Category Archives: News
Increases to fees for services, including parking metre rates, on Brandon city council agenda tonight
Brandon city councillors will continue preparing for their annual 2024 budget deliberations when they meet tonight. They'll also review the interim operating budget for 2024 and the City of Brandon Bo...
Dec 18, 2023 Image - Brandon City Hall
Brandon property taxes could take a steep rise next year - worst case scenario: 9% every year for a decade
In a media release, the City of Brandon says "it is taking sustainability actions to help get the city's finances back on track over the coming years by striking a balance between affordability and su...
Dec 15, 2023
Fall Conditions Report - MB soil moisture, river and lake levels are normal to below normal
Manitoba Transportation and Infrastructure's Hydrologic Forecast Centre has released the 2023 Manitoba Basins Fall Conditions Report, which indicates soil moisture levels at the time of freeze-up, pre...
Dec 15, 2023 Image - Government of Manitoba
Valleyview Co-op donates $10,000 to Sioux Valley Dakota Nation 'Community Garden' project
Valleyview Consumers Co-operative has announced a $10,000 donation to the Sioux Valley Dakota Nation Community Garden Program. The funds supported the purchase of a Kio K9 2440 side-by-side vehicle fo...
Dec 14, 2023 Image - Submitted
MB government says promises of gas tax relief and homelessness strategies will proceed despite $1.6-B deficit
The Manitoba government has taken steps to address the $1.6-billion deficit and is sharing a strategy to ensure all provincial expenditures are accounted for this fiscal year, Finance Minister Adrien ...
Dec 14, 2023 Image - Province of Manitoba
The City of Brandon is considering raising its development charges
In a media release Wednesday (Dec 13), the City said "to ensure growth is paying for growth, the City of Brandon is considering an increase in development cost charges to catch up to actual costs." Th...
Dec 14, 2023 Image - photo-2459283-donnarae-dreamstimecom.jpg
Brandon police charged a man for allegedly defrauding a victim living at a housing complex
On January 31, 2023, Brandon police received a report of suspected fraud. A family member who was granted Power of Attorney status discovered anomalies in banking records of the victim, which prompted...
Dec 13, 2023 Image - Brandon Police Service
Brandon's Keystone Centre unveils new logo to celebrate 50th anniversary
The new logo, designed in partnership with Leech Group, features a K dressed in the outline of a star. The departure from the previous Keystone Centre logo has taken immediate effect. "Our new logo, i...
Dec 13, 2023 Image - New Brandon Keystone Centre logo
'Project Red' raises over $10,000 for Assiniboine Community College students
Project Red, an annual holiday campaign put on by the Assiniboine Community College Students' Association and in partnership with the Assiniboine Community College Foundation, focuses on easing financ...
Dec 13, 2023 Image - submitted
Brandon police joining annual provincial Holiday Checkstop program
This Holiday Season, members of Brandon Police Service will be conducting Check stops in the community. BPS says "we will be targeting individuals who are driving while under the influence of drugs or...
Dec 13, 2023 Image - Brandon Police Service
