The City of Brandon is selling the naming rights to the Community Sportsplex, and is asking for bids to renovate and manage the facility’s canteen. The city continues to upgrade the building: a new ice plant for the rink should
be installed by this fall – and repairs to the pool were recently completed.
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Later this spring, the City will be asking for bids to rebuild 26th Street between Park and Victoria Avenues. The project will include fixing the crumbling street and sidewalks, replacing underground utilities, and replacing
traffic signals at 26th and Park. And despite lots of discussion in the last year – the project apparently does not include adding bike lanes.
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The relocation of Manitoba First Nations Police from Portage to new headquarters just north of Brandon is reportedly on track to happen this October. Police will be working out of the new Waywayseecappo Convention Centre on Highway 10, which is still under construction. The service is looking to expand civilian jobs and needs a larger space.
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The Mounties ‘Roving Traffic Unit’ stopped a vehicle southeast of Minnedosa on Tuesday and seized a large amount of cash. Police say the vehicle was initially pulled over for a traffic violation, and a search later turned up
a large amount of Canadian currency. A 24-year-old Alberta man was arrested.
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The province is creating a team that’ll work to reduce emergency room wait times by reducing blockages and improve efficiency. The health minister says the strategy involves “adding resources, adding services, and adding people.” While Brandon was not mentioned specifically, Prairie Mountain Health says the biggest impact on wait times at Brandon hospital is staffing shortages.
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The Assembly of First Nations has joined Manitoba Chiefs in calling for Hudson’s Bay to immediately stop the sale of artifacts and return any cultural, ceremonial and sacred items to Indigenous communities. The Bay plans to auction off 4,400 artifacts and art pieces, along with the 355-year-old royal charter that launched the company.
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After legal challenges by a Manitoba First Nation and a group representing hunters, the province is upping the number of moose hunting licenses this year – 350 will be granted, an increase of 250. Pimicikamak Cree Nation argued the cut infringed on their treaty rights – and the wildlife federation said the license cut wasn’t based on scientific data.
