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Planned maintenance on Brandon’s water distribution system takes place this week
The City of Brandon's Underground Utilities Section wishes to advise that a planned water valve maintenance project will start Monday, October 30th, and run through to Friday, November 10th, 2023, at ...
Harry Callaghan Oct 30, 2023

Heritage Co-op secures naming rights for soccer field at Brandon’s outdoor sports complex
The City of Brandon is pleased to announce that Heritage Co-op has entered into a 5-year agreement for the naming rights of Soccer Field C at the Maple Leaf Foods Sports Complex. Soccer Field C will b...
Harry Callaghan Oct 30, 2023

Dauphin’s Countryfest has released its 2024 first-round artist line-up and ticket info
Dauphin’s Countryfest, Canada's Longest Running Country Music Festival, is thrilled to announce the first round of artists for its 35th-anniversary celebration. This year’s festival is a n...
Harry Callaghan Oct 27, 2023

BPS investigating truck theft and a break-in at the City of Brandon’s compound on McGregor Avenue
-On October 25, 2023, Brandon police responded to a report of a vehicle theft from a business in the 1600 block of Byng Avenue. Suspects stole the 2018 white Dodge Ram with Manitoba license CGY 686 so...
Harry Callaghan Oct 26, 2023

Two Brandon families move into their new Habitat Manitoba homes
Habitat for Humanity Manitoba, Brandon Chapter, officially welcomed two families to their new Habitat homes this morning. A media release says “Through the National Housing Strategy, the Governm...
Harry Callaghan Oct 26, 2023

MB police watchdog investigating arrest made by Brandon police October 16th
The Independent Investigation Unit of Manitoba (IIU) is investigating circumstances surrounding the arrest of a female youth by the Brandon Police Service (BPS) that resulted in her sustaining injurie...
Harry Callaghan Oct 26, 2023

Manitoba Agriculture has released it final seasonal summary for southwest region
Manitoba Agriculture reports that for southwest Manitoba, “rainfall was inadequate, but temperatures were above normal during most of the season. Some crops were shorter than normal and many fie...
Harry Callaghan Oct 26, 2023

Brandon School Division’s newest trustees are Kirk Carr and Lorraine McConnell
The results are in after Brandon School Division’s byelection on Wednesday, October 25th. In Ward 1, Kirk Carr was voted in – and Lorraine McConnell was elected in Ward 2. They triumphed o...
Harry Callaghan Oct 26, 2023

Snowfall Warning for Brandon has ended – but more snow is on the way Thursday
After Wednesday morning’s light dusting of snow, there’s more on the ground now – about 9 cm in Brandon according to Environment Canada. The snow’s expected to take a break for...
Harry Callaghan Oct 26, 2023

Manitobans to save money on natural gas bills beginning next month
The Public Utilities Board (Board) approved the application of Centra Gas Manitoba Inc. (Centra) to decrease the Gas Commodity rate from $0.1352/m3 to $0.1021/m3 effective November 1, 2023. The Board ...
Harry Callaghan Oct 26, 2023











