Health region eyes move out of Town Centre
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Prairie Mountain Health is looking to move out of Brandon’s Town Centre mall and has eyed two potential properties for office space — also in the city’s downtown.
The regional health authority has been a lease holder in The Town Centre for at least 25 years, with more than 100 employees working in public health, mental health, home care and administration.
PMH hired Winnipeg-based Capital Commercial Real Estate Services Inc. in March to search for space. The company contacted two potential candidates for relocation.
Based on a document dated June 2025 that the Sun received this week from PMH, the Winnipeg real estate broker has presented the property owners with a request for proposals to lease out space to the health authority.
One location is 1020 Princess Ave., which is currently an empty lot. It contains the properties adjacent to 10th Street and Princess Avenue and formerly housed the Strand Theatre.
The second potential location is the Westoba Credit Union building at 220 10th St. It has a total space of 16,000 square feet.
The credit union closed its customer service branch in 2017 but still uses some space for its corporate offices.
When the real estate broker sent out its first notice in March, it said existing buildings and new construction will be considered, with a desired vacant possession date between fall 2025 and spring 2026.
In 2000, The Brandon Sun reported that the health authority signed a 15-year lease with the owners of the downtown mall, which was then known as Brandon Gallery Shopping Centre.
PMH didn’t respond to the Sun’s direct questions about how long the current lease is with The Town Centre, but a health region official confirmed it is committed to the agreement.
“As we continue working our way through the request for proposal, there have been no decisions or approvals made regarding PMH leaving The Town Centre,” Dan McGregor, vice-president corporate services and chief financial officer, said in an email to the Sun.
“PMH is reviewing space options in Brandon to meet requirements to continue to provide health-care services in Brandon, and the rest of the Prairie Mountain Health region,” McGregor wrote.
The health authority is not necessarily looking for one space, according to June’s request for proposal document.
In the first of two options, all departments would be under one roof with 29,238 square feet in what was described as the central district in Brandon.
The second option would require 6,737 square feet with an accessible main floor to be located in the central business district, along with 24,633 square feet to be located anywhere in Brandon.
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