Today’s top stories
Parents on the Prairies are feeling more financial pressure than families elsewhere in the country, according to a recent poll by the Royal Bank of Canada (RBC). READ MORE
The Brandon Malayalee Association (BMA) marked the holiday season with a vibrant Christmas celebration on Saturday evening at Knox United Church. READ MORE
The Keystone Centre and the Keystone Centre Foundation welcomed families from across the community on Saturday for their first-ever Family Fun Day, a free event held at the north end of the Keystone Centre grounds. READ MORE
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Weather
MONDAY: Cloudy. Snow beginning in the morning. Snow or ice pellets late in the morning and early afternoon. Local snow and ice pellet amount, 5 cm. High -14 C. Wind chill -30 C in the morning, -22 C in afternoon. Sixty per cent chance of flurries early in the evening. Clearing late in the evening. Low -24 C. Wind chill -34 overnight. Risk of frostbite throughout the day.
TUESDAY: A mix of sun and cloud. High -18 C. Low -20 C.
WEDNESDAY: A mix of sun and cloud. High -13 C. Low -17 C.
THURSDAY: Cloudy. High -9 C. Low -20 C.
Looking Back
SIXTY YEARS AGO
A fire at 4 a.m. today destroyed a four-room frame home and consumed all possessions of the Harry Meadows family of Griswold. The family was given shelter by neighbours.
The 1965 winners of the Brandon Junior Chamber of Commerce Christmas lighting contest were, for the east, Edward C. Polnick at 329 11th St. East and for the west, John Lisowski at 2240 Princess Ave.
FIFTY YEARS AGO
The new Betty Gibson School opened today and the first students to use the new facility on the old Alexandra School site were the kindergarten class.
Bulletins on missing former Brandon police chief Harry Collister have been issued to North Dakota police, so far without results.
FORTY YEARS AGO
Fred McGuinness and Ken Coates, co-authors of “Pride of the Land,” signed copies of their book at Candlewood Books.
Farmers have donated 14,000 bushels of grain to the Canadian Foodgrains Bank since November, and organizers say it will stay open until last year’s total is matched. Leonard Lepp said Foodgrains Bank volunteers hope to collect at least 20,000 bushels of grain at the old Manitoba Pool Elevator on Pacific Avenue.
THIRTY YEARS AGO
Manitoba homes will soon have greater access to television coverage and cable companies will soon have competition. The Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission approved local SkyCable Inc., a division of Craig Broadcast Systems Inc., application to deliver wireless cable signals in the province.
Alice Topp was all smiles as she got off her bus for the last time today. The veteran school bus driver, who got behind the wheel for the first time Oct. 21, 1975, drove to her last stop at Crocus Plains Regional Secondary School to be met by parents and students bearing gifts and goodwill. Topp has driven two generations of students in some families.
TWENTY YEARS AGO
A spruce tree smack in the middle of Neepawa’s Riverside Cemetery has been chopped down and the timing — a week before Christmas — has a town official wondering if it’s festively decorated in someone’s living room. The missing spruce was planted a decade ago and is ideal Christmas tree height.
TEN YEARS AGO
Mere days before Christmas, two out of Manitoba’s three major political parties are toying with the idea of playing Robin Hood instead of Santa Claus. Manitoba’s Liberals have joined the governing New Democrats in mulling the idea of placing a surtax on the wealthiest of provincial taxpayers.
Amanda Williams had been to the United Kingdom twice before her appearance with the Canadian Maple Leafs women’s rugby 15s team earlier this month, but she will always remember her third visit. The Souris native was among 24 players on the roster who competed in a two-match series against England’s top academy players. Canada lost the opener 37-29 and the second contest 22-19.
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