The parent council at Brandon’s Riverview School is pushing to have Grades 7 and 8 included at the East-End elementary school. They say it’s a tough transition for kids to move to King George School for their final two grades before high school – and King George doesn’t have a lunch program. The division says it’s working on the request.
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Fire destroyed a Thanksgiving display early Monday morning set up by Minnedosa Tourism. An outdoor covered shelter at Tanner’s Crossing had been decorated with bales of straw, lights, pumpkins and dried floral arrangements to be used as a background for photos. It’s suspected the fire was deliberately set.
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Brandon’s Santa Claus Parade is scheduled for Saturday, November 23rd. It’ll start at 6:00 pm, and run down Rosser Avenue and return up Princess Avenue downtown. The theme of this year’s parade is ‘Christmas around the World’.
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Valleyview Co-op has released how much money was raised during ‘Fuel Good Day’ last month. They brought in over $10,000 dollars for local initiatives including Virden School Nutrition Programs, Melita and Pierson Early Learning Centres, and the Kenton Community Enterprise.
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You should be getting your carbon rebate today. The quarterly payment goes to Canadians who filed their income tax in 8 provinces including Manitoba. It’s also the first time all banks will label the payment as the Canada Carbon Rebate, after years of inconsistent and vague phrasing on bank statements.
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Inflation slowed sharply in September falling below the Bank of Canada’s 2-percent target. The rate was 1.6-percent last month thanks largely to lower gasoline prices.
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Bath and Body Works Canada has stopped selling its new winter-themed candle over backlash from shoppers who said its design resembled Ku Klux Klan hoods. The candle featured a close-up image of a paper snowflake – which one customer said even looked like a ‘little Alien Klansmen’. The company has apologized saying it was a mistake.
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Your nose may be more powerful than you think. A new study says in a single sniff we can distinguish odors within a fraction of a second – ‘on par’ with how our brains perceive color. This refutes the widely held claim our sense of smell is our ‘slow’ sense.
