Republished from the Brandon Sun print edition January 24, 2015 As the land deal for a hotel near Winnipeg’s Convention Centre begins to unravel, some of the overarching implications of an impending CentreVenture internal review has placed the downtown development group in the crosshairs of Winnipeg’s new mayor, Brian Bowman. ...
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Republished from the Brandon Sun print edition December 27, 2014 As we sit smack dab among the plethora of holiday parties and family gatherings, I thought this to be an opportune time to revisit an idea started last year right here — a chance to celebrate the many gifts we shared over the past year and to examine what made this community tick. ...
Republished from the Brandon Sun print edition September 20, 2014 After the dust at city hall settled on Tuesday, the field was set for another civic election, with this go-around being a small piece of the 2010 incarnation. That election saw a handful of candidates for mayor, as well as all but four wards in play. It also saw a list of more than a dozen potential trustee candidates, yours ...
Republished from the Brandon Sun print edition July 26, 2014 As puddles of stagnant river water begin to pop up throughout the flood zone, the ramping up of a larvicide program and fogging applications will hopefully quash a second groundswell of the pesky bugs before they officially write off the balance of nice summer evenings in Brandon. Undoubtedly the fogging of nuisance mosquitoes takes its toll on some in the ...
Republished from the Brandon Sun print edition January 18, 2014 Say what you will about this council and its time in office. There have been more than a few ups and downs, a council that had one of its own members leave in the twilight of their mandate, and a council that saw what could happen when a community faces a double-digit property tax increase. The council, like the community ...
Republished from the Brandon Sun print edition November 23, 2013 It took a bit of self-restraint and another topic weighing on my mind to avoid diving into the byelection debate once more this week. Although tempting, it seems that enough ink has been spilled on the “race to watch,” with more left to be drawn in the days and likely weeks ahead. The decision date has come down to Monday ...
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