Was working on a project for a family member and came across this footage of Brandon in 1956. The video shows the driver coming down First Street. ...
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Republished from the Brandon Sun print edition November 26, 2016 As Lt.-Gov. Janice Filmon approached the lectern, undoubtedly trustees for the Brandon School Division gathered around a computer or two awaiting word on the Pallister government’s plan for the upcoming session. I don’t think they heard what they were hoping to hear. A south end school has languished on the government radar for years; with the proposal being a political ...
Republished from the Brandon Sun print edition November 19, 2016 Liberalism in North America took a bit of a beating last week. Fresh off the finest example of demagoguery becoming the leader of the free world, the Canadian Liberal movement took a hit from a couple of different sources in the same passage of time. Interim Conservative leader Rona Ambrose and potential CPC leadership hopeful Kevin O’Leary both took the ...
Republished from the Brandon Sun print edition November 12, 2016 What a week it has been south of the border. Pollsters and politicians alike are in for years of reflection and study dissecting Donald Trump’s unlikely path to victory Tuesday night. I have made a concerted effort throughout the campaign to avoid commenting on the U.S. election in my column. I chose to take this route for a couple of ...
Republished from the Brandon Sun print edition November 5, 2016 It may have taken a bit longer than the NDP soothsayers would have predicted, but the Pallister Tories are putting a firm stamp on this province. The premier and company have pulled few punches as of late in their assessment of various projects and high-level government strategies. The Progressive Conservatives also appear unwilling to budge on their stance with wages ...
Republished from the Brandon Sun print edition October 29, 2016 It was far from a week to remember for Justin Trudeau. His Liberal candidate, Stan Sakamoto, was trounced by Conservative rival Glen Motz in an Alberta byelection in the riding of Medicine Hat-Cardston-Warner. Motz even took the opportunity to use his victory to take a jab at the prime minister for visiting the Gas City in support of Sakamoto. “I ...
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