Manitoba Justice advises the recent appointments of Jennifer Goldenberg and Robert Patterson as masters of the Court of Queen’s Bench in Winnipeg and Brandon respectively. Goldenberg is a Winnipeg lawyer who has worked at several law firms and the Winnipeg Regional Health Authority.  Most recently, she was a provincially appointed adjudicator and chief commissioner of the Residential Tenancies Commission, and is a member of the Law Society of Manitoba’s discipline committee. Patterson is a Brandon lawyer with more than 20 years of experience in family law, civil litigation, criminal litigation, real estate law and municipal law.  He is the past-president of the Western Manitoba Bar Association and volunteers with several charities and service groups including the Brandon Area Community Foundation and local sports organizations. Masters are judicial officers within the Court of Queen’s Bench of Manitoba.  Like judges, they make decisions based on the law and evidence presented to them.  They handle matters such as enforcing support orders, child protection, bankruptcy, assessing the value of family property, and assessing records of committees and executors of estates. A nominating committee made recommendations to the minister related to these appointments.  Official swearing-in ceremonies will be scheduled as soon as possible.

Manitoba Agriculture is reminding agricultural producers affected by dry conditions of the programs and services available to livestock producers to manage forage shortages.  To date, low levels of precipitation and soil moisture have affected the growth of pastures and forage crops in parts of Manitoba. Manitoba Agriculture provides a number of tools and resources for producers to manage the impact of lower forage supplies.  These include: alternative feeding strategies such as straw and feed grain rations, greenfeed and utilizing other crop products as feed sources; the Manitoba Hay Listing Service, which allows producers to list hay, pasture or alternative feed that is either available or wanted; forage and pasture management; and livestock production. Producers with AgriInsurance contracts who intend to put their crop to alternate use are required to contact the Manitoba Agricultural Services Corporation for a field appraisal prior to harvesting the crop.  Crop producers managing crop residue should consider making crop residue available to livestock producers as an alternative to burning this residue. Manitoba also provides risk management programs under the Canadian Agricultural Partnership that help producers to manage production and price risk.  These include: Forage insurance under the AgriInsurance program, which insures hay and pasture production and establishment against potential losses.  Producers can check their coverage and learn more at www.masc.mb.ca or by calling their local MASC office. AgriStability, which is a voluntary program for producers offering support following large income losses and is based on a producer’s margins.  More information is at www.agr.gc.ca/agristability. Western Livestock Price Insurance Program is designed to help farmers protect themselves against unexpected price declines and more information can be found at www.gov.mb.ca/agriculture/livestock/price-insurance-program.html. Producers can contact Manitoba Agriculture toll-free at 1-84-GROW-MB-AG (1-844-769-6224) for more information on any of these programs and services or go to www.gov.mb.ca/agriculture under Quick Links.

At around 5:30 Saturday afternoon, Brandon Fire and Emergency Services and Brandon Police Service responded to the intersection of 18th St and Princess Ave for a crash involving 5 vehicles. The 5 vehicles, two cars, a van, and two small SUVs, were spread out throughout both the southbound and northbound lanes of 18th St, with one of the SUVs facing east in the northbound lane of 18th St with significant front end damage. Air bags deployed in at least one of the five vehicles, but thankfully nobody was transported to the hospital.  Photos by: Liam Pattison Photography

Source:  Brandon Police Service Media Release At 8:00, pm a vehicle stop was done in the 1700 block of Middleton Ave. A passenger in the vehicle, a 39-year-old Brandon woman, was found to have 4 grams of meth and over $1,000 cash on her. She was charged with Possession for the Purpose of Trafficking and Possession of Proceeds of Crime. She was released for court at a later date.

Source:  Brandon Police Service Media Release At approx. 1:30 am, a traffic stop was done in the 1800 block of Park Ave after the 39-year-old Brandon man failed to stop for a check stop a short distance away. He was arrested and transported to BPS where he later provided two samples of his breath over the legal limit. He was released for a later court date. At 02:08, Police pulled over a vehicle in the 300 block of 1st St N. After being pulled over, the 23 year old Brandon man who was operating the vehicle, failed the roadside screening test. He later provided two samples of his breath over the legal limit. He was released for a later court date.