Source: Brandon Police Service Media Release A Brandon man was found to be in Breach of his Court Ordered Weapons Prohibition after it was discovered that a fanny pack that he was carrying contained several rounds of .22 calibre ammunition, a shotgun shell and a homemade gun. Prior to this the male was observed falling off his bicycle and the officer stopped to render assistance. Police continue to investigate the homemade gun. The 23-year-old was released and is scheduled to appear in Court in October.

There was a big fire SW of Brandon Monday afternoon.  Photos below show smoke billowing into the sky at the scene of the fire. These clouds of smoke were visible from Brandon.   No further details were immediately available.  We will publish more details as they become available.

Source: Brandon Police Service Media Release  On Sunday afternoon at 1:40 pm, a male youth was arrested for possession of marihuana and breaching an undertaking and probation order.  Two witnesses advised a BPS officer that the youth had offered to sell them marihuana in the parking lot of a store in the 600 block of Victoria Ave.  The youth, along with two others, were observed in the 600 block of 9th St and were followed by the officer on foot.  Other BPS units stopped the subjects at 9th St and Van Horne Ave and the suspect was found in possession of a container with over 40 grams of marihuana.  The suspect, a 17 year old from Brandon, was arrested and lodged to appear for remand.

Source: Brandon Police Service Media Release At 2:35 am Saturday morning, police received a call from a hotel staff member that a suspected impaired driver was leaving their parking lot.  The staff member was able to provide a description of the vehicle in question but the vehicle could not be located.  At 3:30 am, police observed a vehicle matching the earlier provided description driving erratically on Richmond Avenue.  The vehicle was stopped and the driver, a 24-year-old Brandon female showed signs of impairment.  She was arrested and returned to the Brandon Police Service where she provided two samples of her breath at twice the legal limit.  She was released to appear in court next week.

Winnipeg, Manitoba – Premier Brian Pallister and members of the Progressive Conservative government welcomed Iceland’s Prime Minister Katrin Jakobsdottir to Manitoba Friday. The Premier was joined by MLAs Len Isleifson (Brandon East) and Derek Johnson (Interlake), both of Icelandic descent, and Municipal Relations Minister Jeff Wharton, who represents Gimli, the town with the world’s greatest concentration of people of Icelandic descent outside of Iceland. “Manitoba and Iceland have a real and special connection,” said Pallister. “Icelanders immigrated here, first to the shores of Lake Winnipeg to found New Iceland, beginning in 1875, and have contributed greatly to the cultural life and economic prosperity of our province since then.” Manitoba boasts both the highest number and greatest concentration of people of Icelandic descent in Canada, comprising more than two per cent of the province’s total population. Prime Minister Jakobsdottir was touring of Manitoba and North Dakota, and will be visiting the Icelandic Festival in Gimli this weekend as part of her trip. The two leaders discussed the close bond between Iceland and Manitoba as well as current issues of common interest, including climate change and challenges to international trade. The Prime Minister renewed an invitation for Pallister to visit Iceland. The connections between Iceland and Manitoba were made obvious leading up to the 2018 FIFA World Cup when MLA Isleifson discovered he was related to almost the entire Icelandic national soccer team. “Families like mine are very proud of our Icelandic heritage and our contribution to Manitoba,” said Isleifson. “We retain much of our culture and traditions and it was a thrill for me to meet the prime minister of my family’s ancestral home.”