A 127-year-old heat record fell in Brandon on Monday. The temperature soared to 24.9-degrees beating the old mark of 22.8 set in 1897. Environment Canada says records were also set in Carberry, McCreary, Melita, Pilot Mound and Shoal Lake. It won’t be as warm the rest of the week though, as we return to more seasonal temperatures.
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Brandon’s Samaritan House Ministries has a new Executive Director. Heather Symbalisty takes over from long-serving director Barbara McNish who’s retiring. Symbalisty, who’s currently the organization’s Executive Assistant, assumes her new role with the shelter and food bank in December.
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Brandon police are looking for the owners of a small litter of abandoned puppies. They were found at a dog park off Victoria Avenue in the city’s east-end on Tuesday. Police say they want to make sure the parent dog is healthy and to gather more information about the puppies. They dogs are currently NOT available for adoption.
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The province has hit pause on some new cannabis outlets. The temporary moratorium, enacted in the spring, has been extended until December, so the government can complete a review to make sure young people can’t get access. The new licenses would have allowed convenience stores and gas bars, like Domo, to sell cannabis.
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Manitoba is restoring the one-to-one apprentice-to-journeyperson ratio effective October 31st. The government says the move is designed to enhance worker safety and ensure higher quality training. Construction companies, however, are concerned there’ll be fewer jobs for apprentices as they’ll need to hire more journeypersons to fill the requirement.
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Canadian business leaders are worried about economic uncertainties related to the looming U-S election. A new survey has found 87% of small and medium-sized companies fear our economy could become “collateral damage” from American protectionist policies. Both presidential candidates have campaigned on those policies that could lead to less favourable trade deals.
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and Manitoba Ag Ex gets underway today until Saturday at Brandon’s Keystone Centre. The free event is the largest all-breeds cattle show in the province showcasing more than 500 animals. It also features a couple of educational events for the kids – ‘MooMania’ and ‘EweMania’ – aimed at creating awareness about livestock and agriculture.
