Bud Robertson
The Brandon Sun
Rivers, MB, Canada
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Journalist distinguished visiting professor at BU
As a foreign correspondent, Kiran Nazish has been targeted as a spy, had her translator kidnapped and has held court with Afghan and Kurdish leaders. Now, Nazish is bringing her knowledge and first-hand experiences as a journalist to Brandon University as this year’s Stanley Knowles Distinguished Visiting Professor. → Read More
Farmers helpless as crops begin to disappear
Record rainfalls and an early winter snowstorm could make this year’s harvest season one for the history books. “We are just witnessing dollar bills floating up in the air, revenue disappearing,” said Keystone Agricultural Producers president Bill Campbell as a Colorado low swept through southern Manitoba on Friday. → Read More
Outpouring of support for paralyzed Brandon man
An outpouring of support has so far raised more than $18,000 to help a Brandon man who was left paralyzed from the chest down in a horrific accident earlier this month. On the morning of Friday, Sept. → Read More
Upgrade to water-treatment facility to start in October
The first phase of a multi-year upgrade of the City of Brandon’s municipal water-treatment fac... → Read More
New approach for leasing ag Crown lands
Manitoba producers are applauding a new approach to leasing agricultural Crown lands. Agriculture Minister Ralph Eichler announced Friday the Manitoba government is introducing a new balanced approach to modernize the Agricultural Crown Lands Leasing Program. → Read More
Bat disease hits Riding Mountain National Park
A deadly fungus killing millions of bats in North America has finally struck Riding Mountain National Park. White-nose syndrome was confirmed in six bats in the park about 100 kilometres north of Brandon this spring and summer. → Read More
Brandon woman finds her hero
Lana Russell has found her hero. Const. Jason Medwechuk, a Brandon police officer, was off duty when he rushed to perform CPR on her father, Herb Burridge, who collapsed after suffering a massive heart attack in the parking lot of the Canadian Tire store on Monday. → Read More
Maple Bus Lines to service Westman area
A Manitoba bus company is expanding its passenger service into Brandon and other parts of Westman. Maple Bus Lines Ltd. → Read More
Programs launched to celebrate Manitoba's 150th
Manitoba turns 150 next year, and three programs have been launched to help us celebrate this milestone. “Since we began work this past spring, we’ve been in touch with many groups and organizations that are excited to launch projects in their communities and just need some help to get their ideas off the ground,” Monique LaCoste, co-chair of Manitoba 150, said in a news release Friday. → Read More
Terry Fox Run personal for many
By Bud Robertson For Bruce Bumstead, this year’s Terry Fox Run holds a poignant and deeply personal meaning. His daughter, Sophie Terasaki, 9, is battling osteosarcoma, the same bone cancer that afflicted Fox, who started the Marathon of Hope in 1980. On Sunday, Bumstead and two teams of supporters were among about 120 people who took part in the annual Terry Fox Run in Brandon. → Read More
Westman men help STARS set fundraising record
STARS air ambulance’s flagship fundraising event in Manitoba raised a record amount of money this year, and a pair of intrepid Westman adventurers helped make it happen. John Kelleher and Alan Butler were dropped on a remote island with five other participants during Rescue on the Island, an all-day event held Thursday. → Read More
Open house continues at Healthy Living Centre
Here’s something to get pumped up about. Brandon University’s Healthy Living Centre is letting the public try its programs for free this weekend as its open house week wraps up. “With several new classes this year, a whole new lunch time program, and a new personal trainer, we have a flexible lineup that’ll really get your heart racing,” Sara Grona, HLC’s facility co-ordinator, said in a news… → Read More
Vigil held for teen stabbed to death
Mourners held an emotional candlelight vigil Sunday afternoon for a Brandon teen whose life was brutally cut short last Wednesday evening. Led by Sonny Grieves’s parents, Dennis and Samantha Grieves, some four dozen people walked solemnly from the Brandon Friendship Centre on Lorne Avenue to the house on Louise Avenue where Sonny was stabbed to death. → Read More
Pets ingesting more cannabis, vet says
More cases of cannabis-related pet poisonings are showing up in Brandon. There has been “a small increase in what we’ve seen over the last year or so,” said Dr. Colleen Fisher with Brandon Hills Veterinary Clinic. → Read More
Thefts, assorted mayhem around Brandon
Arctic Cat stolen Brandon Police Service received a report of an overnight break-and-enter to a detached garage on Garwood Drive on Saturday morning. A 500cc Arctic Cat Quad was taken and has yet to be recovered. → Read More
BU sees robust enrolment growth
Brandon University is on track for its seventh straight year of solid enrolment growth, and Indigenous and international students are leading the charge. There is an 8.6 per cent increase in the number of self-declared Indigenous students and a 5.3 per cent rise in the number of international students this year compared to figures from mid-August last year, the university said in a news release… → Read More
Keeping their faculties: More seniors going back to college or university to keep their minds sharp
Lifelong learning is more than a catchphrase — it’s something more and more seniors are embracing as they head off to study at college or university. Karen Barteaux is a case in point. → Read More
Nation's oldest Icelandic church turns 130
BALDUR — A few kilometres down a winding gravel road, overlooking rolling country hills, sits the oldest-standing Icelandic church in Canada. On Sunday, the small congregation will be throwing a big party to celebrate Grund Frelsis Lutheran Church’s 130th anniversary. → Read More
Teachers' Society battles illiteracy with mini-books
The Manitoba Teachers’ Society is battling illiteracy, one small book at a time. The Society is marking its 100th anniversary this year, and teachers will be out distributing mini-books during the Morden Corn and Apple Festival parade Aug. → Read More
Folk festival goes on despite setbacks
This won’t be the day the music died.... - Local - Brandon Sun. → Read More