Brandon, MB – City of Brandon Parks & Recreation Services has partnered with Safe at Home MB and Westman Communications Group TV (WCGtv) to deliver the No Blue Mondays Virtual Performance Series on Mondays from March 1 – March 22nd, 2021.  The No Blue Mondays Virtual Performance Series will feature some of Manitoba’s talented artists, including comedians, musicians, and dancers, to name a few.  Each Monday there will be three showings of the performances at 9:00 a.m., 1:00 p.m., and 6:00 p.m.  For more details on each week’s unique performance, please visit and follow the City of Brandon Parks & Recreation Services Facebook page. WCGtv will be airing these performances via: ·       WCGtv Channel 12 SD* ·       WCGtv Channel 1012 HD* ·       Livestream on westmancom.com/personal/wcgtv/watch-live *Viewers will need a WCGtv subscription to watch the performances on WCGtv channels. However, no subscription is required to view the livestream on WCGtv’s website. WCGtv is a non-profit organization that works hard supporting local communities and sharing their stories. For more info on WCGtv, please visit westmancom.com. No Blue Mondays is supported by the Safe at Home MB Grant Program, which was created to help Manitobans to enjoy active, engaged lives during a period of critical level restrictions in our communities. For more info on Safe at Home MB, please visit safeathomemb.ca.(City of Brandon PSA)

The images below show some of the best Christmas light displays in Brandon for 2020. All photos by Liam Pattison Photography. Memorial Cres Lyndale Drive Sycamore Drive Applewood Bay Cottonwood Cres Garwood Drive 400 block of 4th St Linden Blvd Poplar Drive Christie Bay Almond Cres Imperial Cres 300 block of 26th 239 Princess Ave E 2201 Lyndale Drive

Starting in January 2021, the duo that found success together as morning show co-hosts of the Q Country 91.5 FM (Q Country) Coffee Crew will officially fly solo. Trent B. will return to his roots on air with 94.7 Star FM (Star FM) as the new morning show host on January 4, while Leanne Doty will take Q Country's reins on January 11. The talented Doty looks forward to hosting her own morning show in the new year, "I'm thrilled and excited and very much looking forward to this next new chapter." With Tyler Glen moving away from the microphone and taking on a leadership role as the Program Director of the radio stations, both morning shows will undergo a rebrand for a fresh look and feel in 2021. "As I step away from the microphone, I want to congratulate both Trent B. and Leanne Doty on their new shows," said Program Director, Tyler Glen. "Trent B. will soon be the host of the newly re-named and branded Star Morning Show. Trent B. started his post-college career on Star back in 2006, so it's a bit of a homecoming for him. After four decades working in radio, Leanne has reached the top of her game on-air, and we can't wait to share her talents. 2021 is going to be an exciting year for radio in Westman!" Q Country will be freshly rebranded to "The Q Country Kickstart with Leanne Doty", while Star FM will see itself as "The Star FM Morning Mix with Trent B." Full details below: The Q Country KICKSTART with Leanne Doty (Weekdays 6a-9a) • Q Country Kickstart Good Stuff 6:40 weekdays - Inspiring stories to start your day. • Q Country Kickstart Hollywood Hot Dish 7:10 weekdays - hot entertainment gossip! • Q Country Kickstart Pet's Sake 7:40 Friday - Weekly pet from Funds for Furry Friends • Q The Music with Leanne Doty 8:20 weekdays presented by Super Thrifty • Q Country Kickstart Homegrown 8:40 Tuesday & Thursday - Made in MB Country! • Q Country Kickstart Classic-cut 8:40 Mon-Wed-Fri-Only the best are CLASSICS! The STARFM Morning Mix with Trent B (Weekdays 6a-9a) • Morning Mix Good Start 7:10 weekdays-Only the GOOD NEWS of the Day! • Morning Mix Daily Scoop 6:40 and 7:40 weekdays-Music & entertainment news • Morning Mix Furry Friend of the Week 7:20 Fridays-Morning fur baby adoptable • Morning Mix in the Tube 8:10 weekdays-what listeners are streaming! Hot stuff! • Morning Mix Way Back Play Dat 8:40 Mon-Wed-Fri-80's or 90's? Tune in to GO BACK! Q Country and Star FM look forward to bringing you hot new morning shows in 2021! Be sure to head to Qcountryfm.ca and Starfm.ca to keep up to date with all things Westman and listen live.

The display at 2 Yorkshire Drive in Sprucewoods uses both sights and sounds to create a dazzling array of lights. For the second consecutive year, Mike Wilwand is hosting one of the most amazing Christmas light displays you will see in this area. Currently the setup is running about 25,000 lights, 30 songs, 7 inflatables, 4 arches, 8 mini trees, and 3 pvc framed trees. Most of the props are diy projects. From the warmth and comfort of your vehicle you can "hear" (tune your radio to 89.1 fm) the lights dance, as the show is synchronized to music. Mike is no stranger to setting up elaborate Christmas light displays. In conversation with bdnmb.ca, Mike said he started in Winnipeg 10 years ago with a small display that eventually grew in size to over 36,000 lights. Some of his previous light shows can be viewed on his YouTube channel. "I love to hear how excited everyone gets when they watch the show" said Mike. He relocated to Sprucewoods three years ago and the move provided him with a much larger space to work with. With the move also came a switch to almost entirely LED lights and the addition of several more props. Shows start daily at 6 pm and end at 11 pm.

If you’re looking for the best Christmas Light display in Brandon then you owe it to yourself to check out the impressive light and sound show at 239 Princess Ave E. This iconic light show features thousands of lights synchronized to some rocking Christmas tunes (4) coming through your very own car radio (104.1 FM). The first sequenced show was in 2012 so this is year 9. Jason Cross tells bdnmb.ca he added about 1600 new lights this year but he's lost count of the total number of lights in the display. This year the show features all new songs and several new props including 7 mini trees each with 100 pixels, new tune to sign that can do video, pixels on fence line, pixels on roof line, 2 projectors and some “really big bulbs”. Any donations received will go to Muscular Dystrophy.  A link to their website for  donations: https://crosslights.ca Sundays - Thursdays: 5pm - 10pm Fridays - Saturdays: 5pm - 11pm Christmas Eve: 5pm - 11pm