Today’s top stories
A man who choked a nurse and tried to stab her with a needle was denied bail in Brandon provincial court on Tuesday after the Crown cited concerns over his history of breaching court-ordered conditions. READ MORE
Parents and students at some Brandon schools have raised concerns about washroom safety, bullying, racism, aggression and emergency communication gaps, Brandon School Division trustees heard Monday. READ MORE
When the Brandon Wheat Kings meet the Lethbridge Hurricanes in Western Hockey League action tonight at Assiniboine Credit Union Place, you can probably expect fewer goals in the first period this time. READ MORE
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Weather
WEDNESDAY: Snow ending in the morning then a mix of sun and cloud. Wind northwest 30 km/h becoming light in the morning. High -15 C. Wind chill -28 C in the morning and -19 C in the afternoon. Risk of frostbite. 30 per cent chance of light snow overnight. Low -21 C with temperature rising to -14 C by morning. Wind chill -28 C in the evening. Risk of frostbite.
THURSDAY: Cloudy. High -13 C. Low -22 C.
FRIDAY: Sunny. High -21 C. Low -27 C.
SATURDAY: Sunny. High -21 C. Low -29 C.
Looking Back
SIXTY YEARS AGO
The United Nations Children’s Fund — UNICEF — received the 1965 Nobel Peace Prize, and the fund’s executive director declared it was “a wonderful incentive to greater efforts in the name of peace.”
A new commercial apartment block may spring up at the corner of 10th Street and Princess Avenue if an application for a zoning variance is cleared by Brandon City Council.
FIFTY YEARS AGO
Christmas gift prices at Peavy Mart on the Trans-Canada Highway: Portable AM/FM radio with 8-track player, $79.99; Black and Decker 7 1/4 Deluxe Circular Saw, $69.99; Mighty Tonka dump-truck, $12.99; Bobby Orr Hockey game, $15.99; Bowl-O-Matic game, $19.99; Sorry board game, $3.99; Crokinole board, $10; four-by-eight-foot pool table, $269; seven-foot scotch pine artificial Christmas tree, $24.99.
FORTY YEARS AGO
Britain has agreed to participate in the controversial U.S. Strategic Defense Initiative research program better known as Star Wars.
Norm Olfrey and Circle tours presents Motorcoach Tours 1986: California, 19 days for $1,345; Florida, 15 days for $1,095 and Expo ’86 (Vancouver), 13 days for $995.
Bill Vaags of Dugald has been elected president of the Canadian Pork Council at the organization’s annual meeting in Toronto.
THIRTY YEARS AGO
Canada is moving faster than other developed countries to limit the use of one of the prime destroyers of the ozone layer, Environmental Minister Sheila Copps announced. The federal government will phase out methyl bromide, used to destroy insects in stored grain, by 2001.
One of Brandon’s most prominent lawyers, Frank O. Meighen, of Meighen, Haddad and Co., died in Scottsdale, Ariz. He was also one of the city’s most distinguished citizens. His passion was the law, and for 15 years he served the Western Judicial District as Crown attorney.
TWENTY YEARS AGO
Dinah Ceplis, distance education specialist at Assiniboine Community College, has been awarded the Agricultural Institute of Canada International Recognition Award. The award is presented to AIC members who make outstanding contributions to the development of agriculture in the developing world. Ceplis is recognized for her contribution to improving the lives of many of Africa’s rural people and in helping Canadian youth understand the importance of global citizenship.
Canadian Pacific Railway has bestowed a Christmas gift upon a group of Minnedosa residents who have fought to preserve the town’s aging CPR station. This spring, the group will get ownership of the station, CPR spokesperson Ed Greenberg announced as the annual CPR Holiday Train thundered into Minnedosa.
TEN YEARS AGO
Next week the presidents of six Manitoba universities, three colleges and the Manitoba School Boards Association will sign a document establishing a series of commitments aimed at advancing Indigenous education in the province. The Manitoba Collaborative Indigenous Education Blueprint for Universities and Colleges will be unveiled at a signing ceremony at the University of Manitoba on Dec. 18.
With blue Santa hats and big smiles, Brandon’s WestJet team spread Christmas cheer around the community on Wednesday, as part of the airline’s “12,000 mini miracles day.” They donated “turkeys and time” to the Brandon-Westman Christmas Cheer Registry, made a donation to Westman Dreams for Kids and gave out Tim Hortons gift cards at the Brandon Regional Health Centre. The team ended the day by providing backpacks filled with winter gear and hygiene products for the Safe and Warm Shelter.
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