Today’s top stories
During a sentencing on Thursday, a Legal Aid lawyer gave a compassionate defence for his client who was found carrying a rifle in a duffle bag while riding his bike in downtown Brandon. The Crown and the defence were split on the sentence for the man who had pleaded guilty to charges for possessing a prohibited firearm and obstructing and resisting a police officer dating back to 2021. READ MORE
A two-spirited Métis person with autism who took part in a Brandon University study looking at how to decolonize the condition says it changed their life for the better. READ MORE
Duncan Campbell has finally reached the end of the line with competitive hockey. Now 26, the former Brandon Wheat Kings forward is a five-time academic all-Canadian who is finishing his bachelor of education degree at Queen’s University in Kingston, Ont., after earning his undergraduate degree in economics in 2022. READ MORE
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Looking Back
SIXTY YEARS AGO
Albert Pettitt, 87, the oldest active member in Manitoba of the Society for the Preservation and Encouragement of Barbershop Quartet Singing, was presented with a giant razor and comb in honour of his many years of service with the organization.
FIFTY YEARS AGO
Mayor Bill Wilton was made an honorary chief last night by the Indian Métis Friendship Centre at a powwow in the Man-Ex Auditorium, attended by about 500 people.
FORTY YEARS AGO
Manitoba Pool Elevator delegates met at the Agricultural Extension Centre in Brandon yesterday to discuss their stand on the Crowsnest Pass freight rate while about 24 pickets patrolled outside a Brandon banquet hall, urging the co-operative to stick to its guns.
THIRTY YEARS AGO
The new people behind the Brandon Shoppers Mall are making some major changes. Devan Properties Ltd., which purchased the shopping centre for $20 million from Bramalea Ltd. last November, will sink $2 million into renovations, company president John van Haastrecht said.
TWENTY YEARS AGO
Local health officials are in the market for yet another specialist after Dr. Steve Kloppers, Brandon’s only ear, nose and throat surgeon, announced he is packing his bags and heading to British Columbia. Kloppers’ departure adds ear, nose and throat specialist to the lengthy list of specialists the Brandon RHA is currently looking for, including a urologist, an orthopedic surgeon, at least one internist and another obstetrician.
TEN YEARS AGO
Talks between Air Canada Jazz and the Brandon Flying Club to bring charter air service to the area is more proof the Wheat City can sustain an airline business, city officials say.
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