Jordan Ludwig (Brandon Business Interiors) was sitting around on November 11th thinking about how some of some his friend’s businesses would be closing as a result of the recently announced Code Red restrictions. His business will close their showroom to the public, however he will still get to operate. Ludwig told BDNMB "You know I kind of felt a bit guilty that we can be open to an extent and others are forced to close. So my brother and myself decided to come up with an idea to give away $1,000.00 in gift cards from local Westman area business." They quickly created a Facebook promotion where you can comment and tag your favourite Brandon/Westman business that you’d like to see win the $1,000 prize. On Monday, November 16, they will then pick a winner out of a hat and will drop off $1000 in gift cards to the lucky recipient. According to Ludwig, the idea has kind of blown up, as evidenced by the over 550 comments on their Facebook post. "We feel it is important if we can support local and to do so when we can" added Ludwig.

Once Upon a Child in Brandon officially opens on Thursday, November 12 at 10am. The store, located at 1240-18th Street, offers a great selection of gently used kid’s clothes, shoes, toys, furniture and baby gear. Due to the Province's recent Covid-19 shopping restrictions placed on non-essential retail shops, the store will initially be offering customers the opportunity to shop remotely using a personal shopper. Clients can sign up for a 1/2 hour block with a Once Upon A Child Sales Associate to shop via FaceTime and/or zoom. The sales associate will go through the store with you on video and help select your items. Delivery is available in Brandon free for orders over $50.00. For more information, or to to book an available time slot, please send them a message on their Facebook page. You can also contact (204-717-5900) the store tomorrow starting at 10am. For the past several months owner Brianne Roblin has been in a “buying” mode, in order to build up an inventory for the store's launch. Brianne told bdnmb.ca that they have nearly 50,000 items in stock to select from including clothing, winter boots, winter coats, Christmas dress wear, shoes, toys, bassinets, cribs, sleds, highchairs, & more.

Shoppers lined the sidewalks outside of numerous Brandon grocery stores on Tuesday after the province's announcement that all health regions will be moving to critical level "Code Red" on Thursday. The move comes amid soaring COVID-19 cases across the province, particularly in the Winnipeg and Southern health regions. The province announced 5 COVID-19 related deaths and 384 new cases on Tuesday morning. 

Brandon, MB: Introducing Westman Promotions, formally Pro Pretty Prints, a division of Progressive Westman. New name, new look but same great team continuing to provide the same exceptional small-town service you have come to know and trust. What began as a need to better serve our uniform department, Westman Promotions has transformed into so much more. Westman Promotions is Southwestern Manitoba’s place to go for all of your promotional goods, corporate, team apparel and all things custom printed. The Westman Promotions operation includes a creative sales team, multiple designers, seamstress’ and print technicians. Tell us your idea, choose your items, and we will create it for you! Westman Promotions is a division of locally owned and operated Progressive Westman. Progressive Westman is Brandon's leading supplier of sanitation supplies & equipment and matting & uniform rentals. For more information about Westman Promotions products and services please connect with us on social media at Westman Promotions on both Facebook and Instagram, or you can call our office at 204-729-9210 or email kathryn@progressivewestman.ca. We look forward to continuing to support the needs of our local Westman businesses.

With Halloween now officially in the rear-view mirror, retailers across the city have quickly transitioned their retail spaces in anticipation of the busy holiday Season. Alternative Choice Garden Centre (on the corner of 34th and Patricia in Brandon) is no exception, in fact they have taken it one step further. For the second straight year, the company is offering customers an opportunity to take their safe Christmas photos/selfies in one of their Santa themed displays. The display is free to use and no appointment is required at this time. Owner/Operator Karin Griffin tells bdnmb.ca that one of the new features they added this season was a life sized Santa. "We had set up an area last year just for some fun selfie fun and when I did my Christmas Shopping last January I saw this awesome life size Santa and had to have him…and who knew that he was going to be our “Safe Santa” this year". "So when all the Christmas things were getting cancelled and I mean how do kids sit on Santas lap right now?? So we set this up as a family photo area, so we invite anyone to come in and take their photo, bring in there photographer, do a selfie…we don’t care, but we just couldn’t see Christmas get cancelled. Our whole store is Christmas right now, so it’s a happy place…winter in the front and summer in the GH all winter!! added Karin. Alternative Choice Garden Centre features fresh cut Christmas Trees, live greens, custom winter containers, workshops that work for you…(book your group on the day that works for you), house plants, Christmas décor, Napoleon BBQ & accessories, Lechuza self-water planters, garden décor, & more..all this @ Alternative on the corner of 34th and Patricia in Brandon Christmas Winter hours are Monday – Wednesday 9-6 Thursday- Friday 9-8 Saturday 9-5 and Sunday’s 11-5.