Tenth and Rosser: Some notes and quotes
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“Tenth and Rosser” is a recurring column that contains a few tidbits of thought and assorted dollops of information. Tenth Street and Rosser Avenue is one of the city’s historic intersections: a place of banking and commerce; a place for folks to meet and chat; a place to stage protests or watch parades. And it…
100 Men That Give A Damn Donate $7300.00
100 Men Who Give A Damn Interesting concept that Brandon’s Chris Creighton thought hey this might just work here. Tonight 73 local small business people came to the Glen Lea Golf Course to hear from three charities that were seeking financial assistance. The average age of men attending was between 28 – 50 years old.…
Brandon and District United Way Names New 2016 Campaign Chair
Brandon (May 18, 2016) Lois Henderson has been named the Brandon and District United Way's 2016 Campaign Chair. Lois believes strongly in the premise of the United Way and over the last two years has contributed her time and effort to help raise the funds required to provide resources, hope and education, in addition to…
Jordan Poitras reflects on his escape from Fort McMurray
We all wake up and assume that our home and family will be ok. This is how the morning started for Jordan Poitras on May 3rd in Fort McMurray. BDNMB.CA was given exclusive to this story. Jordan was working on a job site doing Tile work in a shower when he noticed all of the…
2016 Homelessness Count Shows Increase
News Release For Immediate Release - Results from the 2016 Point-in-Time (PiT) Homelessness Count in Brandon, which took place on April 13, revealed that the number of homeless in our city has increased from the original count held in January 2015. Surveys showed that 146 people in Brandon were found to be homeless; 28 of…
