Looking Back — July 8, 2022
Advertisement
Read this article for free:
or
Already have an account? Log in here »
We need your support!
Local journalism needs your support!
As we navigate through unprecedented times, our journalists are working harder than ever to bring you the latest local updates to keep you safe and informed.
Now, more than ever, we need your support.
Starting at $15.99 plus taxes every four weeks you can access your Brandon Sun online and full access to all content as it appears on our website.
Subscribe Nowor call circulation directly at (204) 727-0527.
Your pledge helps to ensure we provide the news that matters most to your community!
To continue reading, please subscribe:
Add Brandon Sun access to your Winnipeg Free Press subscription for only
$1 for the first 4 weeks*
*$1 will be added to your next bill. After your 4 weeks access is complete your rate will increase by $4.99 a X percent off the regular rate.
Read unlimited articles for free today:
or
Already have an account? Log in here »
Hey there, time traveller!
This article was published 08/07/2022 (1175 days ago), so information in it may no longer be current.
SIXTY YEARS AGO
An H-bomb type of device, in the mightiest blast yet fired in the United States, sent a shower of rocks and sand soaring spectacularly thousands of feet over the Nevada desert yesterday.
FIFTY YEARS AGO
More than 41,000 people spent their Dominion Day weekend in Riding Mountain National Park this year. In June 1971, 93,923 people visited the park, while this year attendance was boosted to 107,371 people.
FORTY YEARS AGO
More than 2,000 homecomers packed the Keystone Centre arena tonight for the first night of the Centennial Spectacular, a three-hour grandstand-style variety show. Featured artists include Wilf Carter, Al Cherny, the Rhythm Pals, Lucille Starr and Katherine McKinnon, along with a Brandon high school song and dance group, Charlie Farquarson, The Trampoline Guys, impressionist Fred Little, the Banjo Palace Band and The Dublin show.
THIRTY YEARS AGO
A bulldozer pushed down the building that was once the Bran-U Day Care at the corner of 21st Street and Lorne Avenue today. The building, along with the daycare office next door and another neighbouring building, are being demolished to make way for a new daycare complex.
TWENTY YEARS AGO
They are outstanding in their field and will now join the ranks of Manitoba’s Agricultural Hall of Fame. Albert Chapman of Brandon, Ida Cochrane of Hamiota and Archie Londry of Rapid City are among eight Manitobans who will be inducted into the Hall of Fame later this month.
TEN YEARS AGO
The new home on the 400 block of Rosser Avenue East is valued at $220,000, but will be sold to a low-income family for just $150,000. It’s Brandon’s first Solutions to End Poverty Permanently (STEPP) home, a project designed with the goal of getting families out of the poverty cycle. STEPP is a project launched by the CMHA, along with the Brandon Neighbourhood Renewal Corporation’s Brandon Energy Efficiency Program (BEEP).
City of Brandon officials will sign an agreement for community access to Brandon University’s new Healthy Living Centre next week. A university press release issued late Friday afternoon said BU president Deborah Poff and Mayor Shari Decter Hirst will attend the event. Several senior campaign leaders will also be on hand to share updates about Brandon’s newest venue for community sport and fitness.