Today’s top stories
Four teens suffered serious injuries when a school bus carrying 14 students rolled while trying to pass another bus on an icy highway north of Swan River Tuesday morning, RCMP say. READ MORE
The second-degree murder trial of Jeremy Blacksmith took an unexpected turn Tuesday when Blacksmith admitted in a Brandon courtroom that he fatally shot Blaze Tacan in 2023 — but later re-entered his not-guilty plea. READ MORE
The Brandon Wheat Kings dropped their fifth game in a row as the Prince Albert Raiders spoiled a 39-save effort by Jayden Kraus to earn a 5-2 victory in Western Hockey League action at Art Hauser Centre on Tuesday. READ MORE
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Weather
WEDNESDAY: Increasing cloudiness early in the morning, with 30 per cent chance of flurries in the afternoon. Wind up to 15 km/h. High -6 C, with -25 C wind chill in the morning. Low -7 C, with -14 C wind chill in the evening.
THURSDAY: Cloudy with 40 per cent chance of flurries. Windy. High 1 C. Low -12 C.
FRIDAY: A mix of sun and cloud. High -9 C. Low -23 C.
SATURDAY: Sunny. Temperature holding steady at -18 C.
Looking Back
SIXTY YEARS AGO
Marie Barber took the oath of office as the first woman to sit on the Carberry town council at a recent inaugural meeting.
The federal government told the provinces it intends to pump another $20 million a year into the allowances they pay to adults who attend vocational training courses.
FIFTY YEARS AGO
Dr. R.H. (Hugh) Best, a veterinarian in Brandon from 1952 until late 1974, has been appointed association director of the education and development section of the federal Department of Agriculture’s department of health of animals.
A food-processing plant in Neepawa was damaged by fire, causing $20,000 in damage. It is the second major fire in Neepawa in four days after a fire gutted the main floor of an office-apartment building.
FORTY YEARS AGO
In an effort to prevent harassment by rowdy youths, city council gave the green light to the conversion of the downtown bus shelter into an information booth.
After three years of planning, Community Welcome Co-op Inc. has received financial assistance to convert the old Allied Arts building at 1036 Louise Ave. into a home for former mental patients.
THIRTY YEARS AGO
The number of theft and assault cases in the city dropped dramatically in 1995 compared to the previous year. There were 605 reported thefts last year, compared to 1,169 in 1994. In 1993, there were 1,289 theft cases, and 1,382 in 1992.
Facing a wall of opposition from core area homeowners, city council approved a Salvation Army application to operate a mental health crisis facility at 404 13th St. The property will be turned into an eight-bed facility for people who need short-term help.
TWENTY YEARS AGO
It took the harsh glare of the media spotlight to convince Manitoba’s government that a beef slaughter facility proposed for Neepawa shouldn’t be ignored, says the president of the group that hopes to build the plant. “(Agriculture Minister) Rosann Wowchuk phoned me for the first time,” Natural Prairie president Kelly Penner said yesterday.
The old expression about too many cooks in the kitchen doesn’t apply in Brandon lately. Restaurants are starving for help, thanks to a lack of placements at a Brandon culinary arts program and the city’s booming restaurant industry.
TEN YEARS AGO
As Brandon City Council grapples with the costly decision of what to do with the Eighth Street bridge, a local engineer suggests they should think outside the box. Phil Dorn, president of Samson Engineering, estimates the bridge could be rebuilt for a fraction of the $35-million projected cost currently being considered by the city.
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