Today’s top stories
Brandon Riverbank Inc. is receiving next year’s $250,000 in grant funding from the city about four months early to pay off its major projects. Brandon City Council approved the advancement — to “be issued promptly” — in a 9-1 vote on Monday. READ MORE
To be physically fit is one thing, but to be 70 years old and ranked fourth best in the world in a CrossFit competition is something Brandon’s Doug Murray never thought he would achieve. READ MORE
After a long off-season that saw the ramifications of the NCAA hit home for the Brandon Wheat Kings in the loss of three front-line players, a season that had been identified as one of promise for the team hangs in the balance. With an influx of young and veteran talent, can this still be Brandon’s year? READ MORE
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Weather
THURSDAY: Cloudy with 60 per cent chance of showers in the afternoon. Fog patches dissipating in the morning. Wind becoming northeast 20 km/h in the afternoon. High 14 C. Low 11 C.
FRIDAY: Showers. High 15 C. Low 12 C.
SATURDAY: Rain. High 18 C. Low 12 C.
SUNDAY: Cloudy. High 22 C. Low 9 C.
Looking Back
SIXTY YEARS AGO
A. Roland Tolton, a well-known Oak Lake farmer and livestock breeder, announced today that he will seek the Brandon-Souris Liberal nomination.
Janice Huculak of Gilbert Plains, and Jenny-Lynne Simpson and Alice Trefiak of Brandon were chosen last night to go into next month’s area finals for the Search for Miss Canada contest.
Unemployment dipped to 211,000 at midnight Aug. 31 and fell below the three per cent mark for the first time in eight years, the bureau of statistics and the labour department said in a joint report.
FIFTY YEARS AGO
The 1,750 cows and calves under quarantine for “band” disease in the Wallace community pasture near Virden may be free to return to home farms for the winter.
Shipments of United States-built Pershing missiles to Israel might introduce the possibility of a long-range rocket war into the Middle East, pitting the U.S. weapons against Soviet missiles in Arab arsenals.
FORTY YEARS AGO
Tina Turner strutted her way through a sold-out show yesterday that had the frenzied Winnipeg Arena crowd dancing in the aisles.
Gary Filmon and his Progressive Conservative caucus rolled into town today to plumb local officials for election issues, saying his Manitoba Tories are geared up — indeed, hoping — for an autumn vote.
THIRTY YEARS AGO
Ottawa has cut nearly $500,000 from adult English as a Second Language training for Manitoba immigrants and will eliminate advanced adult training within a year.
TWENTY YEARS AGO
Hangar No. 1 at the Brandon Municipal Airport was officially recognized as a national historic site for the role it played in winning the Second World War. The hangar served as a training ground for pilots and navigators as part of the British Commonwealth Air Training Plan, a nationwide effort Winston Churchill described as Canada’s greatest contribution to the Allied victory. About 250 people attended the ceremony.
TEN YEARS AGO
The Aboriginal population in Canada is expected to grow faster than the non-Aboriginal population, with an estimated 2.6 million people projected to identify as Aboriginal by 2036, according to a report released by Statistics Canada on Thursday. The agency also estimates that one in five people in both Saskatchewan and Manitoba will identify as Aboriginal by 2036, a figure the City of Brandon is watching closely.
Brandon University’s student population is climbing as the number of students applying to the post-secondary institution has reached record levels. Preliminary numbers show the university’s total student population has jumped by 159, to 3,123, compared to 2,964 students who attended in 2014 — an increase of 5.4 per cent.
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