Today’s top stories
A pair of First Nations are suing the provincial and federal governments, claiming land and mineral rights to a swath of land in southwestern Manitoba that generates more than $1.3 billion annually from oil and gas production. READ ONLY
Brandon’s downtown streets turned into a glowing corridor of holiday excitement Saturday evening as thousands of residents gathered for the 2025 Brandon Santa Parade and to welcome Mr. and Mrs. Santa Claus. READ MORE
Hannah McGregor and the Vincent Massey Vikings are headed back to the final four. The star outside hitter racked up 19 kills to lead the Vikings past the Kelvin Clippers 3-0 (25-17, 25-22, 25-17) in the AAAA varsity girls volleyball provincial quarterfinals at Massey on Saturday morning. READ MORE
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Weather
MONDAY: Mainly sunny. Increasing cloudiness late in the afternoon. Wind up to 15 km/h. High 3 C. Wind chill -9 C in the morning and evening. UV index 1 or low. About five centimetres of snow at night. Wind becoming north 20 km/h, gusting to 40 overnight. Low -4 C.
TUESDAY: Cloudy with a 40 per cent chance of flurries. High -5 C. Low -11 C.
WEDNESDAY: Sunny. High -7 C. Low -18 C.
THURSDAY: Sunny. High -10 C. Low -17 C.
Looking Back
SIXTY YEARS AGO
Brandon’s recent industrial boom has created a major problem for the elementary school board — finding at least 24 additional classrooms by next September.
FIFTY YEARS AGO
City council last night authorized the expenditure of $31,342.50 toward the purchase of a new Flyer Industries bus for the Brandon Transit system.
Council agreed last night to buy its 1976 supply of vehicle fuel from Husky Oil Limited at a tendered price of 63.9 cents per gallon for No. 2 gas; 45.9 cents per gallon for coloured No. 2 gas and 55.6 cents per gallon for diesel fuel.
FORTY YEARS AGO
The provincial government pollution order recently issued to the Manitoba Clean Environment Commission restricts the amount of ammonia the city can discharge into the Assiniboine River to such a low level that it will boost the cost of the new treatment plant by $5 million.
Two hunters shot into a house and a third was accidentally injured when he shot himself as the deer hunting season opened this week.
THIRTY YEARS AGO
CBC president Perrin Beatty told staff up to 2,000 jobs will be cut as the Crown corporation chops $227 million a year in spending.
The Union of Manitoba Municipalities wants the province and federal government to lash back against the European Union’s ban on furs caught in leg-hold traps. The UMM is afraid the ban will further depress the market for fur and lead to a reduction of trapping, which kills 35,000-50,000 beavers each year in the province.
TWENTY YEARS AGO
City treasurer Grant McMillan says Brandon property tax bills will have to go up 10 per cent to pay for a $27-million police and fire station, something both Mayor Dave Burgess and the Brandon Chamber of Commerce say should prompt council to rethink the public safety building proposal. The city has about $1.5 million saved up for the proposed public safety building, but will have to borrow heavily in order to fund a new home for the police and fire departments at First Street and Rosser Avenue.
TEN YEARS AGO
The provincial government has agreed to cover some of the administration and capital costs incurred by municipalities as a result of forced amalgamation. Municipal Government Minister and Brandon East MLA Drew Caldwell announced the government’s creation of a $1-million amalgamation support fund during the kickoff to the annual convention of the Association of Manitoba Municipalities on Monday. All 47 municipalities that came into effect on Jan. 1 of this year are eligible for funding under the program.
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