At 8:23 pm, Police stopped a vehicle on Acadia Blvd and the operator of the vehicle attempted to walk away from the vehicle at the stop. Upon being approached by the officer and told to stop, the accused initiated a struggle and shoved the officer and fled. The accused was also found to be breaching his court order to abstain from alcohol consumption. The 34 year old male was taken into custody a short time later and will be held for court in the morning

On behalf of the City of Brandon Mayor’s Office, the City of Brandon is excited to announce that the festive celebration, City Hall Christmas Open House, will take place on Sunday, December 11th, 2022 at City Hall in the Foyer. Doors open at 12:30 p.m., with the program to start at 1:30 p.m. City Hall is located at 410 – 9th Street. Attendees are encouraged to park in the parking lot adjacent to City Hall and use either the north or south doors to enter City Hall. “We are pleased to invite everyone to join us in celebrating the sights and sounds of the season,” notes Mayor Jeff Fawcett. "Our community is stronger than ever, and we have much to be celebrate this joyous season.” This free event offers a special Christmas concert performance by the Brandon Community Orchestra, whose members come from various communities in Westman, ranging from preteens to seniors. They will perform a variety of familiar Christmas songs and classical pieces. Students from the Suzuki Strings program at Brandon University will also join the orchestra for several numbers. Limited seating available on a first come, first served basis. Refreshments will be served.

“CRIME STOPPERS WANTED” for: November 25th, 2022 The Brandon Police Service is seeking the public’s assistance in locating this person who is “WANTED BY POLICE”: Tyrone Sky BONE (23 years) FOR Assault with a Weapon On October 30th, 2022, at approximately 2:30am, the accused Tyrone BONE assaulted numerous people inside a residence by using bear spray.  He then fled the scene prior to police arrival.  An arrest warrant has been issued for Tyrone BONE as his current whereabouts is unknown. If you have any information as to the whereabouts of this person or anyone else “Wanted by Police” you are asked to contact Brandon Crime Stoppers @ 204-727-TIPS (8477), www.brandoncrimestoppers.com or by texting BCSTIP+your message to CRIMES (274637).  Crime Stoppers does not subscribe to Call Display.  Your call is not recorded and your identity will remain anonymous.  Crime Stoppers will pay up to $2000.00 cash for information that leads to the solution of a crime. ***************** CRIME OF THE WEEK for November 25th, 2022 The Brandon Police Service is seeking the public’s assistance in solving a Assault.  On Monday November 7th, 2022, at approximately 6:30pm, an employee at a business in the 900’ block of 18th Street North was assaulted by a female attempting to flee the store with a shopping cart full of merchandise.  The female suspect punched the employee while holding a small child.  The suspect is described as indigenous, in her 30's, with long dark hair, medium build, wearing a black vest, light grey sweat pants, and brown winter boots.

Assiniboine Community College has named a student space in the Len Evans Centre for Trades and Technology at the college’s North Hill campus, “Mazergroup Main Street”, to honour a $500,000 donation and longtime support from a Westman-born agricultural staple, Bob Mazer. Mazer has been a long-time supporter of trades programming at the college, providing an entrance award each year to students in the Agriculture Equipment Technician and Heavy Duty Technician programs and regularly loaning equipment to these programs for hands-on learning opportunities. In fall 2021, the college announced that Mazergroup was expanding their support with a $500,000 donation to Assiniboine’s ongoing campaign for the Prairie Innovation Centre for Sustainable Agriculture. “This announcement is just another step in a very long, close relationship between Mazergroup and Assiniboine. All of us at Mazergroup believe very emphatically that Assiniboine helps Manitobans create better lives for themselves and their families through all kinds of training, but specifically, within the ag sector,” said Bob Mazer, President and CEO of Mazergroup. “The Prairie Innovation Centre will greatly enhance the relationship between our industry and the students that will and are creating our future trained work force. Mazergroup is very proud to be part of this next step in the evolution of such a great institution.” The new Mazergroup Main Street space is part of a common area that fosters connection for students, where they can meet, relax, and converse in their free time. Mazer is a past chair of the college’s Board of Governors and recipient of an honorary diploma. “Mazergroup and Bob himself, for years, have been champions of what we’re working to accomplish here at the college. Now, our college has a critical role to play in ensuring there are people trained and ready to step into careers in the agriculture sector, and again, Bob has stepped in to support,” said Mark Frison, President at Assiniboine. “It is our pleasure to be able to recognize their generous contributions, and the value they bring to the future of the agriculture industry and college in an area that reflects where their support began.” The Prairie Innovation Centre, which aims to expand seats in agriculture-related programming from 300 to more than 800, will be located at Assiniboine’s North Hill campus in Brandon.

The local radio landscape had some changes over the past 6 months.  With new on air staff plus not to mention the Brandon Wheat Kings broadcasts moved back to Q Country after a one year trial at Bounce FM. Ratings this time around were calculated "old school" by actual phone calls to local people to find out the following. what station do you like? what time do you listen from and finish? how old are you? of note these ratings do not include rural Western Manitoba. STAR FM - # 1 PURE COUNTRY  - Had very strong ratings and did well overall - # 2 Q COUNTRY - No ratings changes basically stayed flat - # 3 BOUNCE FM - Has some drop off in some areas - # 4 Trent B ( Star FM ) is the most listened to morning show host in Brandon Jamie Harrison ( Star FM ) is the most listened to afternoon show in Brandon