Alex Lambert

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Rural Manitoba summit tackles need to bolster workforce

1 week ago | brandonsun.com | Alex Lambert

Employers, community members and leaders from across the province got together in Brandon on Friday for a summit on employment and retaining good workers. The Rural Manitoba Workforce Development Summit attracted about 150 business people and political leaders to a more than five-hour conference inside the MNP Hall at the Keystone Centre. The focus of the event included panel discussions from experts, who at times focused on immigration.
Body of missing teen retrieved from Assiniboine River

1 week ago | brandonsun.com | Alex Lambert

The search for Owen Bedford turned tragic on Friday after Brandon police confirmed they had found his body. The body of the missing teen was retrieved from the Assiniboine River, after volunteers had helped search for five days. Bedford, 18, went missing early Sunday morning after going to a bar with friends. Tyson Tame, who is Bedford’s uncle, said even though five days had passed since his nephew went missing, it didn’t make it any easier. “It’s hard.
Open house date set for Carberry intersection

1 week ago | brandonsun.com | Alex Lambert

The province is hosting another open house in Carberry to update the public on its plans for the redesign of the Highway 5 and Trans-Canada Highway intersection. The meeting, set for next Wednesday at 8 p.m. in the gym at Carberry Collegiate, will also gather more public input and outline next steps, the Town of Carberry said in a Facebook post.
Teen took taxi to Giant Tiger, police say

1 week ago | brandonsun.com | Alex Lambert

While volunteers continue to look for a missing 18-year-old man last seen Sunday morning, the teen’s uncle says “the days are starting to blend together.”“It feels like kind of a Groundhog Day situation — just, you know, more of the same,” Tyson Tame said Thursday, the fourth day of the search. Volunteers have been working each day until sunset, searching the city, hanging up posters and looking for any sign of the missing teen.
Search for Brandon teen widens on second day

1 week ago | brandonsun.com | Alex Lambert

Volunteers and police continued to search for 18-year-old Owen Bedford on Tuesday, after he disappeared early Sunday morning. Family, friends and volunteers trekked through dense brush, walked along creeks, boated on the Assiniboine River and looked through residential neighbourhoods in Brandon as the search continued for a second day. Bedford was last seen at around 1:45 a.m. Sunday at Houstons Country Roadhouse, where he left after drinking with friends.
Gambler ‘teepee’ hotel project breaks ground

1 week ago | brandonsun.com | Alex Lambert

Proponents of a future 130-room hotel owned by Gambler First Nation held a sod-turning ceremony in northwestern Brandon on Tuesday. “This project stands as a powerful example of what happens when we lead with our own values, our own vision and our own solutions,” said Jerry Daniels, grand chief of the Southern Chiefs Organization.
Searchers scour city for missing teen

1 week ago | brandonsun.com | Alex Lambert

Brandon police and a search party were scouring the city yesterday looking for a missing 18-year-old man who disappeared early Sunday morning. Owen Bedford was last seen around 1:53 a.m. on Sunday at Houstons Country Roadhouse at 3130 Victoria Ave. in Brandon. He was wearing light jeans, a grey hoodie with the words “Las Vegas” on it, white shoes and a white hat. He is about 5-foot-7, slender and has blond hair and blue eyes.
Jackson embraces change from MLA to MP

2 weeks ago | brandonsun.com | Alex Lambert

Newly elected Brandon-Souris MP Grant Jackson said the first weeks on the job have been an exciting adjustment. “I had a lot to learn,” said Jackson, who has only represented the riding for a month and a half. “There’s been a lot on the go.”The 28-year-old Conservative MP said there was a quick turnaround from the April election to the start of Parliament’s session, along with setting up his constituency office.
Operations manager Patrick Pulak leaving city

2 weeks ago | brandonsun.com | Alex Lambert

After a 36-year career, ranging from summer student to the City of Brandon’s general manager of operations, Patrick Pulak is leaving his job. “I’ve enjoyed my 36 years with the City of Brandon — it’s going to be sad to go,” said Pulak during Monday evening’s council meeting. Pulak is being replaced by Todd Burton, who has spent 15 years working with the city, most recently as its director of innovation, technology and communications. His first day in the new role is Monday.
Paramedic program graduates first class

2 weeks ago | brandonsun.com | Alex Lambert

Adorned in paramedic gear and with friends and family at their sides, six students were part of their program’s first graduating class in Brandon on Thursday. “I feel pretty good, a little bit ecstatic. I’m happy to be done,” said Jordyn Little, who was among the first cohort of graduates from the Elite Safety Services Inc. primary-care paramedic program. “It was a long course,” Little said.