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The Manitoba government is providing more than $349,000 from the proceeds of Criminal Property Forfeiture Fund to the Brandon Police Service (BPS) and Brandon Bear Clan for crime prevention and safety initiatives in the Brandon community, Premier Heather Stefanson and Justice Minister Kelvin Goertzen announced here today. “The Brandon Police Service and the Bear Clan… May 18, 2023

The City of Brandon Grants Review Committee is now receiving grant applications for the 2024 fiscal year from non-profit organizations operating a service within city limits.   Organizations requesting grants must meet the following criteria: Be a non-profit organization Clearly demonstrate that the organization is fulfilling a need in our community which is in line with… May 18, 2023

Grade 11 student, Antoni entered a National short video competition called #SharetheShorts, a youth video creation competition intended to promote organ donation awareness in Canada. The competition is sponsored by the Ajmera Transplant Centre for Living Organ Donation at University Health Network (UHN) in Toronto. The Ajmera Transplant Centre will use the content created to… May 17, 2023

Assiniboine Community College has announced the next community sites to host the college’s rural rotating Comprehensive Health Care Aide (CHCA) program: Reston, Manitoba Birtle Collegiate in Birtle, Manitoba Crocus Plains Regional Secondary School in Brandon, Manitoba The certificate program will commence in all three sites on September 11, each with capacity for 22 students. “We… May 17, 2023

After 15 + successful years in criminal mediation WestMan Mediation Services (WMS) is expanding into Civil Mediation.  Their civil mediation practice will focus on: Cohabitation and Pre-nuptial agreements Child Custody arrangements Separation agreements With Manitoba’s Family Law Modernization Act people are to resolve issues outside of the traditional court system (mediation) as it is viewed… May 16, 2023