Dermapure, a Canadian leader in aesthetic medicine in Canada, has acquired The Skin & Vein Centre in Brandon. The sale will allow the Brandon centre to remain on the cutting edge of medical aesthetics and offer the most innovative rejuvenation treatments on the market. Dr. Barb Kelleher, who founded The Skin & Vein Centre in 2006, will continue to serve her clients at the clinic which is located at 1300, 18th Street, across from the Keystone Centre. “I’m excited about this next step as it will really allow us to provide a wider collection of products and services to our clients,” Kelleher said. “Demand for vein, skin and cosmetic treatments continues to grow and through this exciting new partnership we are uniquely positioned to continue providing excellence in patient care.”

An adult basketball tournament was held in Brandon over the weekend. In total ten teams took to the floor including 5 from Brandon, 3 from Winnipeg and 1 each from Neepawa and Swan Valley. Brandon's BeezKneez (pictured above) took home the A-side title while Showstoppers (pictured below) from Winnipeg snagged the B-Side championship. Adam Hartman, from Beez Kneez, was named the tournament MVP. The event was hosted by InterAthletic Sports Leagues out of Winnipeg with support from Westman Lumber Supply in Brandon. The games were played at the New Era School and organizers tell bdnmb.ca they are working on returning for another tournament, this time with hopefully more teams from surrounding areas.

Cloud 9 Wrestling made its Brandon debut tonight at the Great Western Roadhouse, in front of a very large and boisterous crowd. The night's action featured 6 matches on the card, including two title bouts.  The crowd in attendance were into it from the opening bell to the final pinfall. BDNMB.CA was onhand to capture the following images.

Jason been assisting the Brandon Wheat Kings with equipment and game day duties since 2006. He will be heading to Berlin, Germany this June for the World Special Olympics where he'll compete in golf. Prior to participating in golf, Jason has also found success in both softball and swimming. His athletic prowess has allowed him to travel to many countries including Italy, Portugal, China, and Taiwan. Club in your bag that you feel most comfortable swinging? Driver/7-iron Favorite fast food burger? Baconater from Wendy's Who is your favorite athlete? Michael Jordan If you could pick any one singer/band to put on your show at your next birthday party, who would you choose? Nickleback What’s your favorite movie? Pirates of the Caribbean You get a free ticket to travel around the world. Will you go by boat, plane, train, or car? Plane If you could have one current member of the Wheat Kings be your caddy in Germany, who do you choose? Nolan Ritchie Do you have a favorite holiday? Christmas, spending time with family If you could only eat one food for the rest of your life, what would it be? Toasted Sandwiches What is the best gift you have ever received? eBike What is your favorite zoo animal? Monkey/Tiger What breakfast cereal do you prefer? Rice Krispies Which celebrity would you most like to play a round of golf with and why? Rory McIlroy, he would give me good tips on what to work on in golf. What is your favorite thing about working with the Wheat Kings? Getting the boys pumped up doing the fist bumps before warmup and the game. Do you have any hobbies outside of work? Sony Playstation Where is the most interesting place you have travelled so far? Italy, got to see the Coliseum Would you prefer to go camping or chill at a beach? Chill at the beach. What is your favorite TV show of all time?  Gordon Ramsay's HELL'S KITCHEN or WWE Wrestling What’s the last video game you played? NHL 2023, PS4

Find stability before the WHL puts Winnipeg on Ice By - Keith Borkowsky For whatever reason, the Winnipeg Ice are a cursed franchise. It’s not because of on-ice operations — the Ice franchise has won three Western Hockey League championships, a Memorial Cup, and could win both this year. As the Winnipeg Ice, the franchise reached the Eastern Conference final in 2021-22 — the only post-season played in the past three seasons. On-ice, the Ice have done everything they can to fill a Western Hockey League arena. They just don’t have a Western Hockey League arena to fill. And in spite of that being a condition to moving the franchise to Winnipeg, there doesn’t seem to be one forthcoming in a foreseeable future. Naturally, that draws a lot of concern, and it should. There is talk of relocating the franchise again, which under normal circumstances, would be a reasonable course of action.  However, with the current Ice management team having traded WHL bantam draft picks to go all-in on current success, does that not set a future market up for failure?  How do you generate interest in a lineup where, without receiving draft picks back in trade, talent will be much harder to find and attract to the new market? There may be discussion about new locations for the Ice franchise. There’s another option the WHL should consider.  Contraction. Cease operations of the Ice at the end of this season. Hold a dispersal draft of the remaining Ice assets, with those being owed draft picks getting the first crack at the remaining players and those having been drafted by the Ice. Start fresh somewhere else. The WHL could better control the future of its 22nd franchise by offering it through expansion, to a community with a suitable arena, suitable ownership, and — something the Ice have never really had — stability. While that may well put an end to the Manitoba rivalry between the hometown Wheat Kings and the Ice, it may not. Calgary now has an NHL team, AHL team and a WHL team under the same ownership structure. Who is to say that couldn’t work in Winnipeg under True North Sports and Entertainment’s banner? There is an arena there, in downtown Winnipeg, and NHL-class practice facilities on the edge of Winnipeg. The WHL might look favourably to that. Would True North? Or it may consider British Columbia an option. The lower mainland has lots of people, and arenas which could fit the bill. There are markets in the United States which could get a look as well. While it hasn’t been named, Grand Forks, N.D. has hosted junior hockey before in a facility that would put almost all of the existing WHL arenas to shame. There is also a new arena being built in Steinbach. Shovels are in the ground, the Junior A team has been very well supported, and with 17,000 people in city limits, and a strong population, commercial and industrial base in the surrounding area. If Swift Current can be viable, Steinbach could absolutely be successful as a WHL market.  The WHL governors have options. They should look at all of the possibilities when making its decision. "Good is not good when better is expected." — Vin Scully