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Police in western Manitoba and Nova Scotia have arrested a pair of youths after they allegedly planned a co-ordinated attack at two schools in their respective provinces. READ MORE
A shrinking number of paramedics in southwestern Manitoba has created “horrendous” wait times for patients and families in rural areas, says a Virden paramedic. READ MORE
The Assiniboine College Cougars knocked off the previously undefeated Boston College women’s hockey club 3-2 in overtime at the American Collegiate Hockey Association women’s Division 2 national championship on Wednesday in Maryland Heights, Mo., punching their ticket to the gold-medal game. READ MORE
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Looking Back
SIXTY YEARS AGO
The new 2,000-gallon-capacity tanks that arrived in Brandon recently will spell the end of milk cans on many area farms. The tanker will call on 39 area milk producers every other day to collect milk for Modern Dairies Ltd. in the city.
A three-bedroom bungalow with attached garage, large kitchen and extra bedroom in basement is priced to sell at $15,500.
FIFTY YEARS AGO
Brandon’s Canadian Tire store is closed today in preparation for a change in management. Former proprietor and manager Peter Brill is moving to Calgary to open a new store.
FORTY YEARS AGO
Manitoba voters stuck to an established Canadian tradition of keeping the provinces at odds with Ottawa by re-electing a NDP government to balance the federal Progressive Conservative majority. Howard Pawley, Canada’s only NDP premier, defeated Gary Filmon’s Conservatives. The NDP took 30 of the 57 seats, with the Tories capturing 26 and the Liberals winning one.
In Brandon West, Progressive Conservative Jim McCrae won convincingly, picking up 5,520 votes compared to 4,118 for the NDP’s Arnold Grambo. Liberal candidate Kerry Auriat had 758 votes. In Brandon East, NDP candidate Len Evans was re- elected after getting 4,173 votes. Tory candidate Jim Armstrong received 3,184 votes, while Liberal Eileen McFadden picked up 530.
THIRTY YEARS AGO
The famous Blue Hills of Brandon have been passed over by the 1997 Canada Games Committee in favour of a more central location for mountain-bike racing. City council approved plans to hold the races inside city limits on the North Hill.
TWENTY YEARS AGO
It’s full of history and charm. And quaint is a descriptive word that fits this tearoom beautifully. Most of what has been used to renovate and decorate Teahan’s Corner, located at the corner of First Street and Louise Avenue, which opens next week, after five long months of renovations, has been recycled from old original pieces found in the basement and up in the rafters. Owners Bob and Linda Humphreys were pleased to find so many hidden treasures — treasures that steered the renovations in directions they hadn’t quite planned on.
TEN YEARS AGO
Two journalists from The Brandon Sun were nominated for prestigious National Newspaper Awards on Friday. Courts and crime reporter Ian Hitchen’s piece “The Runaways” was recognized in the local reporting category. “Runaways” humanized how Manitoba’s child welfare system has exposed young girls to risk of substance abuse and sexual exploitation. Photographer Tim Smith was recognized for his sunset photo of a hockey player carving into crisp, glassy ice on Riding Mountain National Park’s Clear Lake in December 2015.
A local counsellor with the YWCA Westman Women’s Shelter is in New York City this week to attend the 60th Commission on the Status of Women. Alexandra Paiva is representing YWCA Canada at the event, which is focused on women’s empowerment and its link to sustainable development.
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