Brandon Police Service Media Release At 3:27 AM, police were called to a residence in the 400 blk of 11th St. for a report of an assault with a weapon. A female resident of the building had been in an argument with a male. She left the residence but returned a short time later armed with a knife. She brandished the knife at the male and threatened to kill him. The 31-year-old female was arrested at the scene and held to appear in court this morning charged with Assault with a Weapon, Uttering Threats to Cause Death and Three counts of Breach Recognizance.

Vincent Massey will, for the 3rd year, be holding their annual Stuff the Bus for Samaritan House. The event will occur from December 1 till December 18 with the Youth Revolution and Youth in Philanthrope student groups stuffing the bus and delivering donations to the Samaritan House December 19th. All donations are welcome.  Their goal is to fill with donations from the school community.  In 2016 Samaritan House gave out 19,000 food hampers.  In 027 they have already give out over 22,000 hampers.  Staff and students at Massey hope to help meet the growing needs in Brandon. The following are most needed by the Samaritan House: healthy soups & stews, instand formula, whole grain pasta, 100% real fruit juice, canned vegetables, canned fish, canned meat, laundry & dish soap, diapers & pull-ups, toilet paper and tissues, 

Brandon, Manitoba – Len Isleifson, MLA for Brandon East, today announced that the Manitoba Government is investing in community-based training and employment services in the Brandon East constituency. “I am pleased that our Progressive Conservative government is investing in employment and training services in our constituency,” said MLA Isleifson. “This investment will help unemployed and low-income Manitobans in the community learn new skills to improve their employment opportunities. By connecting Manitobans looking for work with jobs that are in-demand, our government is delivering on our commitment to improve people’s lives while growing our local economy.” Through this investment from Manitoba Education and Training, the Manitoba Government will be providing $1,591,444.00 for eight projects in Brandon East. Projects being funded include: Assiniboine Community College Strive Finding Your Place In the Work World BNRC BEEP Program. Community Futures Self Employment Program. CARM Carpentry Trade Qualification Program. Samaritan House Ministries Age Is An Asset Employment Resource Centre Holistic Approach To Training Computer & Literacy Programs Walker Business Services Westman Immigrant Services Employment Project The investments in Brandon East are part of an overall investment of $25 million supporting 86 projects across Manitoba.

BRANDON: Child and Family Services of Western Manitoba is asking the public to help Westman children in need during the 2017 holiday season. “Many children will be without a gift at all this year unless we can all open our hearts and wallets to help,” said Susan Cable, Community Education Coordinator. “We know that in the past the Brandon and Westman communities have been very generous in donating gifts for us to give to these kids. “Our hope is that we can count on the public again to come through for us.” CFS Western is very grateful to Brandon and Westman shoppers for their many years of past support. This year, new unwrapped gifts for boys and girls aged newborn to 17 can be dropped off for the Gift Tree at the front reception desks at: 800 McTavish Avenue, Brandon, Monday to Friday, 8:30 am to 4:30 pm Elspeth Reid Family Resource Centre, 255 -9th Street, Brandon, Monday to Friday, 9 am to 5 pm Both locations will accept gift donations until 4:30 pm, Friday, December 15. “This is a chance for people to really show their spirit of giving for a child who may otherwise not receive a Christmas gift at all this year,” said Cable, “and to help others and bring families in need priceless smiles and laughter. “What a wonderful way to truly show the real magic of the season to children less fortunate!”

In July, Jenn Shields from Shields Group with Royal LePage Martin-Liberty, embarked on a 115 km trek across Iceland’s Southern Highlands. On this journey she joined over 80 Royal LePage agents from across Canada in support of the Royal LePage Shelter Foundation. It was a challenging 5 day trek through rugged terrain in extremely remote parts of the country. They saw all kind of weather including snow, rain and high winds. The purpose of this challenge was to raise money and awareness for women and children affected by domestic violence. Through donations and fundraising events she was able to raise over $10,000, which contributed to the $655,000 raised by the group of trekkers. $8220 of the funds went to support the local YWCA Westman Womens Shelter. These much needed dollars will help support the operational costs of the Shelter, specifically helping to fund children’s programs necessary to help prevent the continuation of the cycle of domestic violence. The remainder will be combined with 20% of all funds raised to support domestic violence initiatives across Canada. Every dollar raised in support of the Royal LePage Shelter Foundation goes directly to helping those affected by domestic violence.