Republished from the Brandon Sun print edition September 20, 2014 After the dust at city hall settled on Tuesday, the field was set for another civic election, with this go-around being a small piece of the 2010 incarnation. That election saw a handful of candidates for mayor, as well as all but four wards in play. It also saw a list of more than a dozen potential trustee candidates, yours ...
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It was an announcement many in the community had hoped would come for a long time. But for a select few in the political realm — where timing is everything — the airport renovation project hit smack dab in the centre of a political target they had been aiming for, buoying their fortunes for the foreseeable future. Few can dispute that our airport is a mere shadow of some of ...
Republished from the Brandon Sun print edition August 9, 2014 It would appear maintaining the post as the Progressive Conservative youth leader is a tough gig. Mere months after former board member and youth rep Braydon Mazurkiewich was tossed from the table for his inflammatory comments on social media toward First Nations people, Tory youth leader Candace Maxymowich has firmly placed a boot in her mouth for stances on sex ...
Republished from the Brandon Sun print edition July 19, 2014 For anyone who reads this column, it is not often I laud the work of the Harper government or its members. For the most part, I find the combative approach of this government over the past decade to be more than a little off-putting. Canadians have had their doubts at times with the politicians representing them, and our local political ...
Republished from the Brandon Sun print edition July 11, 2014 “City at its best during difficult time…” As another storm ripped through Brandon last weekend, many weather-weary city staff and residents once again took up the charge to protect the city. The hammering our region has taken over the past three weeks is unprecedented, but the reaction by residents and civic officials is a true show of the character present ...
Republished from the Brandon Sun print edition July 5, 2014 The names continue to trickle in as potential candidates register for the big run. Having been there myself, both at a civic level and then provincially, it is an exciting time and as a candidate you want to instantly go madly off in a plethora of different directions. Pamphlets are designed, Facebook pages and Twitter accounts begin to pop up, ...
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