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A late-season winter system is expected to bring accumulating snow to Brandon and across the Westman region today and continuing through Tuesday morning, according to Environment Canada. READ MORE
Brandon resident Scott Kirk’s volunteering journey with Sport Manitoba started in 2019 when he applied to serve as mission staff for the Western Canada Summer Games. READ MORE
The Calgary Hitmen overcame a two-goal deficit in the third period and Ethan Moore scored his second of the game midway through the first overtime as they beat the visiting Brandon Wheat Kings 6-5 in Game 2 of their Western Hockey League quarterfinal series at Scotiabank Saddledome on Sunday. READ MORE
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Weather
MONDAY: Snow. Amount 5 to 10 cm. Wind northeast 30 km/h, gusting to 50. High -5 C. Wind chill -15 C. Low -9 C.
TUESDAY: A mix of sun and cloud. High -3 C. Low -16 C.
WEDNESDAY: Sunny. High -1 C. Low -5 C.
THURSDAY: Cloudy. High 0 C. Low -5 C.
Looking Back
SIXTY YEARS AGO
Well-known Oak Lake farmer A. Roland Tolton was nominated as the Liberal candidate for Virden in the next provincial election.
Two tons of horseflesh tumbled to the sawdust before the horrified eyes of nearly 3,000 fans at the Royal Manitoba Winter Fair light horse show. The “pole” team of the four-horse Clydesdale hitch, shown by W.R. Shaw of MacGregor and driven by Watson Smith of Carberry, crashed during the second round.
FIFTY YEARS AGO
Three rural municipalities surrounding Brandon — Cornwallis, Oakland and Whitehead—are applying to the department of municipal affairs to form a planning district. Brandon has not been approached to join with the application of the rural municipalities.
When clown Wilbur Plaugher needed someone from the Royal Manitoba Winter Fair audience to be sawed in half, Mayor Elwood Gorrie was carried bodily into the ring where he was placed in the magic box. Wilbur did indeed saw the box in half, but the trick was a success, as Gorrie was seen healthy and walking a short time later enjoying the rest of the show.
FORTY YEARS AGO
Parents of 53 students attending school at CFB Shilo were told their children would be bused about 20 kilometres to Brandon beginning in September. As well, the Shilo school committee told the Brandon school board that the Princess Elizabeth High School on the base will be closed as soon as possible.
George MacDowell, a former Brandon University professor who died of cancer Feb. 20 at the age of 73, has left the university a bequest of $175,000 plus transcripts, documents and books.
THIRTY YEARS AGO
Kailey Mitchell, an 11-year-old girl from the Killarney area, captured two first-place prizes at the junior Hereford show. She continued a family record of impressive showings at the Royal Manitoba Winter Fair, which began five generations ago, shortly after W.R. Mitchell first set foot on Manitoba soil.
Canadian diabetics have been given a new tool in their constant battle to control blood sugar. Acarbose, known by the brand name Prandase, was cleared by Health Canada last November and is just now hitting pharmacy shelves. The medication is the first new class of diabetes drug to be introduced in Canada in 40 years.
TWENTY YEARS AGO
Brandon residents with genuine chemical sensitivities can now legally prevent others from spraying pesticides near their homes. City council approved a new bylaw last night that will restrict the use of pesticides on public property and ban cosmetic use of the chemicals near the homes of people who suffer from adverse health reactions.
TEN YEARS AGO
Brandon University president Gervan Fearon inked a memorandum of understanding Tuesday that makes it easier for pre-professional science students at BU to become a doctor or veterinarian via a stint on the southern tip of an idyllic Caribbean island. Provided they are up to snuff academically, BU science grads are now guaranteed entry to medical and veterinary schools at St. George’s University in Grenada, in the southeastern Caribbean Sea.
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