As part of the RCMP's ongoing efforts to be transparent and accountable to the communities we serve, RCMP officers in Manitoba will start using body-worn cameras. The use of these cameras will be complemented by a digital evidence management system that will be used to store and manage body-worn video. The following detachments will be the first to receive the cameras: Steinbach - November 22, 2024 Portage la Prairie - December 4, 2024 Amaranth - December 4, 2024 Treherne - December 4, 2024 East St. Paul - January 7, 2025 Grand Marais - January 7, 2025 Selkirk - January 7, 2025 St-Pierre-Jolys - January 22, 2025 In total, between November 22, 2024, and April, 2025, it is expected that over 490 Manitoba RCMP officers in 44 detachments will be equipped with body-worn cameras. This will include detachments that provide policing services to Ebb and Flow First Nation, Peguis First Nation, Sioux Valley Dakota Nation, Chemawawin Cree Nation, O-Pipon-Na-Piwin Cree Nation as well as a number of other First Nation communities. All other detachments throughout Manitoba will have body-worn cameras and the digital evidence management system rolled out to them in a phased approach over the course of the next 18 months. Body-worn cameras can help increase trust between police and the communities they serve because the video evidence collected will provide an independent, unbiased, and objective way to capture interactions between the community and police officers. It will also help resolve public complaints more quickly, and improve evidence gathering. RCMP officers will usually be wearing their body-worn cameras on their chest and the public will know it's recording when a red light is visible and flashing below the lens of the camera.

Theft Under $5000 On November 19, 2024, an employee from a store in the 3400 block of Victoria Avenue reported a theft of approximately $48.00 in merchandise, which occurred on November 4, 2024. Security footage assisted in identifying the 41-year-old male suspect. Attempts to locate suspect were negative. On November 20, 2024, at 9:22AM an employee from the same store reported the same male re-attended the store, filled a backpack with meat and toilet paper before leaving. Police located and arrested the male in the 3100 block of Victoria Avenue. He was also in possession of stolen merchandise from another Brandon store, however; they were not interested in pursuing charges. The male was released on an Appearance Notice with a court date of January 30th, 2025. Attempted Robbery / Assault with a Weapon On November 19th, 2024, at 6:19PM, police responded to a report of an unwanted male at a business on Middleton Avenue. Members identified the 34-year-old male and were aware he was wanted for an attempted Robbery earlier in the day.  He was arrested, held in detention cells and attended court on November 20th, 2024.

On November 20th at 2:43AM a taxi driver reported one of his drivers was hit by a female suspect with an unknown item/weapon and is bleeding. Ambulance requested near the 3100 block of Victoria Avenue. A female had gotten into the cab and demanded the driver’s cell phone, upon failing to give her the device she hit him over the head with a blunt object. Caller gave direction suspect went. A secondary caller phoned in and stated an unknown female had rang their doorbell and was now in the residence asking them to call a cab for her. Upon finding out police were called female fled from the home and banged on a neighbor’s door on Hemlock Crescent. Suspect was located by police under a vehicle and taken into custody. A folding knife was on her person. 19-year-old female held in detention cells with a court date in the morning on November 20th, 2024. Injured cab driver attended Brandon Hospital’s Emergency for non-life-threatening injuries.

Brandon School Division buses will not be operating outside the city of Brandon for Wednesday November 20th all day. Alexander, O’Kelly and Spring Valley Schools are closed; buses will be running within the city of Brandon; attendance at schools is at parental discretion where travel is required. Please call your school if you are not going to be attending. Please exercise due caution.

With the first winter storm approaching, the Public Works Department is ready with snow clearing and sanding equipment. Crews will start clearing when enough snow has accumulated.   Ensuring safe travel on Brandon streets is a priority for the City of Brandon. The Public Works Department facilitates this through the Snow Route system by more efficiently clearing major streets and bus routes when parked vehicles are removed.   Snowfall amount, density of snow, humidity, rising or falling temperatures, wind velocity and direction, along with the time of year, all play a part in how the City’s Public Works Department responds to any snow event.   The city is divided into seven zones for snow clearing, starting with a priority route. This route focuses the first 24 hours of all municipal snow-clearing activities on sections of major thoroughfares under the City’s care to establish a plowed “grid” for commuters and emergency vehicles to access all corners of the City as soon as possible. For a comprehensive overview of the City of Brandon’s snow-clearing procedures, visit brandon.ca/snow-removal or contact the Public Works Department at 204-729-2285.   During any snow event, the Public Works Department requests your cooperation and patience as they work to clear your street as soon as possible.   Residents can stay up to date on all regular snow plowing activities conducted by the City of Brandon’s Streets & Roads Section by visiting snowmap.brandon.ca. Residents can also sign up to receive text notifications at textme.brandon.ca for updates on snow clearing events within the city and specific to their zone.   During a snow event, the snow map will be updated daily at approximately 1 p.m. to reflect the latest progress in snow clearing operations, whether on streets, sidewalks, pathways, or back lanes.   After significant snowfall (more than 5 centimetres) or winds causing drifting on snow routes, the City's Public Works Department may declare a parking restriction. Vehicles remaining parked along designated seasonal snow clearing routes during such events risk being ticketed and/or towed at their own expense.   Snow Route parking restrictions are in effect from November 15 to March 31 annually. The following locations are designated Snow Routes in the City of Brandon:   Rosser Avenue from 1st Street to 18th Street (23:00 to 08:00)   Rosser Avenue from 18th Street to 34th Street (23:00 to 08:00)   Rosser Avenue E. from 1st Street to 13th Street E. (23:00 to 08:00)   Princess Avenue from 1st Street to 18th Street (23:00 to 08:00)   Princess Avenue from 18th Street to Whillier Drive (23:00 to 08:00)   Princess Avenue E. from 1st Street to 13th Street E. (23:00 to 08:00)   Ninth Street extending from Pacific Avenue to Princess Avenue (23:00 to 08:00)   Tenth Street extending from Princess Avenue to Pacific Avenue (23:00 to 08:00)   Louise Avenue extending from 13th to 18th Street (23:00 to 08:00)   Residents who wish to receive direct email notifications prior to the implementation of such parking bans can sign up for this service by visiting brandon.ca/snow-routes to subscribe.