Today’s top stories
The Western Manitoba Women’s Centre in Brandon has a new space and a new name — and now new funding to go along with them. The centre’s official grand opening at 1233 Rosser Ave. came with an announcement of $100,000 in “ground-up funding” from provincial Municipal and Northern Relations Minister Glen Simard. READ MORE
A Carberry-area man was sentenced on Thursday to 11 years in prison for sexually abusing two sisters who viewed him as a grandfather. READ MORE
Easton Odut has been waiting a long time for tonight. The Brandon Wheat Kings forward from Dauphin and his teammates will open the 2025-26 Western Hockey League regular season at Assiniboine Credit Union Place this evening against the visiting Moose Jaw Warriors and then travel to meet them on Saturday back in Saskatchewan. READ MORE
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Looking Back
SEVENTY YEARS AGO
For close to 700 brownies and guides of the Brandon Girl Guide Association, today was a red-letter day when they received a visit from their chief, Lady Baden-Powell. During a rally in the armoury, four members — Gayle Morris, Judy Duncan and Darlene Bawdon, all of Virden, and Elaine McDonald of Shilo — received gold cords.
SIXTY YEARS AGO
Fourteen freshmen and women have registered for bachelor of music courses and 280 are expected for the conservatory music program at Brandon College.
FIFTY YEARS AGO
Recreation Minister Rene Toupin has announced that Neepawa will be the host community for the provincial finals of the 1976 Manitoba Summer Games.
Brandon is one step closer to its bid to host the 1979 Canada Winter Games. City council approved a model bid and authorized the committee to negotiate an agreement with the federal and provincial governments.
FORTY YEARS AGO
Firefighters could do little more than watch as fire ripped through a two-storey farmhouse north of Brandon. Sharon Thomas and Bill Zazalak and their four children were not injured.
THIRTY YEARS AGO
Brandon’s Glenora Slimmon has been selected to receive a 1995 Distinguished Co-operator Award from the Manitoba Co-operative Council. Slimmon, who was nominated for her stewardship of Seniors for Seniors Co-op, is the first woman to win the award in its six-year history.
TWENTY YEARS AGO
A new monument was dedicated yesterday in London, England, to the nearly 3,000 pilots and aircrew — including two from Westman — who participated in the epic Battle of Britain. The dedication took place on the 65th anniversary of the battle, often referred to as the turning point in the war against Hitler. Included in the list of names on the monument is Pilot Officer James Thomas (Swede) Johnston, the 26-year-old son of Peter and Alice Johnston of Brandon. Johnston was with 151 Squadron when he was shot down off Dymchurch on Aug. 15, 1940. And also Flight Lt. (later Wing Commander) Mark H. (Hilly) Brown. The 30-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. S.T. Brown of Glenboro, Brown was with No. 1 (RAF) Squadron during the Battle of Britain.
TEN YEARS AGO
The first-ever Crash the Courtyard event got off to a slow start Friday afternoon, despite the Brandon University Students’ Union selling roughly 780 tickets prior to the orientation week finale. The outdoor concert, held at BU’s Kavanagh Courtyard, started at 3:30 p.m. and headliner Aaron Pritchett was scheduled to hit the stage around 10:30 p.m. Four hours after the gates opened, there was only a handful of people enjoying the music, but organizers remained hopeful for a big turnout. “We hope that another 600 to 700 will roll through the doors this evening,” said Rhoni Mohanraj, BUSU’s vice-president external.
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