Republished from the Brandon Sun print edition August 21, 2015 It would appear that without a fourth-quarter Hail Mary pass, the curtain has closed on the Strand Theatre saga. As was shared in the Brandon Sun this past week, the one-time megaproject has fizzled out, leading to tough times ahead for the aging structure, as well as some undoubtedly hurt feelings and thoughts of what could have been. So now ...
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Republished from the Brandon Sun print edition March 20, 2015 “A genuine leader is not a searcher for consensus, but a moulder of consensus.” — Martin Luther King Jr. When the current regime took over at city hall close to six months ago, many council members were coming off election campaigns run on a policy of stable, fiscally responsible governance. This council comes from all walks of life (as they ...
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 June 14, 2014 This week’s announcement of a “pocket park” near the YMCA in downtown Brandon puts the finishing touches on a plan years in the making for the province and Renaissance Brandon. As some of you may have heard, this past week was my last at the helm of Renaissance Brandon, the downtown development organization charged with revitalization opportunities in the core ...
Republished from the Brandon Sun print edition March 20, 2014 As the last bits of winter linger on, many in Westman are itching to pick up the clubs and head out for a round or two of golf as soon as the ice and snow melts away. Of the plethora of golfing opportunities in and around Westman, the Wheat City Golf Course will undoubtedly be on the list for some ...
Republished from the Brandon Sun print edition March 15, 2014 Progressive Conservative Leader Brian Pallister has officially gone on the record to promise that the PC party would not cut a single front-line service job if elected in 2016. Rather, the focus would be on what he and his party call a “chill” in hiring, cuts to government advertising budgets and some reclassifications through attrition and retirements — a form ...
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