BRANDON, MB – The Keystone Centre and Westoba Credit Union are proud to bring the Wheat City Whiteout Viewing Party to Westoba Place for Games 3 and 4 of the Western Conference Series between the Winnipeg Jets and the Las Vegas Golden Nights. Tickets for both of these Viewing Party events are only $5.00*. Your ticket includes admission to the Westoba Family Skate prior to the event. *(Subject to online and phone order fees if purchased over the phone or online). Game 3 – May 16th, 2018 Winnipeg Jets vs. Las Vegas Golden Knights – Viewing Party Westoba Family Skate 5pm – 7pm Pre-Game – 7pm Game time – 8pm Game 4 – May 18th, 2018 Winnipeg Jets vs. Las Vegas Golden Knights – Viewing Party Westoba Family Skate 5pm – 6pm Pre-Game – 6pm Game time – 7pm “Our community was asking for this event and it fit,” said Jeff Schumacher, General Manager, Keystone Centre. “There are a lot of ties to both teams in this city and region and the series will be exciting for us all to watch together in our arena.” “You can see the support for the Winnipeg Jets all over our community,” says Jim Rediger, Chief Executive Officer of Westoba Credit Union. “Hosting a family skate and viewing party is a great way to bring people together to build excitement and cheer the Jets on!” Tickets for the Wheat City Whiteout are available at the Keystone Centre Box Office, online at tickets.keystonecentre.com or by phone at (204) 726-3555. The Keytone Centre would like to thank its media partners for their support of this event; Brandon Sun, Bob FM, 101.1 FM The Farm, Q Country, Star 94.7 FM, ebrandon.ca, BDNMB.CA.

At about 2:00 this afternoon, Brandon Fire and Emergency Services and Brandon Police Service responded to the south side of Victoria Landing for a fully involved shed fire, with fire spreading rapidly to Victoria Landing. As fire crews arrived, wind was blowing smoke and fire towards Victoria Landing, which caught the southeast corner of the 4-story retirement residence on fire. Fire crews went to work immediately in order to prevent more fire from spreading to the building. A vehicle that was parked in close proximity to the shed was fully engulfed in flames as well. A fire hydrant connection was set up to provide crews with the water that they needed to fight this intense fire. Propane tanks were seen/reported to be in the shed which was cause for concern, but no explosions occurred. Firefighter/paramedics successfully brought the fire under control within half an hour. Nobody was injured during this fire.  Photos by Liam Pattison Photography.  

Brandon Police Service Media Release  Just prior to 11:00 PM last night a male in his mid-30’s was stabbed in the neck after an altercation in the 900 Block of Rosser Avenue.  The suspect, a 32-year old female from Brandon was arrested a short time later near the scene.  The victim was transported to BRHC for medical treatment with non-life threatening injuries.  The victim and the suspect are known to each other.  The suspect was released on a PTA for court on July 05, 2018 to be charged with assault with a weapon

Brandon Police Service Media Release On May 9th at approximately 3:15 a.m., a male contacted Police from the hospital and advised that he was sexually assaulted by a female in his apartment. Officers attended the apartment and located the suspect who was found to be in breach of numerous Court ordered conditions. The suspect was arrested for Breach of Court Order and lodged at the Brandon Correctional Center. The victim remained at hospital for medical attention. Continued investigation revealed that the victim and suspect had just recently met and the suspect asked to stay at the apartment for a few days. Both the victim and suspect were consuming alcohol and it is alleged that the male suspect sexually assaulted the male victim inside the apartment. The victim was of belief that the suspect was female. The 25-year-old male suspect was arrested for Sexual Assault and remains in custody. He is scheduled to appear in Court on Friday.

Nearly $16 million in specialized medical equipment will be purchased and installed at health-care facilities in Winnipeg, Brandon and Portage la Prairie, Health, Seniors and Active Living Minister Kelvin Goertzen announced today. “We are investing in the replacement of aging equipment to ensure reliable services, which helps reduce waits for Manitobans,” said Goertzen.  “This new equipment will ensure safe and efficient diagnostic services for patients and the health-care staff operating this equipment.” The new equipment includes: general duty x-ray equipment at the Health Sciences Centre Winnipeg and St. Boniface Hospital in Winnipeg; automated medication packagers at Seven Oaks General and Victoria General hospitals in Winnipeg; a digital radiography suite and a vascular angiography suite at Health Sciences Centre Winnipeg; echocardiography equipment and an ultrasound machine at Brandon Regional Health Centre; a computed tomography (CT) scanner at Portage District General Hospital; and a CT simulator and a linear accelerator at CancerCare Manitoba. The announcement comes weeks after the Manitoba government approved approximately $5.1 million to purchase a CT scanner at Health Sciences Centre, a cardiac catheterization medical system and specialized laboratory analysis equipment at St. Boniface Hospital, as well as an x-ray machine at Gimli Community Health Centre. Goertzen said the health regions will soon begin the tendering process for the purchase and installation of the equipment.