The Brandon Police Service is seeking the public’s assistance in locating this person who is: “Wanted By Police”: Raj PATEL FOR Impaired Driving, Flight from Police, Fail to Attend Court  On July 11th, 2023, Raj PATEL was operating a motor vehicle while impaired and fled from police to avoid arrest. PATEL was arrested and released, however has failed to attend court. A warrant of arrest has been issued for Raj PATEL as his whereabouts are unknown at this time. ****************************************************************************** CRIME OF THE WEEK for November 29th, 2024 The Brandon Police Service is seeking the public’s assistance in solving a Mischief to Property.  On November 14th, 2024, two males were caught on video surveillance throwing a bottle and smashing the window at a residence located in 1500 block of Stickney Avenue. The suspect did not make entry and fled on foot prior to police arrival. ************** If you have information about this or any other crime you are asked to contact Brandon Crime Stoppers @ 204-727-TIPS (8477), www.brandoncrimestoppers.com or by texting BCSTIP+your message to CRIMES (274637).  Crime Stoppers does not subscribe to Call Display.  Your call is not recorded and your identity will remain anonymous.  Crime Stoppers will pay up to $2000.00 cash for information that leads to the solution of a crime.

As the winter season is upon us, it is important that everyone in our community can get around safely, which is why the City is asking everyone to keep their sidewalks clear of snow and ice. Sidewalks clear of the winter elements provide safe passage for families, neighbours, friends, and all pedestrians. The vast majority of residents in Brandon are already doing exactly what we are famous for – being a good neighbour. Many residents already clear their sidewalk, and maybe the sidewalk of an elderly neighbour, too. But over the years, there have been some complaints of sidewalks not being clear of snow and ice, causing hazardous conditions to pedestrians. To help mitigate this issue, the City of Brandon passed the Community Standards By-law, which addresses, in part, the need to make sure that all sidewalks are clear of ice and snow. Section 2.3.2 of the Community Standards By-Law reads “Every owner and/or occupant of a property shall clear away and remove, or cause to be cleared away and removed, any and all snow or ice from sidewalks adjacent to their property to a condition to provide safe passage by pedestrians.”  What does this mean? This By-law states what most of us are already doing: clearing any sidewalk that is touching a property we own or live in. If a sidewalk has not been cleared of ice or snow, a representative from Brandon Police Service (BPS) will remind the property owner or occupant that they need to clear their sidewalk. Once notified, the property owner will have approximately 48 hours to have the ice or snow removed. Property owners residing outside of Brandon will be granted additional time to ensure compliance. If the sidewalk is still not cleared after the allotted time, BPS may issue a ticket and arrange for the snow and ice to be removed. The homeowner will be responsible for any associated costs. Fees associated with the ticket will be $200, or $100 if paid within 15 days. BPS will always work to educate residents first. Ticketing is not the first priority – educating residents is the priority. The main goal of this By-Law is to ensure that everyone has safe passage. Does it matter where I pile my snow? Yes! It is important that residents do not shovel snow onto the street, by a bus stop, or on corners of streets that would reduce visibility or sight lines for motorists or pedestrians. Snow Angels Program The City understands that not everyone is available to clear their own municipally owned sidewalks, which is why the City created the Snow Angels Program. The Snow Angels Program is a voluntary snow removal service for senior citizens and persons with physical disabilities. The program matches volunteers from the community with residents in their neighbourhood requiring assistance. Volunteers are asked to help clear the municipally owned sidewalks only around the resident’s property to keep our neighbourhoods safer and more accessible. For more information or to volunteer, please visit snowangels.brandon.ca. Thank you for your cooperation as we work together to have a safe and accessible community this winter.

Brandon's Cole Temple was traded tonight from the Regina Pats to the Everett Silvertips in Washington. Born in 2007 Temple a 5th overall WHL draft pick has 12 points in 22 games played this season. Also from Brandon Everett GM Mike Fraser quoted tonight. “We’re excited to be able to add Cole to our group,”. “He is a strong skating and skilled forward who can play both center and wing. He will make an immediate impact with our club while also giving us added versatility up front in future years.” Temple was traded for Julien Maze

Before I even start this story many of you may ask WHAT IS PICKLEBALL? ( from Wikipedia ) Pickleball is a racket or paddle sport in which two players (singles) or four players (doubles) use a smooth-faced paddle to hit a perforated, hollow plastic ball over a 34-inch-high (0.86 m) net until one side is unable to return the ball or commits a rule infraction. Pickleball is played indoors and outdoors. It was invented in 1965 as a children's backyard game in the United States, on Bainbridge Island in Washington state. In 2022, pickleball was named the official state sport of Washington.[1] Local investors plus people from Saskatchewan have come up with an idea of having a large building downtown that will feature 14 Pickleball Courts.   One of the owners is Brandon based Concept Homes. The City of Brandon gifted the landed to help drive and revitalise downtown with this idea. (photo credit Travis Young) Location will be on Pacific Avenue from 13th - 15th street, Expected opening will be September 2025.    

The latest new service to come to Brandon and Westman is Clear Choice Home Services whom will design a custom XMAS light display for you and then take everything down after the holidays. Costs are roughly $7.00 - $12.00 a foot.   Price can still vary depending on design and what lights you require. With that price you get our lights, install, in-season maintenance, takedown and storage. According to Tate Foster it’s a 100% hands of approach for the client.  We also have started offering permanent light installation, which is quite a bit more expensive just due to the product itself.   Clear Choice are also much more reasonably priced compared to our competitors as our product does not require an electrician unless it is over 200 feet of permanent lights. We have two carpenters on our team one of them being myself that do amazing jobs with our permanent lights. For the average Christmas light install it’s around two hours. Clear Choice will use commercial grade ultra bright LEDs for our Christmas lights, which allows us to custom cut them to fit your homes and the designs you want. This is the third year doing the service and so far business about and business is brisk. More information contact, Tate Foster at 204-573-9604 or by email clearchoicemb@gmail.com To request a quote - clearchoicemb.com