One driver was caught doing 135 km/h in a 60 km/h zone, 17 people were charged with either Impaired Driving or drive over .08, and there were 3 people charged with refusing a Breath Demand during the RCMP's most recent Holiday Checkstop Program. In addition the program saw 1 person charged with Impaired Driving by Drugs, 8 alcohol or drug-related administrative roadside suspensions, and 531 other traffic-related provincial statue (Highway Traffic Act) charges laid. Two of the seventeen individuals charged with Impaired Driving, or driving over .08, had blood alcohol readings of 270 mgs% (.270), or 3.5 times the legal limit. The third installment of the Checkstop Program for 2016 ran from December 20, 2016 to December 26, 2016. In total 1733 vehicles were checked across the Province during 40 check stops

December 27, 2016 was an extremely busy day for us here at bdnmb.ca, as we played host to an astonishing 39,153 unique viewers during the 24-hour period. Many came to view the series of pictures, of the most recent winter storm, that our readers had submitted. Since it was first posted live at 10:00 pm on the 26th the page has generated an impressive 56,164 views. At one point in the day 1908 unique visitors were accessing the web site at the exact same moment. Viewers came from all around the world to check out the impressive array of photos, as evidenced by the image below.  The most viewed story previously on www.bdnmb.ca had been Crows General Store, A Hidden Gem which has attracted just a shade under 25,000 views to date. Thank-you to everyone for submitting their storm photos and for linking to our story.

A 36-year old Brandon male has been arrested for Assault with a Weapon, and Utter Threats to Cause Death after an incident in Brandon on Wednesday afternoon. Police say the man assaulted a woman with a phone cord. Reports indicate that he had asked her to pull the vehicle into the garage when the garage suffered some damage. Prior to her leaving the residence it is alleged that he threatened to kill her. The victim made contact with police to complain of the assault at around 3:10 pm and a short-time later the suspect turned himself in.  He suspect was released on a promise to appear.

Glen Simard, a local teacher, has been awarded 4th place in CBC's 'This One's For You” contest which “asked Canadians to nominate someone - mom, dad, aunt, uncle, grandparent, sibling, coach or mentor - who went the extra distance to make your sports dream a reality. “ Glen was nominated by sons, Andrew & Nathan, with some assistance from their mother, Lori.  The boys aged, 10 & 12, wrote about how their father has always been there to coach or help their teams. Last summer he coached both boys baseball teams and each team won their respective league titles. In addition to coaching, Glen was also the Mosquito director and Vice President of the Baseball Association in Brandon. Anyone, who spends time at the rink will certainly recognize him from behind one of the benches of either a house league, or double roster team. All of this is in addition to the hours he puts in organizing intramurals in basketball, soccer and floor hockey at the school level. For exactly what the boys had to say about their father please follow this link. Glen, and family, take home a trip for 2 to Niagara Falls, $1,500 and a helicopter ride.

Brandon City police are investigating a death they have described as “suspicious following a 911 call on Thursday evening in Brandon. Officers responded to the call in the 3600 block of Centennial Blvd, and found the man, who was unresponsive. The body was removed and transported to Winnipeg for an autopsy. The victim’s name was not released, and no arrests have been made. Police are continuing to investigate.