Looking Back — Nov. 17, 2023
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This article was published 17/11/2023 (1075 days ago), so information in it may no longer be current.
SIXTY YEARS AGO
The official opening of a new addition to the Elkhorn medical nursing unit took place recently, 12 years to the day from the date the hospital was first opened.
FIFTY YEARS AGO
The world’s tallest structure, the nearly 1,100-foot-tall CN Tower in Toronto, is almost complete.
FORTY YEARS AGO
Everybody involved in the 11th annual Senior Revue, from 99-year-old Faith Flay to the “young” dancers in their 70s, enjoyed what they were doing and shared in the joy with more than 800 who packed the Western Manitoba Centennial Auditorium.
THIRTY YEARS AGO
The cost of a university education in Canada rose sharply during the last five years, with tuition increasing on average by 58 per cent, Statistics Canada said. Brandon University is not immune to the national trend of skyrocketing tuition fees, but it remains one of the cheapest places to get a degree in the country. It costs $1,893 to be a full-time student at Brandon University and is the lowest fee in Canada, with the exception of the 11 Quebec universities.
TWENTY YEARS AGO
Sioux Valley Dakota Nation is poised to become the second aboriginal community in the region to establish its own on-reserve court. “We decided a couple of months ago it would be a great idea to follow the Waywayseecappo court system so we decided to go and take a look,” said Olivia Murdock, a drug and alcohol counsellor with the Sioux Valley Health Centre. Murdock was one of seven justice committee members who visited a recent sitting of Waywayseecappo court.
TEN YEARS AGO
An Ontario-based developer is eyeing the growing city of Brandon for some major construction opportunities. Kothari Developments Inc. vice-president Nizar Mawani said the company has had some preliminary discussions with city officials and is in the process of gathering information for potential partnerships.
Keen eyes may have spotted tall poles strapped to light standards throughout the city — and they’re watching you. These poles located at various intersections throughout the city are traffic counters, keeping track of the number of cars and pedestrians that pass by. Ted Snure, the city’s general manager of development services, said the count is part of a partnership between the province and the city to study traffic flow at the city’s busiest intersections.