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Incumbent Ward 7 councillor Shawn Berry publicly apologized for his role in city council’s closed-door meetings and pledged to be a “loud voice” against holding such meetings if he is re-elected on Oct. 28. READ MORE
A judge denied bail to a 51-year-old Brandon man on Wednesday, saying it was clear he posed a safety risk to the community following his alleged involvement in a string of serious assaults, including an incident that sent one man to hospital with glass embedded in his face. READ MORE
Brandon University men’s volleyball head coach Grant Wilson will get to see how his lineup looks against one of the country’s best this weekend as the Bobcats kick off the 20-match campaign against host UBC Okanagan Heat on Friday in Kelowna, B.C. READ MORE
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THURSDAY: Mainly sunny. Wind becoming south 30 km/h gusting to 50 early in the afternoon. High 18 C. Low 6 C.
FRIDAY: Increasing cloudiness. High 22 C. Low 5 C.
SATURDAY: Sunny. Windy. High 9 C. Low -3 C.
SUNDAY: Sunny. High 8 C. Low -8 C.
Looking Back
SIXTY YEARS AGO
Mayor S.A. Magnacca took the controls of a Manitoba Telephone System digging machine to turn the first sod at the site of the new $2-million telephone building at the corner of 18th Street and Victoria Avenue.
FIFTY YEARS AGO
A dairy barn located on the Manshanden and Sons Dairy Farm seven miles southeast of Brandon was destroyed by fire yesterday afternoon. The barn, about 120 feet by 75 feet in size, housed milking equipment and a milking parlour.
FORTY YEARS AGO
The building Brandon residents will long remember as the Mutter Brothers Grocery has been paid a special tribute as an important historical and architectural site. The Assiniboine Historical Society has installed a bronze plaque on the Rosser Avenue building designating it as an important Brandon landmark. The building, which is called the Laplont block, was designated by F.J. Chubb and built in 1892.
THIRTY YEARS AGO
Neepawa hospital will benefit from Jim Sayward’s passion for collecting. The 73-year-old bachelor, who drove used cars and lived without a television after his broke and he never had it replaced, has willed about $1 million to the Neepawa and District Memorial Hospital.
TWENTY YEARS AGO
Former Brandon lawyer Brian Midwinter has been appointed to the provincial court of Manitoba, Attorney General Dave Chomiak announced. “Brian Midwinter brings depth of experience and dedication to the law and the community to his new role as a judge,” Chomiak said. “He has already made a valuable contribution to The Pas and the profession and I am confident he will serve the community very well in his new capacity.” Midwinter’s involvement in this community included serving on the board of Brandon Big Brothers Big Sisters and the Brandon United Nations High School seminar.
TEN YEARS AGO
Killarney’s refugee sponsorship group has joined a growing list of Canadian communities that have waited on families who didn’t arrive by the specified date. Chairperson Danny Groening said their committee has paid rent since July on a house for an eight-person family from Congo. The expected arrival for the refugees was mid-July to mid-September. It’s now October, and they have no explanation for the delay.
Tanner Kaspick picked up his eighth goal of the season and Ty Lewis scored for the fifth game in a row as the Brandon Wheat Kings beat the Lethbridge Hurricanes 6-1 at Westman Place on Friday.
Manitoba’s annual inflation rate edged a little higher in September after two consecutive month-over-month declines. The latest consumer price index numbers released Friday by Statistics Canada show Manitoba’s annual inflation rate rose to 1.3 per cent last month. The increase reverses a short trend that saw the rate drop from 2.1 per cent in June to 1.5 per cent in July and to 1.1 per cent in August.
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