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At the annual awards and UDC appreciation lunch that took place in Portage La Prairie recently, Brandon’s Brad Degraeve was named the Home Run Sports Wayne Deschouwer Umpire of the Year for 2022. He has been a softball umpire since 2012 and estimated that he umpired approximately 60-65 games this season including league play, tournaments and Championships.… November 11, 2022

Ace Burpee Winnipeg radio jock has compiled his listing of the Top 100 Fascinating People in Manitoba ..... somehow Brandon and Western Manitoba was not included.  Leah Hextall a former CKX TV announcer was named in this listing. Similar to every year I’ve done this list, the hardest part is keeping it to 100 names.… December 28, 2021

BDNMB.CA recently had an opportunity to speak with former Wheat King Chris Low about the transition to becoming a successful real estate agent in Brandon.Low's teammates with the Wheat Kings included Temple, Elder, Murray, Robson, Smart, Ritchie, Dingman, Redden and Cloutier during the 93 - 94 and 94 - 95 seasons.  After junior hockey Chris… May 14, 2021

PetSmart is opening its Brandon store in the coming weeks. In an email received earlier today it was learned that March 9th, 2020 is the store’s soft open. The official Grand Opening is set for March 14th The first 50 customers in store on March 14 will receive a $25 PetSmart gift card, plus they will… February 25, 2020

The 3rd annual Micheal Ferland Hockey School will take place in Virden, MB at Tundra Oil and Gas Place. The camp (July 9-12, 2020) will be open to the following age groups: Novice, Atom, Peewee and Bantam. Last year's event proved to be very successful with each age group selling out. "What makes the Micheal Ferland… February 7, 2020