A provincial promise of over $850,000 will allow Brandon School Division to move forward on several projects. These include installing a modular classroom at Meadows School, replacing the roof at Kirkcaldy Heights School, and buying land in southwest Brandon for a future K to 8 school. The government will reimburse the division as each project advances.
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It’s an Administration Day at Brandon schools ahead of students returning to classes on Wednesday. If you’ve completed shopping for school supplies, you’ve noticed a jump in costs due to inflation and U-S tariffs. Everything from pens and calculators to backpacks and clothing are pricier, with cross Canada averages totaling up to $750 per student.
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A consultant’s report into a failed $5-million project at Brandon University has been released. The ‘Renew BU’ initiative in 2020 was meant to modernize the university’s record systems – but was halted four years later. The report says a main cause for the costly failure was BU not properly vetting the vendor’s ability to deliver the new tech.
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Eight new international doctors have been recruited to work in Prairie Mountain Health – three in Swan River, two in Roblin – and one each in Neepawa, Souris and Virden. The program brings physicians to the region every fall, and will allow departments like emergency rooms to open for more hours.
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York Factory First Nation is suing Manitoba Hydro saying it intentionally created artificially low water levels on Split Lake, leaving the community isolated. It’s only accessible by a winter road, boat or plane. The First Nation wants Hydro to provide emergency funds for supplies, and release more water into the lake so a ferry can operate.
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This summer, many Canadians chose to skip travelling to the United States and spent their vacations at home. According to an AirBnB survey, the hottest destinations were Newfoundland and Labrador, Prince Edward Island, Quebec and Saskatchewan. The top three ‘nature-driven’ destinations were Banff, Halifax, and Victoria.
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After a long illness, Canadian actor Graham Greene has died – he was 73. Greene, who belonged to the Oneida First Nation, starred in a steady stream of film, tv and theatre projects from the late 1970’s onward. He earned an Oscar nomination for the supporting role of “Kicking Bird” in the 1990 film “Dances With Wolves”.
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and 50 years later ‘Jaws’ is still a hit. The shark attack thriller’s re-release came in second at the long weekend box office after ‘Weapons’. Rounding out the top 5 were ‘Caught Stealing’, ‘Freakier Friday’ and ‘The Roses’.
