Source: Brandon Police Service Media Release At 3:32, Police conducted a traffic stop in the 1700 block of Lorne Ave. The operator of the vehicle, a 23 year old Brandon woman, was found to have 25.8 grams of Cocaine, 1.9 grams of meth and .9 grams of Crack Cocaine in her possession. She was released for a later court date.

Brandon University’s annual Family & Friends Holiday Luncheon welcomed more than 150 people to a decked-out Harvest Hall on Friday afternoon, to enjoy a holiday meal, celebrate the season, and to show off their best ‘ugly’ holiday sweater. The luncheon also helps raise money for Christmas Cheer, with a theme this year of “A Season of Giving.” Over the past month, gift baskets put together in various areas and departments at the University have been up for raffle, with a final chance to buy tickets at the Holiday Luncheon itself, where the winners were drawn. This year’s basket raffled raised a total of $4,295 — a new record that is more than $600 higher than last year’s previous record. Since the basket raffle was initiated in 2013, members of the BU community have donated just under $21,000 to Christmas Cheer. Thank you everyone who has helped us achieve that tremendous amount.

Late Friday afternoon a three-vehicle crash occurred at the intersection of 1st St and Rosser Ave. Brandon Fire and Emergency Services and Brandon Police Service responded. At least one vehicle's airbags deployed, but thankfully nobody was injured.

Source:  Brandon Police Service Media Release The Brandon Police Service is aware of an email bomb threats that was sent to a local business in Brandon. The email threats are demanding bit coin payment. If you have been the recipient of one of these e-mail threats, please do not respond to the bit coin demand. The BPS will be cooperating with the RCMP in determining the origin and validity of the threats.

Brandon, MB – The City of Brandon’s Community Services Department is pleased to advise the public that Brandon’s outdoor skating oval located immediately west of the Parks Complex on McGregor Avenue will officially open for the winter season as of 4 p.m. tomorrow, Friday, December 14th.  Hours of operation at the oval will be 11 a.m. to 11 p.m. through the course of the winter season, weather-permitting. The oval is developed each year by Community Services staff and provides for warming shacks, portable washroom facilities, flood lighting, ambient music, and fire pits to cook on or warm up around. In addition, the Manitoba Hydro Power Smart Waterfall of Lights is also lit until 11 p.m. each evening so the public can skate around the oval and take in the brilliant, festive displays. The public should note that while use of the skating oval is FREE, it is unsupervised, with no sticks, pucks or pets allowed on the ice surface. The public is encouraged to park in designated areas on McGregor Avenue or Hilton Avenue, as NO public vehicles are allowed in the direct area of the Power Smart Waterfall of Lights display or the skating oval. Community Services staff are also very excited to be working with the 2019 Tim Hortons Brier Organizing Committee to craft a “Jam Pail Curling” ice surface in an area just north of the skating oval’s Hilton Avenue parking lot. The curling sheet, measuring 50 feet long by 14 feet wide, should be ready for play by Friday, December 21st. The public is asked to respect that work is still ongoing to prepare this unique sheet of ice for community use and to refrain from playing on it at this time. For more information on public winter activities provided by the City of Brandon’s Community Services Department, call 204-729-2148.