Today’s top stories
A City of Brandon resolution to help municipalities with the cost of maintaining and demolishing derelict buildings is set to be debated today at the Association of Manitoba Municipalities (AMM) fall convention. READ MORE
A Rivers man born with spinal muscular atrophy said the Manitoba government’s sudden change of heart to fully fund his coverage for an expensive medication is “surreal.” READ MORE
Ashley Sullivan admits she wasn’t serving her best for the last few weeks. It turns out she was saving the good ones for the most important moments. Sullivan walloped seven aces as the Vincent Massey Vikings bounced the Sturgeon Heights Huskies 3-0 (25-23, 25-18, 25-8) in the semifinals of the AAAA varsity girls volleyball provincial championship at the University of Manitoba on Wednesday. READ MORE
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Looking Back
SIXTY YEARS AGO
Dawn Richlew, 18, Miss Winnipeg Blue Bomber, had a prominent place in today’s Grey Cup parade as a reward for her third-place finish in the Miss Grey Cup contest.
Janet West and Clark McCrae had the lead roles in Vincent Massey High School’s production of “Brigadoon.”
FIFTY YEARS AGO
Western Manitoba’s own buffalo roundup took place yesterday at Riding Mountain National Park. Seven yearling bison were separated from the park’s exhibition herd for shipment to a new home at the Swan Lake Indian Reserve ranch, 50 miles southeast of Brandon.
Lynette (Squeaky) Fromme, who dedicated her life to mass murderer Charles Manson, was found guilty of attempting to kill U.S. President Gerald Ford.
FORTY YEARS AGO
Black nationalist leader Nelson Mandela met his lawyers today amid speculation that his release from almost a quarter-century behind bars in South Africa could be imminent.
Delegates at the Union of Manitoba Municipalities convention want the federal and provincial governments to roll back liquor taxes to 1981 levels.
THIRTY YEARS AGO
Liberty Realty, a Royal LePage associate member, and Martin Realty — an NRS National Real Estate franchise for the past 15 years — have combined services and will be known as Martin-Liberty Realty.
Don Cameron of Virden has been appointed to the federal government’s user group on firearms. The group’s mandate will be to advise the government on the development and implementation of the new Canadian firearms registration system.
TWENTY YEARS AGO
A man conducting a routine inspection of a construction site near St. Leon yesterday morning discovered a farmhouse that had burned to the ground, killing as many as three people. The home was occupied by Fernand Labossiere, 79, and his wife Rita, 74. Their son Remi, 44, had also been living with them for a while.
TEN YEARS AGO
With just over a month to go in its fall fundraising campaign, the United Way of Brandon and District is only about a third of the way to its $800,000 goal. Campaign chair Tara Ashcroft announced the fundraising progress Thursday and encouraged the public to support the cause.
After already welcoming 1,000 refugees from around the world this year, Manitoba is gearing up for a flood of up to 2,000 more in the next three months. “We’re getting organized,” Premier Greg Selinger said at a news conference Thursday where there was lot of talk about planning, but few details about the Syrian refugees’ arrival.
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