Sioux Valley Dakota Nation Chief Vince Tacan held a brief gathering to announce that an MOU (memorandum of Understanding) has been signed with Dakota communities Canupawakpa Dakota Nation and Dakota Plains First Nation regarding a new casino project. The Casino Project MOU laid out each communities involvement and responsibilities moving forward. Chief Vince Tacan (SVDN), Chief Brown (Canupawakpa) and Chief Don Smoke (Dakota Plains) joined through Zoom to discuss the project. The plan is to implement the undertaking in phases starting with a hotel/casino and conference centre. The proposed location for the development is near the Trans-Canada Highway and Highway 21 (Petro-Canada). The full announcement is posted below.

On 2024-02-08 at 2141 hrs, police responded to the 1000 block of 18th Street as a taxi driver reported his fare had assaulted him and stolen his taxi.  Police investigation resulted in learning that the driver had initially picked up the fare from a residence in the 700 block of 11th Street.  While driving the suspect began to assault the driver, whereby the driver pulled into a nearby parking lot and abandoned the vehicle in the 1000 block of 18th Street.  The suspect then proceeded to get into the driver’s seat and drove away.  No injuries were sustained by the cab driver and a vehicle GPS system within the cab guided police to the 300 block of 15th Street where the stolen vehicle was found unoccupied. Footprints in the snow leading away from the vehicle resulted in locating a 43-year-old male suspect hiding in a yard nearby. The accused was arrested without incident for Robbery with Violence, Theft of Motor Vehicle and Drive while Disqualified.  A check of police records also revealed that the suspect was responsible for an armed robbery of an individual on the evening of 2024-01-30.  On this occasion two suspects wearing masks, came to the door of an apartment in the 200 block of 15th Street.  The door was answered by the resident, whereby the victim was struck in the head with a machete.  The 49-year-old male victim was transported to the hospital and received treatment for his injuries.  On 2024-01-21.  A 17-year-old female co-accused was arrested and held for court. The 43-year-old male suspect will appear in court 2024-02-09 for charges stemming from both incidents for the offences of Robbery with Violence X2, Theft of Motor Vehicle, and Drive While Disqualified.

On February 7th, 2024, at 6:29 pm a business in the 1500 block of 18th street called to report a male had stolen a hoodie and fled. The incident was caught on video surveillance. Police later located the accused, and he was arrested. He was found to have 6-inch machete on his person. He was held for court on February 8th, 2024.

The City of Brandon Streets and Roads Department has recently completed an important update to all City of Brandon parking meters within the city. Effective immediately, the parking meter rates in the 2024 fee schedule will apply to all meters.  In the fall of 2023, the City Council formally adopted the 2024 fee schedule. As part of this process, City administration conducted a comprehensive study to evaluate the existing parking meter rates. The findings revealed that Brandon’s rates were significantly below the average when compared to rates in 10 other Canadian cities.  To address this, the City has implemented an increase in parking meter rates. Previously priced at $0.50 per hour, the new rate is now $1.00 per hour. The updated rates are as follows:  ·         $0.10 for 6 minutes  ·         $0.20 for 12 minutes  ·         $0.50 for 30 minutes  ·         $1.00 for 1 hour   Additionally, there is a maximum time limit of 2 hours for parking at a time. These rates are in effect from Monday to Friday, between 8 a.m. and 4 p.m. except for some City parking meters located around the Brandon Regional Health Centre, which are in effect Monday to Sunday, between 8 a.m. and 8 p.m. Please note that toonies are not accepted in City parking meters. 

On February 6th, 2024, at 1:06 pm Police conducted a traffic stop in the 1500 block of Parker Boulevard. During further investigation officers located open liquor and approximately 8 oz of cocaine in the vehicle. A 28-year-old female and a 37-year-old female were arrested and will appear in court on April 11th, 2024.