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Santa will be making his annual visit to the Wheat City during the Brandon Santa Parade which is scheduled to take place on Saturday, November the 17th starting at 6:00 pm.  A variety of floats will be on-hand along the parade route which covers several blocks around Rosser and Princess Avenues.  All float entries will be… October 27, 2018

The province has made appointments to the boards of five regional health authorities, Health, Seniors and Active Living Minister Cameron Friesen announced today. “The health system relies on boards to guide the safety and quality of care that is available in communities across the province,” said Friesen. “I want to thank outgoing board members for… October 26, 2018

Source:  Brandon Police Service Media Release On Thursday morning at approximately 10:11am, Police conducted a vehicle stop in the 1800 block of Middleton Avenue. While speaking with Police, a meth pipe fell out of the female driver’s pocket. The female was arrested and searched resulting in the recovery of approximately 3grams of Methamphetamines. A 30yr old… October 26, 2018

Date: Tuesday, Oct. 30 Time: 12:30 p.m. Location: R.D. Bell Hall (Room 1-57) QEII Music Building How do musicians and radio stations help build ‘sonic sovereignty’ for Indigenous hip hop artists? Brandon University’s Out of Bounds lecture series brings hip hop scholar Dr. Liz Przybylski from the University of California to tackle this question. Dr.… October 25, 2018

Source:  Brandon Police Service Media Release On Wednesday, Brandon Police Service members executed a firearms search warrant in the 1400 block of 9th Street. Police attended the residence, located and arrested the male resident in front of the residence. Police located two females inside the residence and were placed under arrest. During the search two… October 25, 2018