brandonsun.comBrandon Sun – Breaking News, Sports, Manitoba, Canada

May 14, 2024 Brandon 6° C , Cloudy with wind Full Forecast Contact Us Advertising Contact Send a Letter to the Editor Submit a News Tip Subscribe to Newsletters My Account Log Out Log in Create Account Grid View List View Compact View Text Size Translate Subscribe Manage Subscription Log in Create Account Subscribe Tax Credit E-Edition Brandon Sun Westman This Week Newspapers In Education (NIE) Special Sections Newsletters All Newsletters Sun Bursts News Local Calendars National News World News Agriculture Business Entertainment Lifestyles Science & Technology Sports Sports Local Sports hr Baseball Basketball Curling Latest at the Brier Football Golf Tamarack High School Hockey Wheat Kings Post-Secondary Other Sports Soccer Tennis Opinion Columnists Editorials Letters to the Editor hr Send a letter to the Editor Submit a News Tip Westman this Week The Royal Manitoba Winter Fair hr Events Multimedia Multimedia Slideshows POV Puzzles Classifieds Obituaries Photo Store Photo Order Form Readers Choice Results hr Advertising Fund Raising Help/FAQ Job Opportunities Terms and Conditions Access To Information FP Newspapers Inc. Local Journalism Initiative Archives Contact Us Tools Menupage RSS Feeds Privacy Policy More © 2024 Brandon Sun Close Quick Links Home Archives Coronavirus Coverage Tax Credit Special Sections Sun Bursts Classifieds Obituaries Subscribe Surveys Newsletters Newsletters Home Beyond the Wall Sun Bursts E-Edition About E-Edition Brandon Sun Westman This Week Newspapers In Education (NIE) News Local Westman this Week Agriculture Business Calendars Lifestyles National Science & Technology World Opinion Opinion home Columnists Editorials Letters to the Editor Send a letter to the Editor Submit a News Tip Entertainment Entertainment Events Puzzles Multimedia Multimedia Point of View Classifieds Classifieds Obituaries Photo Store Photo Order Form Archives Contact Us Recent Awards Advertising Fund Raising Help/FAQ Job Opportunities Privacy Policy Employee Code of Conduct Policy Supplier Code of Conduct Policy Report on Forced Labour and Child Labour in Supply Chains Terms and Conditions Access To Information FP Newspapers Inc. Local Journalism Initiative Tools Menupage RSS Feeds Subscribe Manage Subscription Log in Create Account Contact Us Advertising Contact Send a Letter to the Editor Submit a News Tip Subscribe to Newsletters My Account Log Out Log in Create Account Grid View List View Compact View Text Size Translate Sections Local Sports All Sports Local Sports Wheat Kings Brier Tamarack High School Post-Secondary Hockey Curling Baseball Basketball Football Golf Other Opinion Opinion Columnists Editorials Letters to the Editor Send a letter to the Editor Submit a News Tip Westman this Week More Agriculture Business Entertainment Lifestyles Puzzles Science & Technology Classifieds Announcements Automotive Jobs Garage Sales Merchandise Pets Homes Services Auctions Legal Notices Tenders Obituaries E-Edition About E-Edition Brandon Sun Westman This week Special Sections Advertise with us Subscribe The Winnipeg Free Press would like to show you notifications for breaking news and noteworthy local journalism. No Thanks Allow Notification Settingsby other religious groups in the city, marked a departure from the previous December rally held at the same venue. While the December gathering focused on advocating for a ceasefire and peace agreement between Israel and Palestine, Saturday’s walk was in solidarity with the people of Gaza, covering a distance of approximately 4.8 kilometres from Knox United Church to Richmond and back. Miller said the event was aligned with a national movement spearheaded by Kairos Canada, walking in solidarity with the people of Gaza. Read Yesterday at 3:00 AM CDT About 70 Brandon residents from various backgrounds, including the Pakistani, Indian, and African communities, partake in a Gaza ceasefire walk, covering 4.8 kilometres from Knox United Church to Richmond Avenue, and back on Saturday. (Abiola Odutola/The Brandon Sun) Call for city to exempt core from developer fee By Abiola Odutola 3 minute read Preview Call for city to exempt core from developer fee By Abiola Odutola 3 minute read Yesterday at 3:00 AM CDT Brandon Downtown BIZ, an organization of owners and operators of businesses and services in the downtown core of Brandon, has asked the city for an exemption from the proposed Development Cost Charges (DCCs). The charges are levied as financial contributions from developers toward infrastructure improvements they will benefit from. Currently, the city charges developers $7,938 for each unit of low-density housing they build and $5,135 per unit of high-density housing under the development cost charge program. Vice-chair Daniel Burns said subjecting downtown areas to these charges would impede revitalization efforts and deter private investment, potentially stifling the city’s economic growth. This could pose a significant financial deterrent for companies like Brandon Fresh Farm, which have redevelopment plans for the historic McKenzie Seeds building, potentially hindering redevelopment efforts in downtown areas, he said. Read Yesterday at 3:00 AM CDT Daniel Burns Looking Back — May 13, 2024 3 minute read Yesterday at 3:00 AM CDT SIXTY YEARS AGO Brandon taxes are up two mills. The decision to strike the mill rate at 65.5 mills was made today by city council. The two-mill increase represents an increase in school spending of one and two-third mills. Phil Blaine, a third-year arts student at Brandon College, captured the P.A. Kennedy trophy, the top piano award of the 1964 Brandon Festival. FIFTY YEARS AGO McGill in court seeking injunction to dismantle pro-Palestinian encampment on campus Morgan Lowrie, The Canadian Press 5 minute read Preview McGill in court seeking injunction to dismantle pro-Palestinian encampment on campus Morgan Lowrie, The Canadian Press 5 minute read Updated: Yesterday at 5:43 PM CDT MONTREAL - Pro-Palestinian protesters at McGill University have become "occupiers" living in a fortified and barricaded mini-village, a lawyer for the Montreal school argued on Monday as he asked for an injunction to dismantle the more than two-week-old encampment on its downtown campus. As lawyers for the encampment members defended the right to protest, McGill lawyer Jacques Darche maintained the encampment presents a health and safety risk and is preventing McGill from holding convocation ceremonies on its property. He told Quebec Superior Court that while universities respect freedom of expression, those who have pitched dozens of tents on its lower field are not mere protesters. "The proper term, in our view, is occupiers or campers," he said. He said there’s a difference between protesting, "with signs and slogans and groups of people, and camping in an encampment, fenced in with a quasi-permanent structure.” Read Updated: Yesterday at 5:43 PM CDT A tent with free supplies is seen at the pro-Palestinian encampment on McGill University campus Monday, May 6, 2024 in Montreal. Lawyers for McGill University will be going to court today seeking a court injunction to dismantle the pro-Palestinian encampment that has been erected on its grounds since last month. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Ryan Remiorz Video showing admitted serial killer with two of four victims played at trial Brittany Hobson, The Canadian Press 4 minute read Preview Video showing admitted serial killer with two of four victims played at trial Brittany Hobson, The Canadian Press 4 minute read Updated: Yesterday at 5:00 PM CDT WINNIPEG - In what may be one of the last documented moments in Marcedes Myran’s life, a video shows her walking in a Winnipeg parking lot next to her killer. Hours later, police believe she was slain. When officers collected the May 4, 2022, surveillance video during their investigation of Jeremy Skibicki, they didn’t know Myran’s name — only that she had been killed and her remains put in a garbage bin. Sgt. Paul...