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The Progressive Conservative MLA for Agassiz is urging the NDP government to provide funding for a CT scanner at the Neepawa Health Centre, despite the province ruling it out less than two years ago. READ MORE
Brandon crews are at work repairing potholes with brooms, shovels and asphalt as fluctuating weather causes havoc on city streets. Workers started repairing potholes about three weeks ago and will likely continue at a steady pace into June. READ MORE
The third-place Wheat Kings (38-7-0-3) and the first-place Winnipeg Bruins (42-3-1-2) open their best-of-five Manitoba U18 AAA Hockey League final series Saturday at Winnipeg’s Southdale Community Centre. READ MORE
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Weather
FRIDAY: A mix of sun and cloud, becoming cloudy in the afternoon. Fog patches dissipating in the morning. High 3 C. Wind chill -5 C in the morning. A few showers beginning late in the evening. Wind becoming northeast 30 km/h, gusting to 50 overnight. Temperature steady near 2 C.
SATURDAY: Flurries. High -1 C. Low -9 C.
SUNDAY: A mix of sun and cloud. High -1 C. Periods of snow at night. Low -10 C.
MONDAY: Periods of snow. High 1 C. Night clear. Low -10 C.
Looking Back
SEVENTY YEARS AGO
A rink skipped by Jim Dunlop won a straight- knockout championship at the Brandon Curling Club, defeating the Fred Pilcher rink in the last end. Members of Dunlop’s team are Dick Hector, Clayton Marsh and Bob Wesley.
New three-bedroom bungalow with plaster finish, hardwood floors and oil heating unit. Priced for quick sale at $10,500.
SIXTY YEARS AGO
A three-bedroom bungalow with attached garage, large kitchen and extra bedroom in basement is priced to sell at $15,500.
FIFTY YEARS AGO
A three-bedroom bungalow with attached garage, large kitchen and extra bedroom in basement is priced to sell at $15,500.
City council has agreed to purchase two new Manitoba provincial flags from Walter J. Pass. The flags will be delivered in time so that the city can be in step with Winnipeg and the other Manitoba points officially raising the new standards on May 12.
FORTY YEARS AGO
Two-bedroom bungalow with finished family room and extra bedroom, fenced and landscaped yard in central location. Asking price: $57,500.
THIRTY YEARS AGO
Three-level split, three bedrooms, two bathrooms, fenced and landscaped yard. Close to ACC. Asking price: $89,000.
TWENTY YEARS AGO
Thomas Martinez performed during a free concert at the Keystone Centre. Martinez was scheduled to open for Tanya Tucker, but after she was forced to postpone because of illness, Martinez agreed to put on the free concert for those who showed up.
A 3+1-bedroom bungalow with hardwood flooring throughout, lower level finished and detached garage in the Green Acres area. Asking price: $157,000.
TEN YEARS AGO
Progressive Conservative Leader Brian Pallister is promising to reduce ambulance fees in the province by half in his first year, if elected. Standing near the Brandon No. 1 Fire Hall, Pallister said Manitobans are paying too much in ambulance fees. “Seniors and other patients needing care should expect a paramedic at their door, not a $500 bill in the mail,” said Pallister, who was introduced by Brandon East candidate Len Isleifson. “That’s just wrong.”
Linden McCorrister, Stelio Mattheos and John Quenneville each had two goals as the Brandon Wheat Kings beat the visiting Moose Jaw Warriors 6-2 at Westman Place on Friday. The game had no bearing in the standings for the Wheat Kings (47-18-4-2), who have already clinched the Western Hockey League’s East Division and Eastern Conference titles. But it did give Brandon 100 points on the season, the third time it has managed the feat in successive years in franchise history.
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