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Fulfilling recommendations made in the Brandon Food Charter and Community Food Assessment, the newly formed Brandon Food Council will monitor the local food system and provide direction for a forthcoming Brandon Food Strategy. The timing could not be better. In an address to the Frankfurt Congress on Food Councils last November, Olivier De Schutter, former… February 26, 2019

The Nearly New Shop at 601-9th Street is filling up with some spectacular stock for their Spring & Summer Grand Reopening on Thursday, February 28th. Their profits stay in Brandon & buy equipment for patient care at the hospital. They are closed for restocking now, but starting on Thursday they will be open from 10am-5pm… February 25, 2019

The Population Health division of Manitoba Health, Seniors and Active Living reports an outbreak of syphilis, a sexually transmitted infection that can be shared between sexual partners, throughout the province. Syphilis is known as the ‘great imitator’ because of the wide range of symptoms that infected individuals may develop.  These symptoms can be confused with… February 25, 2019

Source: Brandon Police Service Media Release On February 24th, 2019 police attended to a complaint of a disturbance in a business in the 2600 blk of Willowdale Crescent where a 23 year old Brandon woman was causing trouble inside the business. In an effort to remove the woman from the premise, she assaulted the attending… February 25, 2019

Source: Brandon Police Service Media Release On Saturday evening, Police received a report that a vehicle was stolen from the 900 Block of Rosser Avenue. The 2006 Ford Mustang car with Manitoba licence plate GUP 147 was left running while the owner entered into a business. The vehicle has yet to be recovered and the… February 24, 2019