Author Archives: Rob Mahon

The provincial government has announced a new chair and board members for the Clean Environment Commission, and the board will have representation from Brandon. Glennis Lewis, a retired botanist and l...

When the season began, the Brandon Wheat Kings thought they knew more or less what they were getting from Luke Shipley. He'd had nine goals each of the past two seasons (a combined total of 18) and be...

While they didn't pile up shots the way they did against the Moose Jaw Warriors, the Wheat Kings made their chances count on the road against the Regina Pats. This time, they overcame a slow start as ...

As was the case against the Red Deer Rebels, the Wheat Kings had a rough first period but battled back. This time, however, there was no offensive eruption on the scoresheet. Matteo Michels, Luke Ship...

While the Wheat Kings were still on the road, I wrote that they'd vented some offensive frustration on the Kelowna Rockets. Last night, they vented some more on the Red Deer Rebels. The Wheat Kings ha...

The provincial government announced today they had opened up applications for the 2025-26 Student Advisory Council on issues in the classroom and in schools in general. Kids in grades 9-12 are invited...

A program for giving school kids access to healthier foods has expanded, and has made its first deliveries in Brandon. Harvest Manitoba's Meals2GO school program made deliveries on Thursday afternoon....

With the looming threat of trade tariffs from south of the border, the Manitoba Government has put forth some additional funding to help small and medium-sized businesses. According to a release, the ...

In a league where players at all positions put up high-flying offensive numbers, it can be hard to stand out solely on the strength of your defensive game. Sometimes it takes an offensive outburst for...

Early in the game, an undermanned Red Deer Rebels squad put a bit of a scare into the Brandon Wheat Kings. They responded to that scare with an offensive explosion. Luke Shipley, Jaxon Jacobson, Quinn...