Republished from the Brandon Sun print edition November 22, 2014 In a time when all signs point to bolstering the population downtown as a revitalization tool, you have to wonder why a concept to make the property at Ninth Street and Princess Avenue greenspace made it as far as it did. ...
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Republished from the Brandon Sun print edition November 15, 2014 You had to know it was coming. Westman has officially kicked the holiday season into high gear and you can already feel the amped-up anticipation of the impending candy-cane hangovers all around us. The look of storefronts changes as shops peddle their holiday wares, downtown streets take on an extra glow with some colourful lights and the festive season gets ...
Republished from the Brandon Sun print edition November 8, 2014 First off, before we dig in, I would like to congratulate new Mayor Rick Chrest and council for taking the oath of office this week. Your job is unenviable at times, but a whole city eagerly awaits the direction you intend to take Brandon over the next four years. Now down to the meat on the bone this time around ...
Republished from the Brandon Sun print edition November 1, 2014 It’s well past high noon — and to say the very least this has not been a good couple of weeks for “Today’s NDP.” Slumping numbers, calls for the premier’s job, a pair of trouncings for known NDP members in civic mayoral elections and a handful of high-ranking NDP MLAs speaking out against their captain in the media is just ...
Very excited to announce the premiere of my latest film Tales from the Eddy at the Evans Theatre next Friday November 7, 2014 in conjunction with my good friend Graham Street’s premiere of his film Warpaths- Silver Crosses. Hope to see you there! A bit about the film: Tales from the Eddy looks back at a golden era for the City of Brandon. Through first hand accounts from former staff ...
Republished from the Brandon Sun print edition October 25, 2014 Well, nobody ever said it would be easy. As the dust settles from Wednesday’s municipal election, Rick Chrest will trade offices from his west-end business to the heart of the city for the next four years. The former city councillor’s ascension to becoming the city’s quarterback has been in the making the better part of the past year, culminating in ...
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