Legislative amendments that would expand the sale of cider and spirit-based coolers to hotel beer vendors was introduced in the Manitoba legislature today, Crown Services Minister Colleen Mayer announced. “Our government is focused on reducing red tape that holds our province back and limits consumer choice,” Mayer said.  “We are proud to provide greater choice and convenience for Manitoba consumers, with more retail and product options closer to home.” The amendments under The Liquor, Gaming and Cannabis Control Act would reduce red tape, provide greater consumer choice and bring rural community product offerings in line with urban centres where Manitoba Liquor and Lotteries (MBLL) operates retail locations. Currently, hotel beer vendors are restricted to selling beer and malt-based coolers, and can only sell spirit-based coolers and ciders under certain conditions such as being located a specific distance from a liquor vendor. The proposed amendments would permit all hotel beer vendors to sell cider and spirit-based coolers, in addition to privately distributed beer. In addition, MBLL plans to extend permission to private rural liquor vendors to sell single-serve domestic beer, previously only sold by hotel beer vendors and some rural liquor vendors granted an exception. “The changes provide the opportunity for businesses to expand their product assortment to satisfy customer demand,” Mayer added.  “A greater assortment of products closer to home is good news for the Manitoba consumer.”

Source: Brandon Police Service Media Release On March 9th, 2019 at 22:07 Brandon police observed a suspicious vehicle being operated with inactive licence plates.  A traffic stop was initiated and while the female driver was producing her licence, officers observed a small vial that appeared to contain cocaine. The male passenger was then checked and found to be out passed his court ordered curfew. Both were arrested and removed from the vehicle, at which time officers then located a case containing a quantity of Meth.  A 36 year old female was arrested for possession of Meth and Cocaine, and was released to appear in court on May 16th, 2019.  The 33 year old male arrested for breaching his curfew and possession of Meth, and was lodged at BCC to appear before court on March 10th, 2019.

Source: Brandon Police Service Media Release A 26 year old Brandon woman was arrested on Friday for Theft Under $5000.  Items were stolen from a business in the 1400 block of Princess Ave on two different dates, December 14th 2018 and January 21st 2019.  The total value of the thefts is $439.  The accused was identified from surveillance video. She was located on Friday, arrested and released to appear in court in April on two counts of Theft Under $5000.

BRANDON:  Resilience is a remarkable construct – an overarching metaphor that touches on the arenas of stress, neural plasticity, emotional health, recovery, healing, mental illness, adaptation, defensiveness, and therapy. It is relevant to everyone in most every role and regardless of age. Fresh understandings are coming to the fore as we glean more working knowledge of the brain as well as the nature of emotion. The implications for working with children are profound, never mind the implications for dealing with stress in our own lives and the lives of our loved ones. Over 200 social workers, foster parents, teachers, therapists, youth workers, parents, support staff, and other professionals working in the human service field from across Manitoba will gain a better understanding of the human impact of trauma on our personal and professional lives. When:  Wednesday, April 10, 2019 Where: Victoria Inn, Grand Salon, 3550 Victoria Ave., Brandon Time: 8:30 am – 4:30pm “Our Agency is committed to improving how we work with traumatized children, youth, and families,” says Dave McGregor, Chief Executive Officer of Child and Family Services of Western Manitoba. “This one-day workshop will not only help us build on our skills and tools for working with trauma, but it will also help us better understand the concept of resiliency and the impact that trauma has on these children.” “We also will learn more about creating a trauma-informed environment overall throughout our Agency with our staff, the families we work with, and our community partners.” The conference is being facilitated by international speaker, best-selling author, and developmental psychologist, Dr. Gordon Neufeld.

Brandon, MB – Brandon Fire & Emergency Services would like to remind the public when you set your  clocks ahead one hour before going to bed on Saturday, March 9th - the official time change to daylight saving time occurs at 2 a.m., Sunday, March 10th - REMEMBER to also install new batteries in your home’s smoke alarms and carbon monoxide detector. In order for smoke and carbon monoxide alarms to do their job, they need to have working batteries.  To survive a fire, you need to be provided with an early warning and know what to do when the smoke alarms sound. Working smoke alarms are required on every level of the home and outside all sleeping areas. For added protection, it is recommended to also install smoke alarms inside all bedrooms. Carbon monoxide alarms are to be installed outside all sleeping areas if your home has a fuel-burning appliance, fireplace or attached garage. A wide variety of fire prevention educational resources are available on the Brandon Fire & Emergency Services website.