As a result of an investigation from October 26th a 33 year old male was arrested for sexual assault and incest as a female reported being sexually assaulted by this male. The subject was arrested and released for court at a later date.

The Brandon Police Service is seeking the public’s assistance in locating this person who is “WANTED BY POLICE” David FRENCH FOR Sexual Assault. On October 17, 2023, David FRENCH sexually assaulted a female at a Brandon residence. David FRENCH’s whereabouts are unknown at this time, please contact Brandon crime stoppers with any information. ***************** If you have any information as to the whereabouts of this person or anyone else “Wanted by Police” you are asked to contact Brandon Crime Stoppers @ 204-727-TIPS (8477), www.brandoncrimestoppers.com or by texting BCSTIP+your message to CRIMES (274637).  Crime Stoppers does not subscribe to Call Display.  Your call is not recorded and your identity will remain anonymous.  Crime Stoppers will pay up to $2000.00 cash for information that leads to the solution of a crime. ***************** The Brandon Police Service is seeking the public’s assistance in solving a Theft Under $5000. On October 25th, 2023, a male entered a business located in the 900 block of Victoria Ave. Once inside the male stole items and walked out of the business without paying for the merchandise. When approached the suspect threatened to assault the loss prevention officer and fled. The suspect was captured on surveillance that is attached to this release.  

The official results for the Brandon School Division Board of Trustees By-Election held on Wednesday, October 25, 2023 have been confirmed. Kirk Carr has been elected to the Brandon School Division Board of Trustees for Ward 1 and Lorraine McConnell has been elected to the Brandon School Division Board of Trustees for Ward 2. Senior Administration and Staff of Brandon School Division would like to congratulate Kirk Carr and Lorraine McConnell on being elected to the Brandon School Division Board of Trustees. To view the official results, including a breakdown of the vote at specific voting locations, please visit: www.brandonvotes.ca.  

A somewhat cool term made famous by companies such as UBER is the phrase SIDE HUSTLE.  Basically when people work for a company such as UBER or Skip The Dishes and it is called a Side Hustle. Community Futures Westman recently awarded some local entrepreneurs with prize money to help start their new and upcoming business. One of the winners is Samuel Solomon whom speaks 4 languages and felt that people that live in Canada and new residents will for sure need a drivers license so he felt that he could use his knowledge of various languages to provide driving lessons. First of all congrats from us at BDNMB.CA our company firmly believe in supporting local business and up and coming youth entrepreneurs 1 – walk us through your business concept As someone who moved to Canada from a warmer climate, I instantly came to realize that having a driver's license is not a luxury, rather a necessity in Canada. People require a driver's license, not only to get around our cold weather, but also to be able to get jobs and facilitate their lives. My business concept is to provide affordable, flexible and linguistically accessible (I speak 4 languages and I serve my clients in all of them) driving license lessons. Both for the MPI written test and the MPI road test. 2 – have you felt like you have always been an entrepreneur  Yes! Big time. I opened my first "business" when I was in high school. I used to customize t-shirts and sell them to my classmates. In addition to my driving school, I am also a freelance website designer (www.aksumds.ca is fully designed by me). I also had other business ventures in the past, they failed, however, I learned a lot and I continue to learn. 3 – explain to us some of the problems you feel with taking your company to the next level At this stage, I don't see problems per se, but the current MPI strike is impacting the whole sector 4 – who are your competitors Other local driving schools 5 – has your family helped if so explain this more Absolutely, my family has always been there to motivate me in my business ventures. My parents bought me the driving school vehicle, my brother covered the licensing fees...etc. and they continue to support me morally. Please feel free to visit my linkedin page for more information about me; https://www.linkedin.com/in/samuel-bs/  

Tomorrow (Wednesday, October 25) is Election Day. Residents of the Brandon School Division will have an opportunity to vote for candidates running in the School Trustee By-election at various voting locations throughout Brandon and surrounding area. The by-election was necessitated by the resignation of two board trustees earlier this year. Eight candidates have put their names forward to fill the vacant seat for the City Ward with the boundary set to be within the City of Brandon, and two candidates are running for the Rural Ward which includes portions of municipalities surrounding Brandon including Cornwallis, Whitehead, Elton, Oakland-Wawanesa and Riverdale. A map of the school division boundaries can be found at MAP_-_Brandon_SD_Boundaries.pdf. Voting Places will be open from 8:00 a.m. – 8:00 p.m. and are located at: Monterey Estates Recreation Hall                       40 Mockingbird Drive, Brandon McDiarmid Drive Alliance Church                        635 McDiarmid Drive, Brandon Victoria Inn, Salon 2                                         3550 Victoria Avenue, Brandon Brandon Shoppers Mall –                                   Unit 22 1570 – 18th Street, Brandon Brandon School Division Administration Office     1031 – 6th Street, Brandon East End Community Centre                              405 Park Street, Brandon Alexander School                                              102 Argyle Street, Alexander Ecole O’Kelly School                                          T-101 St. Barbara Avenue, Shilo Brandon Hills Community Hall                            50159, Road 106W, RM of Cornwallis To be eligible to vote in this election, a person must be 18 years of age, a Canadian citizen, and live the school division for a period of at least six months at the date of the election (since April 25, 2023). Voters may vote at the Voting Place which they find most convenient but must vote for the candidates in the ward in which they reside. Identification will be required before being allowed to vote. A person will be required to produce one piece of government issued photo identification, eg. driver’s license or at least two other documents that provide proof of identity and residence. “School Board trustee elections are an opportunity for Brandon School Division residents to participate in public education governance” notes Heather Ewasiuk, Senior Election Official. “The Board of Trustees’ primary responsibility is serving students, parents and school communities by advancing student achievement.” Information on the candidates is available on the Brandon Votes website at www.brandonvotes.ca. The website will also carry live, up-to-the-minute results of the school trustee races following the close of polls on October 25th.