Assorted Updates From In & Around Brandon

According to numerous unconfirmed reports Dollarama is set to open a 9,000 sq ft location in the Brandon Shoppers Mall. It is unknown if this will mark a 3^rd Dollarama location, of if one of the 2 existing locations would be relocating.

Looking for a unique place to host your Christmas party? Check out Crows General Store. Crow's is also great for birthdays, retirements, or family gatherings.

Mecca Productions will be holding a Family Christmas Concert inside the McDiarmind Drive Alliance Church on December the 3^rd. Show time is 3:30 pm with the doors opening at 2:45 pm. Rush seating. Adult tickets are only $10, students & seniors are only $5. Children 6 and under are free. Upwards of up to 150 singers are expected to be sharing the stage that afternoon.

The Brandon Senior Men's Basketball League gets underway this Sunday the 20^th League Commissioner, Kevin Phillip, tells BDNMB.CA that he expects it to be a very competitive season with 5-teams set to battle it out for league supremacy. Those players looking to either join a team, or fill in for a game, can contact Kevin on the leagues Facebook page.

Nolan Patrick, who hasn’t played since Oct. 11 still may be several weeks from suiting up. TSN correspondent Bob McKenzie recently took a look at potential prospects for the Canadian National Junior team and he had this to say about Patrick. “Patrick isn't expected back for another two-to-three weeks,” McKenzie writes. “He had sports hernia surgery in the off-season. There were fears he would need the same procedure done on the other side, but the prognosis now is for some rest and rehab. It's expected he will be ready before Dec. 11, but how much hockey will he have played?”

Forward Jaeger White is lo-longer listed on the roster of the Brooks Bandits. He had previously joined the Bandits after being released by the Wheat Kings earlier in the season.

Duncan Campbell has registered 5 points in 5 games since joining the Pentiction Vees of the BCHL.

Scott Glennie continues to make strides in his return to the game picking up 6 points in his first 5 games with the Manitoba Moose. He is also a plus 5 over that period. Glennie sat out all of last season to rehab a shoulder injury which eventually required surgery.