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Manitoba Hydro filed its 2021–22 Interim Rate Application with the Public Utilities Board (PUB) yesterday requesting an overall average five per cent electricity rate increase, effective Jan. 1, 2022. The Corporation was directed to file an application with the PUB following cancellation of Bill 35 and the associated electricity rate increase. The higher rate ask… November 16, 2021

Source: Brandon Police Service News Release On November 13, 2021, police responded to a report of extensive damage caused inside Brandon Correctional Centre.  Investigation revealed that three inmates used broken pieces of furniture in an attempt to breach an exterior wall after 7:45 pm.  The inmates were unsuccessful in breaching the wall, but they were… November 15, 2021

Source: Brandon Police service Media Release\ Just before 6:00 AM Friday morning a business located in the 1500 block Richmond Avenue East reported that their mechanical shop had been broken into sometime since 5:00 PM Thursday.  The suspects then made off with a 2010 grey GMC Sierra with AB license plate BTL9422, and approximately $20,000… November 13, 2021

Due to rising COVID-19 cases, increased community transmission and a growing strain on the health-care system, Manitoba is taking additional steps to help curb the spread of the virus in the fourth wave of the pandemic, Health and Seniors Care Minister Audrey Gordon and Dr. Brent Roussin, chief provincial public health officer, announced today. “Once… November 12, 2021

Ensuring safe travel on City of Brandon streets is a high priority for the City’s Public Works Department. Snow Route systems allow this to occur by clearing major arterial routes and bus routes more quickly and efficiently, when parked vehicles are removed. Snow Route Parking Restrictions Snow Route parking restrictions come into effect from November… November 10, 2021