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Former City of Brandon employees have been raising concerns over payroll discrepancies and staffing issues for more than a year, the Sun has learned. READ MORE
A small number of ballots were rejected from a vote-counting machine during the first advance polls in Brandon on Wednesday. READ MORE
Zoe Forbes ran her way to a bronze medal again at the high school provincial cross-country championships in St. Malo on Wednesday. READ MORE
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Looking Back
SEVENTY YEARS AGO
It was a great day at the Brandon Public Library this weekend when a parade of more than 100 boys and girls in fancy costumes highlighted the library’s birthday celebration.
SIXTY YEARS AGO
Under an agreement reached by the Brandon Wheat Kings and the Arena Management Board, the Wheat Kings will pay 20 per cent of their gross revenue up to $40,000 and 35 per cent over that figure. In addition, they will pay costs of the referee, linesmen, goal judges, penalty box officials, public address announcer and the printing of tickets. They will receive 10 hours per week free practice time for both their A and B clubs.
FIFTY YEARS AGO
More than one million workers, 100,000 of them in the Prairies, walked off their jobs yesterday in the Canadian Labour Congress-sponsored protest against wage and price controls. In Brandon, about 150 union members rallied at the Keystone Centre convention hall.
FORTY YEARS AGO
Nine Canadair CL-41 Tutor jets of the Canadian Armed Forces precision flying team the Snowbirds were forced to refuel at the Brandon Flying Club due to poor weather conditions at CFB Southport near Portage la Prairie.
THIRTY YEARS AGO
Oak Lake has a new mascot. Isaac the ox weighs in at almost 2,500 pounds. Isaac will be taken to fairs and other events where Oak Lake is promoting itself.
TWENTY YEARS AGO
It’s still uncertain whether Brandon residents who suffered sewer backup in their homes during a torrential rainstorm last year will receive government compensation, according to a provincial cabinet minister. Brandon West NDP MLA Scott Smith said the province won’t compensate those people unless the federal government changes the eligibility criteria for Disaster Financial Assistance.
TEN YEARS AGO
The family of Jim Prentice expressed its “profound shock and heartbreak” Friday after a plane carrying the former Alberta premier and three other people crashed into a heavily wooded area in southern British Columbia with the loss of everyone on board. The small jet was en route from Kelowna to the Springbank airport, near Calgary, when it went down shortly after takeoff, also killing Dr. Ken Gellatly, the father-in-law of one of Prentice’s three daughters.
Conservative MP Erin O’Toole has joined the growing number of candidates to replace former prime minister Stephen Harper as party leader, a list that is becoming increasingly heavy with contenders from Ontario. The former veterans affairs minister, who has represented the Toronto-area riding of Durham, Ont., since 2012, will be the third official leadership candidate from the populous province when he completes his registration with the party next week, following fellow MPs Kellie Leitch and Michael Chong.
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