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BRANDON – Brandon University will host a community conversation next week to explore the ongoing development of plans and options for the downtown site with all members of the public. Following targeted consultations over the past few months, an earlier round of campus conversations this year, as well as open feedback online, several possible opportunities… February 1, 2018

The Keystone Centre has a press conference scheduled for tomorrow morning (Friday, February 2, 2018) to announce the new main arena naming rights sponsor for the Keystone Centre.  The press conference has been slated for 10:30 am.   The Keystone Centre had earlier, in June of 2017, released a “Request for Expression of Interest” as it… February 1, 2018

The risk of significant spring flooding remains low for most locations across the province at this time, Infrastructure Minister Ron Schuler announced today. “As Manitobans know, weather conditions in our province can change on a moment’s notice.  Our government will remain ready to act if heavy winter precipitation, a fast snowmelt or heavy spring rainfall… February 1, 2018

Would you be willing to shave your head for charity?  That is the question Grim Acres Scare Away Cancer is asking this year as they attempt to break the current world record for most heads shaved in one hour.  Helping to spearhead the initiative alongside Brian Sutherland (Grimm Acres Scare Away Cancer) will be Quentin… January 31, 2018

BRANDON – Westman youth will get a head start on learning the valuable skill of coding, thanks to $95,000 of federal funding received by Brandon University’s Mini University through Actua. Actua, a not-for-profit organization that delivers youth programming in the areas of Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics, is distributing more than $10 million nationally after… January 30, 2018