Today’s top stories
A food security volunteer expects some food banks will close in rural Westman and others will require extra support because of upcoming policy changes from Food Banks Canada. READ MORE
A man convicted Thursday of charges related to his involvement with a Brandon-based drug ring faces the possibility of a dozen years in prison. READ MORE
The Brandon Wheat Kings play just once this weekend, but it’s certainly a stout challenge as the Prince Albert Raiders (16-1-4-0) make their second trip of the season to Assiniboine Credit Union Place in Western Hockey League action tonight. READ MORE
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Weather
FRIDAY: A mix of sun and cloud. Fog patches dissipating in the morning. Wind up to 15 km/h. High -8 C. Wind chill -21 C in the morning and -11 C in the afternoon. Low -17 C, with wind chill reaching -21 C overnight.
SATURDAY: Sunny. High -9 C. Low -19 C.
SUNDAY: Sunny. High -11 C. Low -17 C.
MONDAY: A mix of sun and cloud. High -10 C. Low -17 C.
Looking Back
SEVENTY YEARS AGO
A jet fighter plane, roaring out of control on a takeoff, crashed at Eielson air force base in Fairbanks, Alaska, killing at least 13 people.
SIXTY YEARS AGO
A.W. Gosbee, national sales manager for Thomson Newspapers Ltd., predicted that within eight years, Canadian newspapers will become heavy users of computers and by the early 1970s — with the move to computers — our product will combine the best attributes of both magazines and newspapers.
FIFTY YEARS AGO
More than half of retired Canadians live below the poverty line, says a report on retirement by the Canadian Council on Social Development. The council defines poverty as an annual income of $7,028 or lower for a family of four.
FORTY YEARS AGO
The federal government will contribute $150 million in drought relief for Prairie farmers, but more than one-third of the money won’t be available until spring. About 30,000 farmers will be eligible for assistance. It would amount to an average payment of $5,000 per farmer.
THIRTY YEARS AGO
McKenzie Seeds employees have voted in favour of a new contract that will increase job security and provide wage increases of at least 7.5 per cent over the next two years.
TWENTY YEARS AGO
Silt and debris has plugged the only inlet into Pelican Lake, and residents of the resort town of Ninette are baffled as to why a federal agency is blocking them from clearing it out. No natural streams feed into Pelican Lake, so an artificial inlet was built a decade ago to control the lake’s water level. The lake is large but shallow, and susceptible to heavy algae blooms and low oxygen levels when the water is low.
TEN YEARS AGO
A major fundraising campaign to restore the historic Dome Building on the Keystone Centre grounds has reached the halfway point. Restoring the Glory has raised approximately $3.5 million of the $7.2-million goal. “We have completed a lot of the heritage restoration, we have sewer and water dug in … One of the highlights was the restoration of the original windows,” said Ron Kristjansson, general manager of the Provincial Exhibition of Manitoba. “We’ve put in new energy-efficient interior windows and we’re working on the design plans for the interior of the building.”
Overage forward Jason Gutierrez had a pair of goals for the Lethbridge Hurricanes as they beat the visiting Brandon Wheat Kings 4-2 on Friday. In the first of two Western Hockey League games in Alberta on successive nights for Brandon, the Wheat Kings (14-8-0-2) squandered a first-period lead after the Hurricanes (16-9-0-0) scored the last three goals of the game.
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