Source: Brandon Police Service Media Release Shortly before 4:00 pm, police conducted a traffic stop in the 400 block of Kirkaldy Ave. Police learned that one of the passengers was in possession of a machete, which lead to subsequent search of the vehicle revealing a cattle prod, and .22 caliber rifle rounds. Police also discovered property, which was reported as stolen. A 35-year-old male was arrested and lodged at Brandon Correctional Centre. He will appear today on charges of Possess Weapon Dangerous, Possess Prohibited Weapon, Possess Property Obtained by Crime, and Possess Weapon Contrary to Weapon Prohibition Order.

Source: Brandon Police Service Media Release On September 3, 2019 at approximately 12:40 am, members from the Organized Crime Section executed a search warrant in the 500 block of Rosser Ave. E. Seized was approximately 11 ounces of Methamphetamine. A 32-year-old female resident was arrested for Possess for the Purpose of Trafficking Meth and Breach of Undertaking. She was lodged at Brandon Correctional Centre and will appear in court today. A 23-year-old female who was also inside the residence at the time of the search was in possession of approximately 6 grams of Methamphetamine. She was arrested and released to appear in court on November 14, 2019 on a charge of Possession of Methamphetamine.

Source: Brandon Police Service Media Release On Sunday morning at 02:22 am, police were called to the scene of a vehicle rollover in the 3000 block of McDonald Ave. The vehicle had struck a pile of gravel on the roadway from a construction site, and launched into the air. A 19 year old male was located unharmed at the scene. After failing a roadside screening device, he was brought to the police station, where he provided two breath samples of more than double the legal limit. The driver was released for court on September 5th, 2019.

Source: Brandon Police Service Media Release At 7:10 pm, Friday, police received a call of a male and female involved in a physical altercation in the 400 block of 17th Street. The male, a 27-year-old male from Rolling River, was observed hitting the female in the face with a suitcase resulting in visible injuries for which she was treated at BRHC. The male is the subject of a recognizance with the condition to abstain from alcohol and was visibly intoxicated. The male was arrested for assault causing bodily harm and breach of his recognizance and was lodged at the Brandon Correctional Center for court in the morning.

Brandon University has approved a new Centre for Critical Studies of Rural Mental Health to accelerate the already growing number of studies on rural and remote mental health and wellness at Brandon University, link research results to people who can use them, and support education and community engagement in relation to mental health. The centre, housed in the Faculty of Health Studies, will serve as a point of contact and network for academics, researchers, students, community members, professionals, educators and the broad range of people who live with and support people living with mental health problems. “Mental health affects so many different groups of people, no one academic discipline, profession, or community holds the solutions to better mental health and well-being” said Dr. Rachel Herron, a Canada Research Chair in Rural and Remote Mental Health at BU who is the centre’s founding director. “The centre will bring different groups of people together to work on, share and improve what we know as well as how we respond to mental health problems.” There is growing awareness of mental health problems and needs across the Prairie provinces and Canada. Recent research indicates that in Manitoba alone, 28 per cent of adults were diagnosed with at least one mental health problem or an addiction in the past five years and there were 262 reported suicide attempts for every 100,000 Manitobans. Research, leadership, education, and community engagement are essential to addressing mental health issues. Brandon University is already a leader in promoting mental health through the Bachelor of Science in Psychiatric Nursing program and the Master of Science in Mental Health, which is the only Master of Psychiatric Nursing in Canada. The new centre will build on those strengths and will provide a home for cross-disciplinary research that explores rural mental health from a multitude of angles. New and ongoing research in other areas of health studies will continue to be supported as well. “The centre reaffirms our strong institutional commitment and supports work that helps address pressing and emerging issues in the field of rural mental health, while adding to the vast suite of research already being done in the Faculty of Health Studies and across Brandon University,” said Dr. John Moraros, Dean of BU’s Faculty of Health Studies. “This will have a lasting impact in improving the health and wellness of people in our region, province, nation and beyond. We welcome people to join and support our exciting initiative.” (Source: Brandon University News Release)