Today’s top stories
A dual ward meeting in Brandon Wednesday evening focused on pedestrian safety for children near Maryland Park School. READ MORE
The Rural Municipality of Cornwallis has called a byelection for the reeve position, but no date has been set. READ MORE
The Brandon Barbarians are hoping a little sibling rivalry can carry the team a long way this weekend. READ MORE
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Weather
FRIDAY: Sunny. Becoming a mix of sun and cloud near noon. Wind becoming south 20 km/h gusting to 40 in the morning. High 23 C. Low 3 C.
SATURDAY: Sunny. High 25 C. Low 7 C.
SUNDAY: Sunny. High 28 C. Low 9 C.
MONDAY: A mix of sun and cloud. High 27 C. Low 13 C.
Looking Back
SEVENTY YEARS AGO
The Saskatchewan and Manitoba governments took the lead in asking for greater federal assistance for western farmers unable to get their grain to market.
SIXTY YEARS AGO
The Manitoba Good Roads Association has awarded the Banfield Cup for 1965 to Hamiota. Town foreman George Duchart will accept the award in Winnipeg.
Mayor S.A. Magnacca served notice of his resignation as chairman of the Brandon Centennial Auditorium Committee.
FIFTY YEARS AGO
The Minnedosa River spilled over its banks about four miles north of Newdale, flooding croplands, soaking hay bales left in fields and forcing farmers to move grain from bins located along the river.
FORTY YEARS AGO
Hurricane Gloria stormed along the eastern coast of the United States and the Maritime provinces today with 190 km/h winds, torrential rains and pounding surf that sent more than 270,000 people fleeing inland.
THIRTY YEARS AGO
Major surgery on the Keystone Centre parking lot is underway. The procedure, which will repair and create new paving for parking and add another exit route, is expected to last until freeze-up.
TWENTY YEARS AGO
A Brandon woman will travel to Russia this week with a one-track mind. She wants to attract international traders to Brandon’s agricultural fairs. Provincial Exhibition of Manitoba general manager Karen Oliver will join Manitoba Agriculture Minister Rosann Wowchuk in Moscow, where she will learn about agricultural trading in Russia. Wowchuk will participate in a European trade mission this week to build more markets for Manitoba products.
TEN YEARS AGO
Women and allies met at Princess Park Friday night for the annual Take Back the Night march to end violence against women. This year, the event was organized by the Brandon University Students’ Union along with several community partners, including the Brandon Women’s Resource Centre and the Sexuality Education Resource Centre. Corinne Mason, professor of women and gender studies at Brandon University and faculty adviser for the event, says even though Take Back the Night is an internationally recognized event, little has changed for women since the first march in the 1970s.
In a game of missed connections and lost opportunities, the Brandon Wheat Kings finally ran out of chances and lost 2-1 in a shootout to the visiting Swift Current Broncos. In front of 5,004 people, a dominant yet seemingly nervous Wheat Kings team lost despite firing 54 shots at Swift Current goalie Landon Bow during their Western Hockey League regular-season opener at Westman Place on Friday.
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