-Brandon School Division will meet with the Education Minister next month for concerns of property tax hikes of over 10 per cent. Facing a $6.8 million dollar deficit, school officials say they need more money to avoid passing the increases onto Brandon residents.
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-Brandon University got about $557 thousand dollars from Canada’s Research Support Fund yesterday. The money will go towards the background costs of research, like facility maintenance, IT services, and library resources.
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-The City of Brandon is partnering with the Southern Chiefs Organization to help with overdose prevention. A mobile outreach van will be launched in the new year to offer harm-reduction supplies, food, water, and essential services to those who need it. Health Canada has given about $340 thousand dollars to fund the program.
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-Premier Wab Kinew is demanding a review of Manitoba’s public notification system for high-risk sex offenders. This is in response to 28 Year-old Scott William George entering Winnipeg’s Darwin School and grabbing a student last week. Kinew says the public should be alerted when a registered offender breaches bail conditions.
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-Manitoba parents want school staff trained to give insulin shots to students. Critics say British Columbia and Nova Scotia already offer programs for school staff to help with insulin treatments, and that Manitoba should be able to do the same.
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-The Manitoba Government is matching up to $6.5 million dollars in donations to the Canadian Red Cross for those affected by the wildfires in 2025. The money will help to rebuild communities, with $2 million dollars just for small businesses. Applications open in January 2026
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-The Thomson and Weston families have placed a joint bid of $18 million dollars plus a $5 million preservation donation, for the original 1670’s Hudson’s Bay charter. Their donation ensures the charter remains in the public domain, after months of uncertainty.
