August 29, 2017 Brandon, MB – For the seventh year in a row, the Provincial Exhibition has collaborated with six Manitoba Co-op’s and five local meat processors to provide close to 1500 lbs. of pork to several Westman food banks and soup kitchens. Provincial Exhibition director, Stan Cochrane and his family at Cochrane Stock Farms of Alexander, volunteered to care for the pigs from the 2017 Royal Manitoba Winter Fair pig scrambles with the support of feed donated by Co-op Feeds and western Manitoba Co-op retails including Heritage Co-op, Neepawa Gladstone Co-op, Valleyview Co-op, Kenton Consumers Co-op and Boundary Co-op. Renard’s Meat Services in Virden, Prairie Rose Meats in Souris, Jarvis Meats in Gladstone, and DAL Meats in Killarney donated their processing costs and arranged for delivered to food banks and soup kitchens in their own areas. City of Brandon partner, Henry Meats, provided pork to Helping Hands Soup Kitchen. “The direct connection between the meat processors and the organizations receiving the pork is a special part of this program. “ Said Ron Kristjansson, General Manager at the Provincial Exhibition of Manitoba. “All of the processors have their own relationships with the groups in their area providing a direct connection between the feed suppliers, meat processors and the organizations where the meat is donated.” Kristjansson noted that it takes multiple partners to make this program complete. “Support from partners like the Co-ops, the Deerboine Colony which sold us the pigs at a very reasonable price and all the meat processors allow us to use the pigs during the Royal Manitoba Winter Fair for agricultural education and then give back to the entire region that supports us and our events. Groups from Portage la Prairie up through Minnedosa, Souris, Brandon, Killarney, Boissevain, Virden and right out towards Moosomin, Saskatchewan have benefitted from this program.”

Brandon Police Service Media Release As a result of an ongoing investigation from August 23rd 2017, Police have arrested a 27-year-old man from Brandon on numerous charges including Attempt Murder. Investigation into a report of a firearm being discharged inside an apartment in the 600 Block of 18th Street led Police to identifying the man as the suspect responsible. The male suspect and a female attended to the apartment and a dispute ensued between the suspect and the tenant. During the confrontation, the male suspect pulled out what is believed to be a .22 calibre sawed off rifle and fired a round at the tenant. The tenant used a chair to defend himself from the attack and attempted to force the suspect out of the apartment. The bullet struck the chair, changing its path of travel into a wall of the residence. On Monday afternoon, Police received information that the male suspect was at a house in the North End of Brandon. A short time later the suspect was observed exiting a residence on Assiniboine Avenue and was taken into Police custody. After the suspect was apprehended, investigation learned that the male suspect assaulted his girlfriend inside the residence by punching and kicking her. While being lodged at the Brandon Correctional Center a quantity of Methamphetamine was located concealed in the underwear of the suspect. The male suspect is scheduled to appear in Court on Tuesday facing charges of: Attempt Murder Pointing a Firearm Unauthorized Possession of a Restricted Weapon Careless Use of A Firearm Domestic Assault Possession of Methamphetamine The female victim in the Domestic Assault did not receive any physical injuries.

Management and staff at Brandon’s Community Sportsplex wish to inform the public that the facility’s pool will be closed for regularly-scheduled maintenance beginning Saturday, September 2nd and won’t re-open until Saturday, September 23rd. Hours of operation for the facility’s ice rink, racquetball courts and outdoor track will not be impacted by the pool closure. For a full schedule of September programming at Brandon’s Community Sportsplex, please visit http://www.thesportsplex.ca/events/month.calendar/2017/09/28/- The City of Brandon thanks all patrons of the Sportsplex pool for their patience and understanding during this scheduled closure.

With the sun shining brightly and temperatures soaring to 31 degrees celsius at mid afternoon (on August 28, no less!), it was an ideal day for harvest. Various crews were seen swathing and combining at a number of different plots at the Brandon Research and Development Centre along Grand Valley Road, just west of 18th Street. The team shown in the photographs were harvesting barley with a mini-combine earlier today in the midday heat.

You can help support families needing to be close to their sick or injured child at Ronald McDonald House Charities Manitoba (RMHC Manitoba)’s two core programs: Ronald McDonald House and Ronald McDonald Family Room. Support RMHC Manitoba and our families by joining in on our 3rd annual Red Shoe Crew Walk in Brandon on Saturday, September 16th at the Riverbank Discovery Centre! When you register as a walker on our website, you will receive a 2017 Red Shoe Crew Week t-shirt!* [Registration cost: $25 / 12 and under registration cost: $5] Raise pledges for this fun, family-friendly 3 km walk. All proceeds benefit RMHC Manitoba and the families we serve. Together we can support family-centered healthcare across the province! Visit www.rmhcmanitoba.org/news-events/red-shoe-crew-walk to learn how you can keep families close one step at a time. See below for other Red Shoe Crew Walks taking place in Manitoba: Dauphin, Manitoba Date: Saturday, September 16th Location: Vermillion Park Campground Time: Registration - 9 am | Walk warm up - 10 am | Walk start - 10:15 am Portage la Prairie, Manitoba Date: Sunday, September 17th Location: Island Park Time: Registration - 1 pm | Walk warm up - 2 pm | Walk start - 2:15 pm Winnipeg, Manitoba Date: Saturday, September 23rd, 2017 Location: Assiniboine Park's Lyric Theatre Time: Registration - 9 am | Walk warm up - 10 am | Walk start - 10:15 am *Some conditions apply