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City to install new welcome signs

By: Staff Writer

Tuesday, Jul. 3, 2012 at 2:38 PM | Comments: 2

A rendering of the new Brandon highway signs, set to be installed this summer. (SUBMITTED)

Highway travellers will get a signed welcome to Brandon no matter what direction they come from.

Six new highway signs will be installed at the entrances to the city this summer — including two that will stand some 20 feet tall.

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"Ultimately, the sign size coupled with its impactful, but timeless design conveys to the motoring public that Brandon is a vibrant, full-service urban centre," says Sandy Trudel, Brandon’s director of economic development.

The signs, designed with an earth palette to reflect Brandon’s agricultural heritage and affinity for nature, feature a logo that has been used to market Brandon for several years.

"The linked ‘D’ and ‘O’ in the Brandon word mark symbolizes the sense of belonging that is the most common reason people site for staying or returning to Brandon. It speaks to the importance of community, family and support for one another and the fact that we are stronger together," Trudel said.

"Meanwhile, the graphic itself can mean different things to different people. Those with ties to agriculture may see an image of wheat or crops representative of Brandon’s history and economy, while those who understand the importance of family and community in Brandon might see people connected in an embrace."

The two largest signs will be placed on the Trans-Canada Highway, east and west of Brandon.

Smaller signs, standing about 12 feet high, will be placed near Kemnay on Highway 1A, on Veterans Way, and both north and south of the city on Highway 10.

The signs should mostly be installed by the end of August, with the exception of the one on Highway 10 north, which will take slightly longer due to some additional engineering requirements.

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Posted by:Deborah Boschman

July 4, 2012 at 3:33 PM

A man in Forrest told me that they had hired a counter and had determined that over 5,000 vehicles travelled to and from Brandon, per day, on Highway #10 North.

One wonders what the count would be from the other entrances into and out of our city.

Brandon is no longer the Sleepy Hollow that some of us may have perceived it to be within our historical past.

We are increasingly becoming a more bustling, active, pulsating, alive, dynamic, important, integral centre of activity within Southern Manitoba, thanks to our new, visionary, forward thinking, progressive, let`s open up our city and think outside of the box, strong leadership at City Hall.

We FINALLY have leadership that appears to have the VERY BEST INTERESTS of ALL of the citizens of Brandon, as their first, foremost and top priority.

As a result of the latter, we appear to FINALLY be TAKING OFF as a city, as so many of us had hoped, prayed and longed for Brandon to do, for so MANY years previously.

This is what REAL LEADERSHIP and growth within any city and/or community really looks like.

It`s about being open, transparent, honest, open to creative thinking, ideas, about welcoming different opinions, ideas, suggestions, all with the ultimate hope and goal of improving our city for the better, for our future generations and placing our city on very solid footing for the years to come.

Let us NEVER settle for anything less than this EVER again!

Mayor Shari and her team are working VERY HARD for Brandon.

Posted by:bklein

July 3, 2012 at 5:19 PM

what a waste of money dum sign

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