Looking Back — Aug. 11, 2010
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Hey there, time traveller!
This article was published 11/08/2010 (5931 days ago), so information in it may no longer be current.
In 2000: Storm floods Evergreen Boulevard
SIXTY YEARS AGO
Scientists studied jumbled records on five continents today to determine the centre and direction of a deep earthquake that struck India with near-record force for two hours late last night.
FIFTY YEARS AGO
The elementary school population in Brandon will reach 4,125 this fall. High schools will have approximately 1,150 students. The new 20-room Vincent Massey High School will be opened, however, Harrison High in the south end of the city will not be ready for occupancy by next month.
The town of Virden has renewed its policing agreement with the RCMP for another year, with the three-man staff being paid proportionately by the town.
FORTY YEARS AGO
Construction is rolling along in high gear on the high rise John R. Brodie Science Centre on the campus of Brandon University.
A telegram with 105 signatures has been sent to Brandon West Progressive Conservative MLA Ed McGill by the Bring Industry to Brandon committee, urging him to support the provincial government’s auto insurance bill to enable the government to set up the head office of the proposed Crown auto insurance corporation in Brandon.
THIRTY YEARS AGO
Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth will be invited to attend Brandon’s 1982 centennial celebrations. City council voted unanimously to extend an invitation to Her Royal Highness to join the city’s 100th birthday party. Mayor Ken Burgess said the invitation will be given to Gov. Gen. Edward Schreyer, who will pass the request on to Buckingham Palace.
Provincial workers have found more than 4,000 dead waterfowl in the Oak Lake marsh. The birds are contaminated with botulism due to the current high temperature and low water-level conditions.
TWENTY YEARS AGO
Coming on the heels of a multimillion-dollar expansion announcement, the Keystone Centre had more good news this week. General Manager Rick Chrest said a fund has been tapped to install new lighting in the arena, a $30,000 upgrade.
Calling Iraqi President Saddam Hussein “a criminal of historic proportions,” Prime Minister Brian Mulroney said Canada will send three ships and 800 sailors to the Persian Gulf.
Virden Mayor Glen McKinnon is seeking the Liberal nomination in Arthur-Virden.
TEN YEARS AGO
A dramatic thunderstorm left some Linden Lanes residents with waterfront property this week. Three-quarters of Evergreen Boulevard, a strip of 18 homes off Willowdale Crescent, was submerged as deep as three feet, with the water creeping up front lawns. The storm poured 11 millimetres of rain and hail onto Brandon, Environment Canada reports.
From the files of the Brandon Sun. Compiled by Cathy Arthur.