The Matt Calvert Charity Shootout Golf Tournament earlier today presented a cheque to KidSport Westman for $42,176.18.  The money was raised at the second annual golf tournament on June 28, 2018. Kidsport is a national charity that provides athletes, under the age of 18, with financial support toward organized sports they otherwise would not be able to participate in without assistance.

Source:  Brandon Police Service Media Release At 12:45 AM hour, a 911 call was received of a structure fire at 752-6th Street, a multi-family dwelling. The fire was believed to have started in the basement; however, flames were seen in the roof as well. Brandon Fire & Emergency Services attended to the fire and extinguished it. Neighbors were temporarily evacuated until the fire could be contained and streets were blocked off during the action. Office of the Fire Commissioner personnel attended to the scene to assess and investigate the cause. At this time, it is believed to be accidental in nature and may be related to smoking material.

Local real estate agent Tyler Plante and former teammate Matt Calvert of the Colorado Avalanche had way too much time on their hands when they crafted up a TV Commercial for Pizza Express that has gone “viral” over the last week with over 10,000 views over various outlets.  The original commercial from the movie Happy Gimore can be see here. Play their version below. According to Plante, he is shocked to some degree with the feedback.   “When you deal with a guy like Matty who is well known and something like this will turn heads” said Plante.    “Good to see people handle the lighter side of this by being a low budget operation...we had so much fun and laughs with this” he added.

Source:  Brandon Police Service Media Release At 7:06 p.m. Police received a call from a pizza delivery driver from a business in Brandon indicating his vehicle, a 2001 Oldsmobile Alero had just been stolen from the 400 Block of 8th street. A description of the female suspect was provided and Police were able to locate the vehicle and the suspect still in the vehicle just outside of Alexander, Manitoba. A 26-year-old female from Sioux Valley First Nation Reserve, Manitoba was arrested for Theft of Motor Vehicle and later released to appear in Court in September.

Virden RCMP are treating the death of a 31-year-old man as a homicide.  On July 21, Virden RCMP responded to a call of a male in medical distress at a residence in the community at approximately 1:15 p.m.  Upon arrival Officers noticed the victim had injuries consistent with being in an altercation and there were several people at the scene.  The victim was transported to hospital where he was pronounced deceased. Virden RCMP, RCMP Major Crime Services, and RCMP Forensic Identification Services are assisting with the ongoing investigation.