The Facebook event page can be found here. Brandon’s third annual Food Truck Warz slated to take place September 13-15 this year is expanding to continue to meet the interest and needs of participating vendors, as well as event attendees. Event organizers, Darryl Wolski and Jody Sass, are pleased to announce that this year’s event will be held at the Brandon Riverbank Inc. “Moving to the Riverbank allows us more space to expand the event. As a result, Select Shows will bring their full, entire midway, plus there’s potential to have more vendors on site,” said Darryl Wolski, co-owner of Food Truck Warz and bdnmb.ca. “We’re thrilled to partner with bdnmb.ca and welcome Food Truck Warz to the Riverbank this year,” said James Montgomery, General Manager of Brandon Riverbank Inc. “We believe this will be a great location for an event like Food Truck Warz which has become a prominent event in Brandon.” To date, there are 26 food trucks from all over Manitoba confirmed. Many of the favourites will be back and a number of new ones will wow guests with their tasty dishes. Farmery Estate Brewery will provide entertainment and host the beer gardens at this free, popular event to be held later this summer. “As in the past two years, we plan to welcome literally thousands of visitors to Food Truck Warz. Our guests have embraced the concept and look forward to the fun, festival atmosphere,” said Jody Sass, co-owner of Food Truck Warz and bdnmb.ca. Food Truck Warz will once again support a number of local non-profit organizations, including Career Connections, Westman Dreams for Kids, Pawsitive Communities, and the John Howard Society of Brandon. For more information: Web: www.bdnmb.ca/food-truck-warz/ Facebook: www.facebook.com/bdnmb.ca/ Email: jody@bdnmb.ca or darryl@bdnmb.ca

Source: Brandon Police Service Media Release At approximately 2:00 pm police received a report from a car dealership that a female was attempting to purchase a vehicle with what appeared to be falsified personal documents. The dealership requested credit checks with the identification provided, which raised more red flags for the staff. They also discovered the identification the female used was in fact stolen after calling the actual female depicted on the documents. Police located the 34-year-old female suspect nearby. A search of the female following her arrest turned up multiple identification cards which had been reported stolen, as well as altered identification documents. In addition to the variety of ID on the female, she also was found to be in possession of a small quantity of meth. The female was lodged at Brandon Correctional Centre and will be appearing in court this morning on charges of Possession of Property Obtained by Crime, Use Forged Document, Identity theft, Attempt Fraud Over $5000, Public Mischief, and Possession of Meth.

Source: Brandon Police Service Media Release At approx. 2:40 AM officers conducted a traffic stop in the 1100 block of College Ave.  The driver was found to be the subject of a warrant of arrest for failing to appear for fingerprints.  The 53 year old male from Minnedosa was arrested on the strength of the warrant.  During a search incident to arrest officers found 3 grams of Meth in his possession. He was lodged at the Brandon Correctional Centre and will appear for a Bail hearing this morning.

Source: Brandon Police Service Media Release Police located a 47-year-old male who was wanted for Assault stemming from an incident reported on May 8, 2019. On that day police received a report that the male had assaulted a female by grabbing her around the head and forcing her to the ground. He fled the residence prior to police arriving there, and stole some medication on his way out. Police attempted to convince the male to turn himself in, as he was able to be reached by phone. He would not cooperate, forcing police to issue an arrest warrant. He was finally arrested Thursday morning at 10:00 am. He was lodged at Brandon Correctional Centre and will appear in court today.

Premier Brian Pallister announced in Brandon today that ten new, full-time paramedic positions in the Prairie Mountain Health region will be filled later this year. “Paramedics are highly skilled, front-line health-care providers who ensure people get the care they need, where they need it,” said Pallister.  “By investing in 10 full-time positions in the Prairie Mountain Health region, we can build up staffing levels, reduce the system’s reliance on on-call staff, and improve patient care and outcomes for people in the Westman and Parkland regions." The 2019 budget called for an additional 35 positions to be added and strategically spread out across the province. Staffing announcements for the remaining positions will be released at a different date.