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The City of Brandon is announcing the resignation of Councillor John LoRegio, effective January 31, 2021.  Councillor LoRegio filed his resignation with the Chief Administrative Officer, Acting City Manager Dean Hammond, as required by the Municipal Act. Councillor Loregio provided the following statement to Mayor Rick Chrest, members of Council and to the residents of… February 1, 2021

Brandon, MB – After two days of budget deliberations, Brandon City Council has approved an $83.6 million-dollar operating budget, a reduction of $1,931,000 from the proposed budget, representing a municipal tax decrease of 1% for 2021.  This works out to a savings of $19 dollars for an average residential property assessed at $270,000 from that… January 31, 2021

Source: Brandon Police Service Media release At approx. 10:00 PM Thursday, officers were called to a residence in Brandon for a report of an assault.  During a dispute, a 26-year-old Brandon male had bitten the tip of a female’s finger off.  The suspect exited his room in an aggressive manner approaching the officers holding a… January 29, 2021

A somewhat typical story I often hear is that people have a hard time leaving Brandon and if they do they seem to return...kind of like the new marketing sell line for the city “ Brandon Brings You Back”. 27 year old Tia Smith (pictured above-L) from Brandon took a huge leap of faith several… January 29, 2021

Police are asking for the assistance of the public in locating 13 year old Kylynn Kasto. Kylynn has been reported missing by her care providers. She was last seen on January 19th. She is described as Caucasian, 5’ 3”, 110lbs, brown eyes, dark brown hair. She was last seen wearing grey sweat pants, black hoodie,… January 29, 2021