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Brandon & Area Suicide Prevention Implementation Network (SPIN) is excited to bring Dr. Nicholas Carleton, Professor of Clinical Psychology, from University of Regina to Brandon for our annual conference on May 1, 2019 at the Clarion Hotel & Suites.  The focus of this year’s conference is Public Safety Personnel: Best Practices Regarding Trauma and PTSD. … March 25, 2019

Source: Brandon Police Service Media Release As a result of a police investigation, a 20-year-old Brandon male was identified from video surveillance footage breaking in to multiple storage lockers in the west end of Brandon and stealing a large number of items including tires, bicycles and other household items.  The male was arrested and released… March 24, 2019

Source: Brandon Police Service Media Release As part of the ongoing police investigation, another search warrant was executed in the RM of Oakland resulting in the recovery of 11 firearms, ammunition and a stolen motorcycle.  The previously charged 31-year-old Brandon male was charged with further offences related to the unauthorized possession of firearms and possession… March 23, 2019

To meet its goal of having a non-medical cannabis retail store available within a 30-minute drive for 90 per cent of Manitobans within two years of legalization, the Manitoba government is finalizing a selection process for the second phase of its retail rollout, Growth, Enterprise and Trade Minister Blaine Pedersen announced today. “Following the federal… March 22, 2019

Source: Brandon Police Service Media Release On March 21st, 2019 at 10:00 pm police were on the lookout for a vehicle that had been reported stolen. Police conducted a stop on the stolen vehicle in the 100 blk of 6th Street. The driver showed signs of impairment by a drug and was charged accordingly for… March 22, 2019