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The Brandon School Division will review its existing procedures governing interactions between school staff and students to ensure they align with a new provincial directive banning one-to-one online communications through unmonitored platforms. READ MORE
A new family-run restaurant that serves traditional Salvadoran food is expected to open at 222 Rosser Ave. in mid-November, bringing Central American flavours downtown. READ MORE
The Everett Silvertips continued their domination of the Brandon Wheat Kings on Sunday, rebounding from a 2-0 deficit to post a 5-3 victory in Western Hockey League action at Assiniboine Credit Union Place. READ MORE
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Looking Back
SIXTY YEARS AGO
Glenn E. Chapman has been appointed acting administrator by the board of directors of the Brandon General Hospital, it was announced today. The appointment is effective Nov. 1.
Prime Minister Lester Pearson announced today an extra $275 million will be made available for technical and vocational school construction under the federal plan to phase out its support of the program.
FIFTY YEARS AGO
The final contingent of German troops left CFB Shilo this weekend by chartered bus to Winnipeg en route to Germany. During the past week, about 650 men who have undergone intensive training on the Shilo ranges have returned to their homeland. The training program will resume in the spring of next year.
Council last night approved an application from Imperial Oil to build another anhydrous ammonia storage facility with storage capacity of 37,000 imperial gallons at 930 Douglas St.
FORTY YEARS AGO
Progressive Conservative Rural Municipal Affairs critic Jim Downey got a tail in the face during a cow-milking contest at Shoppers Mall. Downey defeated Brandon West PC MLA Jim McCrae and television personality Alexis Brown in the celebrity division of the contest, held in conjunction with Manitoba Ag Ex.
Norma Richardson, 35, one of Manitoba’s top amateur rodeo cowgirls, has died from injuries received when she was struck by a car while crossing 18th Street near a pedestrian corridor located between Brandon and Aagaard avenues.
THIRTY YEARS AGO
Bright Msaka, Malawi’s high commissioner to Canada, spoke to faculty of Brandon University’s Office of International Activities on the political and economic developments between Canada and Malawi. Msaka visited BU as part of a three-day visit to Manitoba from Ottawa.
A new era in Canadian cable TV service was launched in southern Manitoba yesterday as Brandon’s Craig family officially opened its SkyCable system. The new system is the first digital wireless one in the country and when completed will be the largest in the world using new microwave technology.
TWENTY YEARS AGO
Election night turned out to be an evening of commanding victories and nail-biting finishes in Brandon, with incumbent Mayor Dave Burgess easily re-elected to a second term after the votes were counted. Burgess trounced his five rivals, garnering more than 60 per cent of the vote and finishing about 6,000 votes ahead of his nearest challenger, Mike Abbey. With all 117 polls reporting, Burgess had 8,127 votes to Abbey’s 1,553, good enough for 12.1 per cent of the vote. Deveryn Ross finished close behind Abbey with 11.6 per cent of the vote (1,495), followed by Beth Smale (1,490 votes), Nickolas Avlonitis (107 votes) and Deborah Boschman (74 votes).
New city council: Doug Paterson (Assiniboine); Vince Barletta (Rosser); Murray Blight (Victoria); Jeff Harwood (University); Jim McCrae (Meadows); Garth Rice (South Centre); Ken Fitzpatrick (Linden Lanes); Margo Campbell (Richmond); Errol Black (Riverview); Don Jessiman (Green Acres).
TEN YEARS AGO
The Keystone Centre’s staff is voting today on whether to ratify an agreement between the union and management, potentially avoiding a last-minute strike, according to a union representative.
A shooting that sent a man to hospital with a bullet wound to his torso stemmed from a dispute over the ordering of a contract killing, the victim told police. Police were also warned more violence may follow — after the shooting there was concern that the life of one of the men involved in the confrontation was still at risk.
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