In the words of Lou Gramm lead singer of Foreigner. Ooh yeah, I get caught up in the action Gotta find the main attraction now Gotta get some satisfaction You better take me to the heart of that Night life, looking for some Night life, need a little Night life, living in the daylight Just don't agree with me Ooh night life BDNMB.CA has compiled a local listing of lounges and restaurants for you to go out an enjoy some apps and drinks and save a few bucks. Sorted by day of the week Restaurant Day of Week Special Applebees Monday to Sunday After 8 pm $5 for snack size appetizer Double Decker Tavern Monday & Tuesday Poker Night 7 pm - 10 pm win gift cards Pizza Hut Mon & Tue & Wed All you can eat Wings and Pizza 5:30 - 7:30 pm Prairie Firehouse Monday & Tuesday Paint Night Mondays & Trivia Night Tuesdays The Keg Mon to Fri 4 - 6 pm and Sat & Sun 9 pm - midnight All APPS on special during those hours Echo Tuesday and Thursday $5 Flatbread and 50% off Nachos Joe Beeverz Tuesday & Wednesday Taco Bar 11:30 am - 1:30 pm / $15 Tuesday / 2-4-1 Wings Ribs Wednesday Montanas Wednesday All you can eat Ribs for 29.00 per person Smittys Sportsline Lounge Wednesday BUCK UP - Make a single and double for an extra $1 plus APP specials 34th Street Bar and Grill Thursdays or when the Wpg Jets play 1 pound of Wings $9 Boston Pizza Thursday Ribs $13.00 half rack $20.00 full rack The Dock Thursday $7.50 schooners of Keiths / 20% off burgers after 4 pm / 50% off desserts Huggys Sunday 2 for 1 APPS and Beer and Shots $3.32 Lady of the Lake Friday 5-9pm $15 Steak ‘n ‘Shrooms with all the fixings.$10 Meatloaf dinner (5-9pm) If we are missing your business please let us know - darryl@bdnmb.ca Sorted by business name Restaurant Day of Week Special 34th Street Bar and Grill Thursdays or when the Wpg Jets play 1 pound of Wings $9 Applebees Monday to Sunday After 8 pm $5 for snack size appetizer Boston Pizza Thursday Ribs $13.00 half rack $20.00 full rack Double Decker Tavern Monday & Tuesday Poker Night 7 pm - 10 pm win gift cards Echo Tuesday and Thursday $5 Flatbread and 50% off Nachos Huggys Sunday 2 for 1 APPS and Beer and Shots $3.32 Joe Beeverz Tuesday Taco Bar 11:30 am - 1:30 pm / $15 Tuesday / 2-4-1 Wings Ribs Wednesday Montanas Wednesday All you can eat Ribs for 29.00 per person Pizza Hut Mon & Tue & Wed All you can eat Wings and Pizza 5:30 - 7:30 pm Prairie Firehouse Monday & Tuesday Paint Night Mondays & Trivia Night Tuesdays Smittys Sportsline Lounge Wednesday BUCK UP - Make a single and double for an extra $1 plus APP specials The Dock Thursday $7.50 schooners of Keiths / 20% off burgers after 4 pm / 50% off desserts The Keg Mon to Fri 4 - 6 pm and Sat & Sun 9 pm - midnight All APPS on special during those hours Lady of the Lake  Friday 5-9pm $15 Steak 'n 'Shrooms with all the fixings. $10 Meatloaf dinner (5-9pm) If we are missing your business please let us know - darryl@bdnmb.ca

The Clarion Hotel & Suites will play host to the second annual Vintage Toy & Collectibles Show this Sunday, October the 15th. Organizer Darcelle White tells bdnmb.ca that this year she has 48 tables confirmed, up from 23 last year. Vendors will be coming from all over the province including Winnipeg, Souris, Brandon, Portage, and Morden. Items for sale include brand names like Tonka, Barbie, Fisher Price, G.I. Joe, Disney and others. In addition to the vintage toys vendors will be carrying many other items including antiques, sports cards, comic books, vinyl records and coin & paper money. Admission is free and the show runs from 10:00 am to 3:00 pm.  Check out their Facebook event page for more details.

Here are a series of photos local photographer Caley Brown took around Brandon today right after supper when the storm hit.

Brandon’s Victoria Wilke could soon have a life changing event as the Crocus Plains graduate is in Toronto competing in the Miss Universe Canada contest. Wilke, who has recently moved to Alberta, will compete with 71 others from across Canada and the event will wrap up October 7th. Victoria has only been actively modelling for the last 7 months, as she felt like she needed to get out of her “comfort zone”. The entire modelling process has been odd at times for Wilke.  “It’s funny because I’ll be walking in heels in the garage and then there is a giant tractor in my way”. For more information on the Miss Universe Canada pageant, please visit missuniversecanada.ca.

If you’ve been on a board in the past or if you’ve been recently invited to sit on a board, it is natural to be a little apprehensive. One of the first questions that many people will ask is ‘how much of my time will be required?’ While ensuring you have enough time to dedicate to being a volunteer on a board is important, it’s equally as important to understand what the basic duties are. This is aside, of course from actually attending the meetings! In our last article, we discussed the responsibility of fiduciary duty, but another basic duty that board members are required to fulfil is the duty of care. The duty of care relates to the directors’ responsibility to exercise the care, diligence and skill that a reasonable person would exercise in comparable circumstances. If you are like me, you likely had to read that sentence over a couple of times to really grasp the meaning behind duty of care. In short, it basically means that as long as the director or board member takes the time to read the material presented and make a reasonable decision on the information presented, they have met their duty of care. This is generally what directors or officers insurance is covering directors for. There are very few instances in Canada where courts have ruled that boards have failed to meet their responsibility to the court in relation to duty of care. In addition, the primary focus of a board is to supervise the management team, and they can do this by reviewing information and asking a lot of questions. For example, it is appropriate to ask questions regarding the budget or financial statements. It is the management’s role to develop and execute a strategy that has been approved by the board of directors. However, once the board becomes involved in executing strategy, the liability related to those decisions rests with the board, rather than with management. It’s important to keep in mind that if you ever find yourself in a situation where you feel there is a conflict of interest, please seek independent legal counsel or disclose the potential conflict and remove yourself from the discussion and the decision. There is a lot of information available regarding board governance. A good resource for condominium board training is the Canadian Condominium Institute (Manitoba Chapter). In addition, the Institute of Corporate Directors (Manitoba Chapter) provides courses applicable to for profit and non-profit corporations for Directors. Staying informed and up-to-date can make a big difference to how your board functions and to how successful you feel in fulfilling your role as a director.