Kyle Darbyson
The Brandon Sun
Brandon, MB, Canada
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Berry wants lift station vote delayed
While Brandon City Council members plan to use tonight’s special meeting to determine whether they should borrow $30 million to build two new lift stations in the community, at least one councillor wants that bylaw vote pushed to next month. → Read More
'Spamalot' return 'feels like a rebirth’
Following a nearly three-year hiatus, a local theatre company is finally getting the opportunity to complete its 2020 production of “Spamalot,” which was cut short due to the sudden emergence of COVID-19. → Read More
Woman to pay $700 for selling $10K card collection
BRANDON — A 26-year-old woman has been ordered to pay $700, after pleading guilty to pawning a stolen Magic: the Gathering card collection. → Read More
Project Banish among Brandon’s largest cocaine busts
A 14-month investigation by the Brandon Police Service has resulted in one of the largest cocaine seizures in the department’s history. → Read More
Brandon man guilty in cyberattack, ghost gun case
A Brandon man has pleaded guilty to building 3D-printed handguns and participating in a prolonged cyberattack campaign in Canada and the United States. → Read More
Flight instructor cracks ‘Top 20 Under 40’
At only 24 years of age, Keyano Ritter is already taking off in the aviation industry. → Read More
Mess left in wake of Brandon ATM theft attempt
BRANDON — Two men face various charges after an ATM was tied to a pickup truck and ripped from inside a local business early Monday. At 4:14 a.m., city police responded to an alarm triggered at Little Chief’s Place convenience store on Lyndale Drive. → Read More
Attempted ATM heist results in two arrests
Two men are facing various charges after they attempted to steal an ATM from a local business early Monday morning by tying it to the back of a truck and ripping it out of the store. Around 4:14 a.m., local police responded to an alarm that was triggered at Little Chief’s Place convenience store, which is located on Lyndale Drive south of the Brandon Municipal Cemetery. → Read More
College adds two rural sites to nursing program
BRANDON — Assiniboine Community College will add two rural rotating sites to its licensed practical nursing program for the 2022-23 academic year. Otterburne and Morden, which are part of Southern Health, will get 25 nursing seats each, college president Mark Frison said Wednesday. → Read More
Brandon School Division follows province’s lead on masks
The Brandon School Division no longer requires its staff and students to wear masks. Supt. Mathew Gustafson confirmed this fact during the BSD board of trustees regular meeting Monday night, mere hours before the Manitoba government was set to do away with these public health orders on a province-wide scale. → Read More
Potato Days another pandemic casualty
Until last Friday, Manitoba Potato Production Days was scheduled to make its grand return to Brandon’s Keystone Centre in late January after missing its 2021 show due to the COVID-19 pandemic. These plans were scuttled when the province announced current public health orders would be extended to Feb. → Read More
McCarthy embracing change with ACC job
Always looking for an opportunity to sharpen her culinary skills, Kaitlin McCarthy left the comfort of working at her parents’ restaurant in November to pursue a new job at Assiniboine Community College. → Read More
Local air force veteran celebrates 100th birthday
Elwood Vint spent his 100th birthday strolling down memory lane, reliving his past in the Royal Canadian Air Force by visiting with pilots and aviation historians near the Brandon Municipal Airport. → Read More
Westman author pens anti-bullying handbook
After two years of hard work, Shelley Boulet finally got to showcase her new book to the public on Tuesday evening, hosting an in-person launch for “Workplace Bullying: The Pandemic Within” at the John Howard Society of Brandon. The event allowed Boulet to sell physical copies of her book and engage with local residents about how to combat workplace harassment. → Read More
City announces 92 per cent vaccination rate
After implementing a mandatory vaccination/rapid testing policy at the beginning of the month, the City of Brandon announced on Thursday that 92 per cent of its employees are fully immunized against COVID-19. → Read More
Let’s Do Something
Your arts and entertainment guide to events in Brandon and around Westman THURSDAY, Nov. 11 • 10 a.m. — Brandon Remembrance Day ceremony: The Keystone Centre will be hosting its in-person Remembrance Day festivities. → Read More
Gala of Gifts returning to art gallery
Westman residents looking to get a head start on their holiday shopping can drop by the Art Gallery of Southwestern Manitoba through Nov. 27-28, since the organization’s Gala of Gifts event is returning to its original in-person format. → Read More
Local sci-fi author celebrates literary milestone
Brandon-based writer Daniel McMillan is gearing up for a major book release this coming Saturday, when his latest science-fiction novel, “Dawn of Luminance,” will finally be made available for purchase. → Read More
Outbreak declared at St. Augustine
A Grade 6 class at St. Augustine School was moved to remote learning on Friday after public health officials declared a COVID-19 outbreak at the K-8 institution. The Sun learned about the outbreak through an internal letter to parents, dated Oct. → Read More
Christian Heritage outbreak increases to 14 cases
The COVID-19 outbreak at Brandon’s Christian Heritage School continues to worsen, with the province registering 14 cases as of Wednesday evening. According to the government’s outbreak dashboard, two staff members and 12 "non-staff" members from this institution have recently contracted the coronavirus. → Read More