Today’s top stories
A massive $4.5-million drainage pond under construction near the Brandon Municipal Cemetery won’t be completed until fall 2026. READ MORE
A soup kitchen, food bank and women’s centre in Brandon worry more people will be facing food insecurity next year after a national report predicts overall food prices will increase by four to six per cent. READ MORE
Brandon Wheat Kings rookie forward Chase Surkan had a hat trick in his hometown and Caleb Hadland and Joby Baumuller each scored twice as they rallied to beat the Regina Pats 7-4 in Western Hockey League action at Brandt Centre on Friday. READ MORE
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Weather
SATURDAY: A mix of sun and cloud. Clearing late in the afternoon. Wind up to 15 km/h. High -17 C. Wind chill -32 C in the morning and -24 C in the afternoon. Clear at night. Increasing cloudiness before morning. Wind up to 15 km/h. Low -29 C. Wind chill -26 C in the evening and -36 C overnight. Risk of frostbite throughout day and evening.
SUNDAY: Cloudy with a 60 per cent chance of flurries. High -14 C. Low -16 C.
MONDAY: Snow. High -7 C. Low -11 C.
TUESDAY: Periods of snow. High -7 C. Low -22 C.
Looking Back
SEVENTY YEARS AGO
City council called for plans for the civic auditorium from local representatives of Smith, Carter, Katelinikoff architects.
SIXTY YEARS AGO
Errick Willis, the former lieutenant governor of Manitoba, deftly snipped a ribbon and a 22-year dream was realized for curlers at Shilo. The community finally has a permanent home for the Shilo Curling Club.
FIFTY YEARS AGO
The FBI believes the body of former Teamsters boss James Hoffa may have been hauled to New Jersey in a barrel and buried in a landfill site, grand jury witnesses and other sources say.
FORTY YEARS AGO
South Africa announced plans to give about one-sixth of its 16.9 million black residents the right to own property for the first time since 1913. But restrictions on where blacks may live will remain in force.
THIRTY YEARS AGO
Statistics Canada says the number of families where the wife earns more than the husband has doubled since the late 1960s.
TWENTY YEARS AGO
Award-winning singer Michelle Wright delivered the concert she promised — some holiday favourites mixed in with some of her country hits — and stirred up the spirit of Christmas in the process at the Western Manitoba Centennial Auditorium last night.
TEN YEARS AGO
December has been unseasonably warm. Thursday saw 18 temperature records set across the province. McCreary, northwest of Brandon, was among those record-setters with a high of 10.6 C that smashed its record of 7.5 C set in 1989. In Westman, records were also set in Carberry at 6.9 C, Melita at 7.8 C, Shoal Lake with 5.2 C and Wasagaming at 5.3 C.
A rural minister has been left scratching his head over who would want to shoot out the window of his church. Broken glass littered the sanctuary and bullets were lodged in the frame of a door. “It was very disturbing for church members when they arrived on the Sunday morning to find this had happened,” said Harvey Hurren, Brandon Hills United Church minister. There are no suspects and Blue Hills RCMP members are looking for information.
Austin Wagner didn’t take long to make up for a turnover in overtime. The Regina Pats forward gave up a terrific chance to Brandon Wheat Kings forward Nolan Patrick and scored not long after for a 2-1 victory at Westman Place on Friday. The winning goal came 47 seconds into the overtime, the first Brandon loss of the Western Hockey League season in the three-on-three format.
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