Category Archives: News

Brandon's Spring Sweep: See When Crews Hit Your Street
Brandon's 2026 streetsweeping program continues to move through priority routes this week as crews work to clear sand, gravel, and winter debris from neighbourhoods across the city. With warmer, drier...
Frank McGwire Apr 29, 2026 Photo credit: City of Brandon

Green Cart Pickup Underway as Brandon Shifts Into Spring
Brandon's Green Cart Program is now in full swing for the season, giving residents an easy way to divert organic waste from the landfill while keeping weekly collection simple and Here's a clean, orig...
Frank McGwire Apr 29, 2026

More Teens Behind the Wheel: MPI Opens 1,200 Summer Driver Z Spots
Manitoba Public Insurance is preparing for a busy summer as it opens registration for its condensed 2026 Driver Z program, giving teen drivers more opportunities to begin their licensing journey durin...
Frank McGwire Apr 29, 2026 Photo credit: flickr

Brandon's Annual Water Main Flushing Program Begins Today (Wednesday, April 29)
Brandon residents can expect to see City crews out on the streets this week as the annual water main flushing program begins Wednesday, April 29, 2026. The routine maintenance program is carrie...
Frank McGwire Apr 29, 2026 Photo credit: City of Brandon

Colour the Core: Downtown Art Grant Applications Begin
Brandon's downtown is getting ready for another burst of colour and creativity as the City of Brandon and Brandon Downtown BIZ open applications for the 2026 Downtown Outdoor Art Grant. The program su...
Frank McGwire Apr 29, 2026

Sports Shorts April 28
The Pittsburgh Penguins staved off elimination for the second consecutive game against the Philadelphia Flyers, while the Vegas Golden Knights tied their series back up at two games apiece with an ove...
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Waves of Hope begins push for $150,000 fundraising goal
A local organization raising money for breast cancer research has jump-started a major fundraising campaign that they hope to complete within the next three years. Waves of Hope, a dragon boat team ba...
Rob Mahon Apr 28, 2026 Waves of Hope team manager, Michelle Gerrard, presenters Dr. Mousumi Majumder with the team’s $25,000 donation to kick-off the Hope In Our Backyard campaign. (Image courtesy Waves of Hope)

Brandon Police Service Media Release April 28
Breach of the Peace In the past 24 hours five individuals were arrested due to Breach of the Peace. They were each brought to Brandon Police Service (BPS) detention cells to prevent the continuation o...
Rob Mahon Apr 28, 2026 Image - Brandon Police Service

Prairie Mountain Health relocates audiology clinic to Brandon Regional Health Centre
A relocation and update to the space for Brandon's audiology clinic has come into effect this month. Prairie Mountain Health announced in a release that the audiology clinic has moved from Town Centre...
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News - Tuesday, April 28, 2026
Manitoba Expands Early Childhood Education Training The Manitoba government is investing more than $14 million, with federal support, to expand and sustain college training seats for early childhood e...
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