Brandon Police Service Special Release On May 26, 2017, the Independent Investigation Unit of Manitoba concluded its investigation into the death of a man in a Brandon Hotel room and his interactions with Brandon Police members several hours earlier. The IIU has determined that no charges are to be laid against the Brandon Police Service members. The BPS members acted professionally and in accordance with lawful authorities in this tragic incident. On June 7, 2017, the IIU concluded its investigation into a complaint that a male was assaulted and abandoned outside of Brandon by Police. The Brandon Police Service provided GPS records for all vehicles for the date in question with the exception of the Police Service K-9 Unit. No Police vehicles left the city limits on the date in question. The IIU has released in its investigational conclusion that the complainant recanted information initially provided and BPS members’ used no acts or applications of force. The Brandon Police Service is reviewing this outcome and will determine if further investigation is required concerning the false allegation against BPS members. The reports in relation to both of these matters can be found at www.iiumanitoba.ca.

The 2017 Manitoba Summer Fair is over for another year with 101300 visits over the five days. “We had a great week for Canada 150 and our 135th celebrations.” Said Ron Kristjansson, general manager at the Provincial Exhibition of Manitoba. “The RCMP Musical Ride and Alberta Miniature Chuckwagon racers brought out a lot of visitors that hadn’t been to the fair in a long time and they had very positive comments about the changes we continue to make to our fair; the weather on Friday slowed us down a bit and had us rearranging some schedules, but Saturday saw the strongest single day attendance in several years.” The annual citizenship ceremony held on Wednesday, June 7 set a record for the largest ceremony officiant Dwight MacAulay had presided over with 153 citizens taking their oath of citizenship. The fair organizers made efforts this year to make the fair more accessible and will continue to work on those improvements for next year. The musical acts were probably the strongest line-up in years and it paid off with over 1000 guests for Saturday night’s Road Hammers concert. The Sunday morning pancake breakfast brought in close to 1100 hungry fair goers and the stands were full for the annual Demo derby. New features of the derby included a Little Tykes version and the much-anticipated return of the combine crunch. On the agriculture side, organizers were pleased with the turn out for the horse show and the cattle show, both areas that they plan to grow in future years. Next up for the Provincial Ex is Manitoba AG EX, home of the Manitoba Finals Rodeo October 25 – 28. Visit the website for more details at www.provincialexhibition.com

Collection of photos of the damage caused by Friday's storm that left as many as 4,600 people losing power.  Manitoba Hydro is saying that as of 2 hours ago "All customers restored in Killarney/Westman as of 7 p.m. with exemption of several customers in Rock Lake area."

A 24-year old Brandon woman allegedly kicked a Brandon Police Officer during an arrest on Friday evening.  Police say they received a report of an intoxicated person walking in front of vehicles in the 1100 block of Braecrest Dr, located the woman, and in the process of being arrested the suspect became combative kicking one of the arresting officers.  The officer did not sustain any injuries in the incident.  The suspect was already under a condition to abstain from the consumption of alcohol and was detained overnight for a court appearance today.

Construction was well underway this week to convert a former parking lot at 6th Street and Princess Avenue into a multipurpose green space for downtown. The space is located on the east side of the A.R. McDiarmid Civic Complex, just outside the City of Brandon’s Youth Centre. The completed project will have a community garden, an area to socialize and a recreational area including an outdoor basketball court.