Republished from the Brandon Sun print edition January 25, 2014 Next week’s byelections in Arthur-Virden and Morris couldn’t have come at a worse time for Premier Greg Selinger and his NDP government, given how desperately they need to connect with voters before the next provincial election. As candidates in both constituencies campaign to fill the spots left by two former Progressive Conservative MLAs, it appears the call the Selinger government ...
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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 January 11, 2014 It appears the thermometer was not the only thing cooling off in Brandon over the month of December. Housing starts and permits issued over the last month inched higher, while other property starts in both the commercial and industrial sectors mimicked the cooling of pervious months, seeing a decline in the number of permits floating around the community for new ...
Republished from the Brandon Sun print edition January 4, 2014 Well, Happy New Year, my friends. The new year is upon us with a handful of what we can only hope is prosperity and opportunity ahead. As the holiday break draws to a close and students prepare to go back to class to close out the end of the first semester, they return to environments we as parents hope are ...
Republished from the Brandon Sun print edition December 28, 2013 Well, I hope the festivities of the last few days have left you stuffed and reeling from your fill of family, friends and holiday merriment. As the last bit of turkey is cleaned from the bone and the gifts are being safely stowed away, this writer and political junkie took the opportunity to peer into the crystal ball of 2014 ...
Republished from the Brandon Sun print edition December 21, 2013 With the holiday season upon us and the big day just a few short sleeps away, many within our community are scurrying about to finish all the last-minute gift purchases and preparations to entertain houses full of friends and relatives. It is a time of year for celebration and warmth, a time of year for the joy of giving coupled ...
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