Republished from the Brandon Sun print edition May 10, 2014 It is coming up to that time of year when election season draws closer. We officially have a couple of mayoral candidates in the fray, along with a handful of potential hopefuls vying for council seats, with plenty more rumoured to toss their hat in soon. We are still a couple of months away from the candidate list being set ...
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Republished from the Brandon Sun print edition May 3, 2014 While riding high on a surge of support, it appears the Manitoba Liberal Party is bent on kneecapping itself ahead of seeing the fruits of their building success. To be perfectly clear — and in the interest of disclosure — I have been a member of the Manitoba Liberal Party in the past, and even ran as a candidate for ...
Republished from the Brandon Sun print edition April 25, 2014 The long-term viability of many sectors in this community may be on a bit shakier ground after recent cutbacks at the Maple Leaf pork processing plant. Many areas of the Brandon economy rely on the corporate well-being of the plant. Education, real estate and commerce are a few of the handful of opportunities that could dwindle if Maple Leaf ever ...
Republished from the Brandon Sun print edition April 19, 2014 If the City of Brandon planning department and council have their say, the next 20 years in this community will be one of change, growth and a shifting landscape as both the urban design plan and Northern Gateway development mould how we are perceived as a city. The shifting makeup will also bump the population by more than 10,000 residents ...
Republished from the Brandon Sun print edition April 12, 2014 Water woes now plague the fledgling existence of the expensive, tax-funded jewel of the Prairies. This, only a handful of days after the provincial government announced a $3-million upgrade to Winnipeg’s Investors Group Field, and a $4-million local investment to enhance a one-year-old building. Members of the media spent the better part of this past week attempting to build a ...
Republished from the Brandon Sun print edition April 5, 2014 Although present in my column’s tagline, I have not often used this column to set records straight as it pertains to the operations of Renaissance Brandon. I believe the column at its basest nature is more about finding what is good in this community, and should there be a need to question a decision, striving to seek solutions to a ...
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