Shoppers Mall Press Release BRANDON, MB, September 30, 2017 – Shoppers Mall, owned and managed by the Morguard Real Estate Investment Trust, is pleased to announce the signing of a lease agreement for a Tommy Gun’s Original Barbershop. The barbershop is scheduled to open in early 2018 next to the GoodLife Fitness. “The men of Brandon are in for a treat with the arrival of Tommy Gun’s,” said Kim James, General Manager. “We’re delighted to welcome them to Shoppers Mall, where they will be a perfect complement to our existing slate of more than 90 retailers.” Tommy Gun’s Original Barbershop is a tribute to the 1930s Chicago barbershop grooming experience but with all the modern amenities and styles of today’s hair salons. The chain has over 60 locations across Canada and offers haircuts, world-renowned hot towel straight razor shaves and unique grooming products for men. Tommy Gun’s Original Barbershop in Brandon will be owned and operated by Chad Cumming, who was born and raised in Brandon. A spokesman for Tommy Gun’s added “We at Tommy Gun’s are excited for Chad to thrive as our new business partner during such a rapid growth and expansion period. We’re looking forward to opening our new location in Shoppers Mall.” Recent tenant activity has solidified Shoppers Mall as the central, vibrant hub for the growing Brandon community. The introduction of Tommy Gun’s Original Barbershop will complement the redevelopment of the mall space which, to date, has included the introduction of a Sobeys extra grocery store, GoodLife Fitness and Dollarama. Other recent new tenant announcements include a Shoppers Drug Mart and three freestanding restaurants, all of which are scheduled to open in late 2018. For more information on Tommy Gun’s Original Barbershop, visit www.tommyguns.com.

The influx of new restaurants entering the Brandon market place continues to grow as it is being reported in Winnipeg that the popular Winnipeg pizza eatery Carbone Coal Fired Pizza is scheduled to open a Brandon location in the Corral Centre in 2018. Chrisd.ca, who runs a very popular news and information web site in Winnipeg made the post below on their Twitter account. BDNMB.CA has reached out to Carbone Coal Fired Pizza in hopes of obtaining additional information on their Brandon location. Carbone's Coal Fired Pizza use wholesome and fresh ingredients, and bake their pizzas in coal fired ovens at 850°. In addition to pizza they use their coal fired ovens to serve up a section of wings and panini's. They currently have four Winnipeg locations.

Fall is coming and The Nearly New Shop will be closed from August 17th-23rd to completely restock the store with Fall & Winter items.  Their fantastic Fall & Winter Grand Re-opening Week begins on Thursday August 24th from 10:30 to 5. The Shop will be fully re-stocked with gorgeous items at great prices. The Nearly New Shop are well known for amazing deals on brand name fashions and they do sell clothes in every size, of every brand name and for every occasion.  They also stock beautiful accessories, shoes, belts, and purses. Plus, they sell so much more than fashions! Look in their vintage display cabinet for jewelry, fine crystal, china & collectables. Their housewares section has everything that you want in a kitchen or dining room including small appliances, beautiful home decor items & dish wares. To keep the whole family entertained, they stock books, magazines, craft supplies, puzzles, games, DVDs, CDs, toys and sporting equipment. This year the store will have a great selection of vintage games, books and magazines in stock. The shop is run with 100 volunteers & one full time manager with proceeds going to buy equipment for patient care at the Brandon Hospital. In order to reduce overhead and maximize the money going to the hospital, they accept cash only (no debit or credit cards because they charge us fees). There is no sales tax on Nearly New Shop items. Currently the store is overflowing with stock for the Fall & Winter season and they will have it all ready for you starting on Thursday, August 24th! Find yourself a treasure or two and feel good shopping knowing that you are supporting quality patient care at Brandon Hospital. The Nearly New Shop 601-9th St. Brandon MB. Open Mon to Sat 10:30 to 5. Feel Good Shopping! Twitter @shopnearlynew Facebook Nearly New Shop Brandon Mb

The Casa Blanca Motel Motor Inn, including all buildings and property, has been sold for 1.25 million.  The property was initially listed as a tender sale with an asking price of 1.39 million.  Agent, Tyler Plante told bdnmb.ca that he cannot release the buyers name however the property did receive several offers.

There is a lot of excitement at Precision Toyota this month as the brand new 2018 models start rolling onto to the lot. General Manager and second generation dealer, Scott Ball, said it’s always this time of the year that employees and customers look forward to seeing and are curious about the features of next year models. “We have a new redesigned Camry, which is a big flagship for Toyota that we’re pretty excited about. It’s a 100 per cent redesigned car; it’s very, very nice. A lot of people are looking forward to seeing it,” said Ball. Precision Toyota is locally owned and operated and they have over 38 years in the car industry and over 40 employees. Ball said they are grateful for the customers that keep coming back and recognize the importance of the loyalty to the brand and to Toyota Precision as they often see different generations of the same family purchasing Toyota vehicles. “We see two, even three generations of people coming through here. We have lots of long-standing employees that have been here for almost as long as we’ve been around. With our mechanics, we haven’t had turn over in years. We’re like a family here and we all work together to make sure that everyone who comes through the door is happy. I think that’s what helps to make us successful,” said Ball. Along with making room for the new models, the Precision Toyota team is also prepping for changes that will be coming with their recently announced expansion. Business operations will be moved into one building, while the north building is demolished to make way for a new building. Ball said they have simply outgrown their space and with the new build they will be tripling their existing square footage. “We’ve outgrown our store, we’ve outgrown our shop; mostly because of demand. Plus, we have to get with the times, things have changed since we last built in 2001. We want a better experience for our customers.” Construction will begin in the spring of 2018; it will take a year to complete the project. For more information on Precision Toyota, visit: http://www.precisiontoyota.ca or call 204-725-0508.