Author Archives: Rob Mahon
Brandon Police Service Media Release July 31
Breach of Peace Over the last 24-hours two adult males were arrested in separate incidents for Breach of Peace Intoxicated Persons Detention Act (IPDA) Over the last 24-hours seven adult males and thr...
Jul 31, 2025
"I'm fired up": Proud prairie boy Kraus returns to roots in trade to Wheat Kings
A young man who came of age and found his love for hockey in a WHL rink watching East Division teams, and who is immensely proud of his prairie roots, gets traded to a Manitoba-based team on the verge...
Jul 31, 2025
Province issues algae advisories for beaches including Lake Minnedosa and Sandy Lake
With a long weekend coming up, a lot of families will have trips to the beach on the agenda. Some of those trips may need to be re-thought, however, including to a beach in WestMan due to an update fr...
Jul 31, 2025
Province offers extra voting days for Spruce Woods Byelection
The date has been set for a byelection for a new Spruce Woods MLA, but there will be plenty of opportunities leading up to that day for local voters to cast their ballot. The provincial government has...
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Brandon Police Service Media Release July 30
IPDA (Intoxicated Persons Detention Act) / Breach of the Peace In the past 24 hours six individuals were arrested for Breach of the Peace and two were arrested for IPDA. They were all held in detentio...
Jul 31, 2025
Brandon to launch new transit app, website
The City of Brandon is bringing in a new app and website they say will make it easier for transit users to find the right bus for their commute and make navigating far easier. In a release, the city s...
Jul 30, 2025
City of Brandon offers tree planting reimbursement for homeowners
As part of an effort to bring "a greener, more resilient urban landscape" to Brandon, the City of Brandon has announced they are offering a rebate to homeowners for eligible tree purchases when the tr...
Jul 30, 2025
Violent patient assaults paramedics with shears
It took multiple shots from a conducted energy weapon and some intervention from a pair of civilians to stop a man police say assaulted paramedics and then violently resisted arrest. According to an R...
Jul 30, 2025
Cormorant evacuated per latest Provincial Fire Bulletin
The Manitoba Wildfire Service advises that high winds and dry conditions throughout the province are creating a very high fire danger across much of the province today. A mandatory evacuation order is...
Jul 30, 2025
Wheat Kings swap goaltenders with Royals, send Eskit to Victoria for Kraus
The Brandon Wheat Kings have already made moves this offseason to get bigger and more experienced up front and on defense. Now they've made another to get more experience between the pipes. The Wheat ...
Jul 29, 2025
