Today’s top stories
Samaritan House Ministries in Brandon is preparing to turn people away again this season, as the temperature drops and the number of shelter beds falls short of the expected need. READ MORE
The Brandon School Division closed its 2024–25 fiscal year with an operating surplus of about $400,000, accounting firm BDO Canada LLP reported during Monday evening’s school board meeting. READ MORE
If 10-year-old Leyton Gouldie had the chance to meet his current self, it’s hard to say whether he’d be more shocked or proud of where he is today. READ MORE
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Weather
WEDNESDAY: Sunny. Increasing cloudiness late in the afternoon. Wind up to 15 km/h. High 10 C. Wind chill -9 C in the morning. Low 1 C.
THURSDAY: Cloudy with 40 per cent chance of showers. High 5 C. Low -1 C.
FRIDAY: Cloudy. High 5 C. Low -6 C.
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Looking Back
SIXTY YEARS AGO
A national health scheme — medicare — must be regarded as a health plan and not a welfare service if it is to succeed, said Sir Hugh Linstead, a leading British pharmacist and former member of Parliament. Linstead was in Brandon to speak to area pharmacists on health plans.
FIFTY YEARS AGO
There is a new kind of ambulance in town. Equipped with all the amenities of a modern rescue vehicle, this ambulance can travel at 170 miles per hour and fly over mountains. The new ambulance airplane belongs to Maple Leaf Aviation of Brandon and is used for charters and survey work but can be converted for an emergency call and in the air in 10 minutes.
FORTY YEARS AGO
City council decided to reduce its fleet of buses from 21 to 18 and to establish a policy to replace one bus each year.
Four-way stop signs will be posted at 18th Street and McTavish Avenue in an effort to reduce the threat from one of the most dangerous intersections in the city.
THIRTY YEARS AGO
Manitoba Telephone System is letting customers call Quebec for free to urge Quebecers to vote no in the referendum.
Brandon’s 26 Field Artillery won first place in a national competition. The regiment beat out 14 other rescue regiments from across the country to capture the Challenge Cup, the highest achievement a reserve unit can attain during peacetime.
TWENTY YEARS AGO
Three Manitoba companies have been honoured for their efforts in hiring more disabled workers and in breaking down employment barriers for people with disabilities. Hi-Way Esso of Brandon, Canada Safeway Ltd. and New Flyer of Winnipeg were presented with recognition awards at a Manitoba Business Leadership Network breakfast earlier this week in Winnipeg. Hi-Way Esso, owned by Larry Brown — who’s also a Brandon city councillor — received the Outstanding Employer of the Year Award in the small- or medium-sized business category for hiring persons with disabilities, as well as for renovating its service station so that disabled workers and customers can move freely.
TEN YEARS AGO
Disgruntled provincial employees picketed outside Brandon East NDP MLA Drew Caldwell’s office on Wednesday in hopes of sending a message to the government that they want a “fair and reasonable” offer. Brandon was the sixth stop on a whirlwind trip dubbed the Fair Deal Tour, organized by the Manitoba Government and General Employees’ Union.
Bail has been denied for a man accused of leading police on a car chase, then being involved in a standoff with officers after having guns seized from his home. Crown attorney Deidre Badcock said the man made disturbing comments in texts to his ex-girlfriend following the car chase in which he successfully dodged a pair of spike belts. The accused has no prior record but amassed 16 charges within a week. Badcock outlined the following allegations during the bail hearing.
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