Cigarette butt suspected in hospital fire; assault charges against ex-girlfriends
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Cigarette butt suspected in hospital fire
Police speculate that a fire outside of Brandon Regional Health Centre’s emergency room on Sunday could have started from a cigarette butt.
Hospital security reported the fire, which was burning at the corner of the ramp outside of the emergency room entrance, at around 1 p.m.
The smoke and flames extended into the heating, ventilation and air-conditioning system, Brandon Police Service said in a news release Monday.
The Brandon Police Service station at 10th Street and Victoria Avenue. (Tim Smith/The Brandon Sun files)
Brandon Fire and Emergency Services responded and successfully contained the fire, police said.
The fire is considered non-suspicious at this time, and police speculated the fire may have started after a cigarette butt fell into a drain and lit debris on fire, BPS said in an email to the Sun.
Assault causing bodily harm
Brandon Police Service arrested a man for an assault that left a woman needing stitches on Sunday.
Police responded to a report of an assault in a hotel room on the 3500 block of Victoria Avenue at around 7 p.m.
A man allegedly assaulted his 20-year-old ex-girlfriend and caused an injury to her lip that required stitches, BPS said in a news release.
Police arrested a 26-year-old man at the hotel and charged him with assault causing bodily harm.
The man was held in BPS detention cells and was scheduled to appear in court on Monday.
Woman assaulted
Brandon police arrested a man on Sunday after a woman reported that her ex-boyfriend assaulted her.
Police were called to the 1200 block of Rosser Avenue for a reported assault at around 8:30 p.m.
A 24-year-old woman was walking home from a bar and allegedly didn’t stop walking when her ex-boyfriend asked her to, police said in a news release.
The man then allegedly “grabbed her by the hair and smacked her in the face,” police said.
Officers arrested a 30-year-old man and released him on an undertaking.
He was charged with assault and is scheduled to appear in court in November.
CFB Shilo changing base access
Canadian Forces Base Shilo is changing its access to the base through the north and south gates effective next week.
The new procedures apply to civilians and military personnel, according to a Monday news release.
As of Sept. 15, the south (main) gate will be closed from 6 p.m. to 6 a.m. and all day on weekends and holidays.
The north gate will be staffed 24-7. Identification checks will be required for everyone entering the base.
All visitors are required to have government-issued identification to enter the base.
This will bring CFB Shilo’s security posture in line with other Canadian Armed Forces locations, said Lt.-Col. Jack Nguyen, the base’s commanding officer.
“After consultations, we believe we have found solutions to permit access that is safe, controlled and equitable,” Nguyen stated in the release.
“We have installed fencing and gates and the final step is to restrict access overnights and weekends,” he said.
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