The annual Brandon Home and Leisure Show returns to Brandon this weekend at the Keystone Centre (UCT Pavilion and The Manitoba Room). The event is the perfect opportunity to get some great advice, design ideas and view the wide array of products/services from the nearly 200 exhibitors expected to be on-hand. These exhibitors will be showcasing the many services they offer from home building, contracting, home furnishings, design, kitchen & bath, outdoor leisure products, renovations, landscaping, equipment rentals and more! This year's show is certain to offer a wonderful experience for its many thousands of visitors. Friday April 8th – 1:00 pm – 9:00 pm Saturday April 9th – 10:00 am – 8:00 pm Sunday April 10th – 12:00 pm – 5:00 pm

City of Brandon’s Development Services is bringing back the Temporary Sidewalk / On-Street Patio program, which allows food and beverage establishments to set up patios on City property, with no fee payable to the City of Brandon. In addition, the City is prepared to offer the required safety signs for on-street patios at no cost to the applicant. To apply, business owners must produce a site plan, proof of insurance, and a signed declaration, which is included in the application. Compliance with health, liquor and fire regulations will also be required. If alcohol is being served, a barrier / fence surrounding the patio is required. Patios are already permitted on private property, with no fees to the City. For more information, please visit City of Brandon - Temporary Patios On City Property, email planning@brandon.ca, or call 204-729-2110. (City of Brandon PSA)

The Rotary Spring Break Book Sale begins tomorrow, inside the Imperial Ballroom, at the Victoria Inn. The sale features over 75,000 books for sale (cash only) over the 3-day period. Books are priced to clear: regular soft covers are $2, hard covers are $4 and most children’s books are priced at $1 each. Admission is free and customers are asked to bring their own reusable shopping bags. All funds raised from the sale of the books support the Rotary Club of Brandon's Community Projects in Brandon & Westman. Masks and distancing is recommended. Doors open at 9am every day. Thursday, March 31st: 9am-8pm Friday, April 1st: 9am-8pm Saturday, April 2nd: 9am-2pm only   The Fall Book Sale tales place September 8-10, 2022.

Today, Westman Communications Group (WCG) announced that they are investing $1.4 million for significant network infrastructure upgrades. These upgrades enable faster speeds and increased network resiliency while supporting future residential and business growth and higher bandwidth demands of devices and applications. The project has started and is scheduled for completion before the end of 2022. WCG is continuously looking for ways to improve customer experience, as they understand the need for more speed and increased reliability is growing across the region. Their goal is to be proactively ahead of this growth to provide the best Internet and streaming TV experience to their members across all their service offerings. Once the upgrade is complete, WCG will have the opportunity to offer their members speeds up to 1 Gigabit across all their communities. “WCG is proud to offer advanced communication services to over 50 communities across Manitoba,” said Dave Baxter, President and CEO of Westman Communications Group. “The popularity of remote work, video streaming, and online gaming continues to grow. These infrastructure upgrades will ensure WCG members enjoy the high-quality experience they deserve and expect long into the future.” WCG will notify members of any planned service interruptions associated with the infrastructure upgrade; however, their goal is to keep them to a minimum. To easily monitor service interruptions, visit https://support.westmancom.com/service.php. WCG will release updates as the project progresses and upon completion. (submitted)

Darren Darvill has never been scared of a challenge.  On April 1st he will take over the local operations of Fast Fired by Carbone in the Corral Centre. The owner of Resurrection Auto Detailing - Tint & Protection on 1st Street North has taken the leap into the local restaurant business.  Darvill a former cook but has little background in operating a restaurant said he isn't concerned. Jayson McCallum the current mgmt passes the torch to Darvill at the end of the month.  McCallum the owner of East Side Eatery and 4 Food Trucks just didn't have time as his trucks will be very busy as events - weddings and festivals will be full speed ahead this summer. Darvill told BDNMB.CA that the Fast Fired product and brand is incredible and will focus on improving local marketing and social media. Grand Re Opening will be April 20th ( 4 - 20 ).