Local News

With new road condition cameras installed and a fleet of snow-clearing equipment prepared to move, Manitoba is prepared to rise to the annual challenge posed by winter to the province’s highways and roads, Infrastructure Minister Ron Schuler announced today. “As every Manitoban knows, heading out on the highway in the winter poses some distinct challenges… November 15, 2017

Royal Canadian Mounted Police in Manitoba Facebook On Wednesday, November 8, 2017, at approximately 6:10 pm, officers from the Shoal Lake RCMP Detachment received a report that a female attending Hamiota Collegiate had received inappropriate text messages from a male teacher at the school. Officers met with the victim and conducted an investigation. Based on… November 14, 2017

Brandon, MB – Brandon Fire and Emergency Services wishes to encourage the public to check their fire extinguishers to ensure their device is not included in Health Canada’s recent extinguisher recall. The Government of Canada has recently expanded a recall of Kidde and Garrison brand fire extinguishers to cover 2.7 million of the devices sold… November 14, 2017

BRANDON – Brandon University (BU) Sociology professor Dr. Christopher J. Schneider has received national recognition for his efforts in public education. Schneider is this year’s recipient of the Public Education Award, given by the Canadian Criminal Justice Association (CCJA), presented in recognition of his “longstanding commitment and contribution to criminal justice public education.” The award… November 13, 2017

Brandon, MB – The City of Brandon’s Streets and Roads Section would like to remind all Brandon residents and motorists that the provision for overnight parking restrictions on all signed seasonal snow clearing routes will soon come into effect. As per the City of Brandon Traffic By-law, overnight parking along such identified routes between the… November 10, 2017