a Langley Dairy Queen owner celebrated the news by offering $2 ‘Trudeau Resignation Burgers’. In Manitoba, many political experts were not surprised by Trudeau’s move, saying it was long overdue.
———
We can expect to receive mail from the U-S again. On Monday, the United States Postal Service resumed accepting mail and packages to Canada. It says Canada Post has made significant progress in clearing delayed volumes caused by their employees strike.
———-
and no, ‘sneezing sea sponge’ is not the name of a 90’s alternative band – but is an actual creature living off the BC coast. Researchers have observed the sponge performing regular ‘sneeze-like’ contractions to clear debris
that accumulated while it was filter feeding. The sponge, nicknamed Belinda, is about the size of a fist.
