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Brandon, MB – Recognizing the financial hardships that the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic response in Manitoba may be placing on property owners, Brandon City Council has approved extending the 2020 property tax payment deadline by one month and has also approved flexible options for payment for 2020 property taxes by year’s end. With the 2020 Tax… April 21, 2020

In a press release issued Monday afternoon, The Brandon School Division announced they would be laying off more than 200 staff. The layoffs affect 156 educational assistants as well as 49 custodial assistants, 38 bus drivers, and 2 secretarial positions. The layoff process started last Thursday evening and continued into the weekend. Several other school divisions… April 20, 2020

Brandon, MB – The City of Brandon’s Sanitation Section wishes to advise all program participants that Tuesday, May 5th, will be the start date for this year’s Green Cart Program. Once underway, weekly pick-up will be maintained through to early November, weather-dependant. All collection days will coincide with a household’s regular refuse and recycling pick-up… April 20, 2020

Source: Brandon Police Service Media Release On Friday at approximately 4:00 P.M., Police responded to a report of a Robbery at a business in the East End of the city. The male suspect fled prior to Police arrival and a search of the area to locate the suspect met with negative results. Investigation discovered that… April 18, 2020

Source: Brandon Police Service Media Release On Friday evening, members of the Brandon Police Service Major Crime Section and Patrol Unit executed a search warrant under the authority of the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act at a residence on Juniper Bay. The search of the residence recovered six ounces of cocaine and $5000.00 cash. A… April 18, 2020