Friday, May 30 & Saturday, June 1, 2013: That ’70s Social • The 40

Showtime: 9:00 pm • Cost: $10.00 For the past 30 years, Special Olympics Manitoba…

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Livin’ the Dream: Graham Street

Go confidently in the direction of your dreams. Live the life you have imagined…

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Makin’ It Happen: Marlow Kirton and Brandon’s Skateboard Plaza

Brandon’s Kristopher Campbell Memorial Skateboard Plaza became a reality because…

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Fit the bike to you

When the modern two-wheeler bicycle came on the market in the 1890s, cycling…

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Chinese Medicine Relies on Acupuncture for Natural Healing

Moving from Shanghai, China’s largest city, with a population of over 23 million,…

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Brandon Music Scene Showcase

Listen to the local music scene!

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Makin’ It Happen: Lois Soroka and the Nearly New Shop

Open a thrift shop to raise money for the local hospital auxiliary? What a good idea, most people would say. And, that’s probably as far as they would…

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Green Acres Lodge donates to Veterans Memorial Project

On May 7, 2013, Mayor Shari Decter Hirst accepted a $10,000 donation to the Veterans Memorial and Greenspace project. This donation by Green Acres Lodge…

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Kevin Bertram: Featured Brandon Artist

Artist Statement: Photography is a medium I use to engage with my community and immediate surroundings. After moving to Brandon just over one year ago…

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Makin’ It Happen: Lon Cullen and the Dood Cristall Family YMCA

The ribbon cutting ceremony to mark the opening of the Dood Cristall Family YMCA in the early summer of 2013 will cap a fourteen-year-long odyssey for…

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Brandon YMCA Strong Kids Campaign: Making Sure No Child is Turned Away

Although many worry about kids wanting too much ‘screen time’, given the opportunity, kids enjoy being involved in a variety of activities. They like…

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Easy Healthy Eating Tips from Prairie Mountain Health

Prairie Mountain Health Dietitians offer healthy eating ideas that can save you time and money. Best Food Forward: Plan, Shop, Cook, Enjoy! Healthy Eating…

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Eastview Landfill Waste Management Model

Ian Broome has been directly involved in the evolution of the Eastview Landfill site from a facility that dumped all waste into an underground cell to…

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Senior Friendly Home Adaptation Tips

Home adaptation helps seniors to age in place. Most seniors want to stay in their home for as long as they are able to take care to themselves. One of…

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Waste diversion a priority at Eastview Landfill site

Waste diversion wasn’t on the agenda when Brandon’s Eastview Landfill site opened in 1977 As in most regions across the country, all material that…

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Westman Waves of Hope Dragon Boat Team Breast Cancer Survivors

Western Manitoba Waves of Hope Dragon Boat Team formed in 1999 as Canada’s 12th dragon boat team for breast cancer survivors. We are based in Brandon…

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New home planning checklist

Before the initial new home planning meeting with your builder, think about the features and location you want for your home. “We begin by asking our…

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Organics: Good in a Composter, Evil in a Landfill

Tossing food and yard waste into the garbage bin could seem like a fairly benign action – because the material is naturally biodegradable you might think…

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Brandon University ADES Program World Class

Emergency management is a growing profession – a university degree in disaster studies or emergency management is becoming a common qualification sought…

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Clay: More Than Dirt Beneath Our Feet

Ceramic artist and amateur paleontologist Kevin Conlin tells us why clay is a magic material: Clay is unlike any other medium. It is a sedimentary material….

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Preserving Our Heritage: Old Montreal Place

While the vault in Old Montreal Place, a former Bank of Montreal building, housed bank notes for most of its history, today it is filled with music notes….

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Keep Work-related Stress away with a ‘culture of caring’

Work-related stress is considered a leading occupational health problem in Canada. Stress is frequently the reason for absenteeism, illness, accidents,…

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Natalia Lebedinskaia: Connecting Contemporary Art to Everyday Lives

As curator for the Art Gallery of Southwestern Manitoba, Natalia Lebedinskaia looks to “connect art with everyday life in the community.” Understanding…

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Quitting Smoking – Helpful advice

“We know that quitting smoking isn’t easy,” says Jo-Anne Douglas, Director of Tobacco Reduction Initiatives for the Manitoba Lung Association. “Counseling,…

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Brandon Medichair: Customer Service a Priority

Billing itself as a One Stop Mobility Solutions Centre means more than selling products to aid mobility at Brandon Medichair. “We make sure that the…

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Create a properly planned workspace

A properly planned workspace can have a positive effect on productivity. Space planning involves arranging fixtures, furniture, equipment and storage space…

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The skinny on men, women, and the office chair

Who knew? Men and women sit differently in their office chairs. Females typically sit on the front edge of their chair in an upright position while their…

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Custom Home: 45 Maple Ridge Crescent, Keystone Contractors & Builders

As owners of the custom home building company, Keystone Contractors & Builders, Lawrence and Cathy Peters regularly work to “put walls around their…

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Brandon geothermal condo subdivision first in Manitoba

It has been a long time coming, but thanks to the determination of developer Lawrence Peters, the value of tapping into the earth’s energy to heat and…

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The City of Brandon is pro actively preparing for a certain amount of flooding along the Assiniboine River corridor this spring.

A Spring Melt 2013 information page has been provided by the City of Brandon at Brandon.ca

• Check river levels

• More information about floods from the City.

Basement Flooding handbookThe Institute for Catastrophic Loss Reduction (ICLR) has some helpful tips on how to ensure your basement does not fall victim to flooding.

20 tips to reduce the risk
of basement flooding.