Alex Lambert

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26th Street upgrade starts next month

4 days ago | brandonsun.com | Alex Lambert

Reconstruction work on 26th Street in Brandon is nearly set to begin, with only contractor bidding left before ground breaks next month. Mark Allard, general manager of development services for the City of Brandon, said the four-block stretch of 26th between Park and Victoria avenues isn’t in great shape, and that reconstruction is needed.
Sunrise Credit Union pitches in for evacuees with transit, fair tickets

4 days ago | brandonsun.com | Alex Lambert

Sunrise Credit Union in Brandon is donating $4,000 worth of transit and fair tickets to evacuees from wildfires in northern Manitoba. “It’s Manitoba, it’s what we do,” said Heather Merckx, the credit union’s marketing manager. “Everyone comes together when people need help. It just means so much that we’re able to help in a small way.”Merckx said the credit union is spending half of the donation on 10-use transit tickets, which it gave away to people in need on Monday.
Air quality in Brandon down to ‘moderate risk’

5 days ago | brandonsun.com | Alex Lambert

The Brandon area is expected to hit level 5 today on Environment and Climate Change Canada’s air quality health index. Wind is blowing smoke from fires in western provinces toward Westman. The level 5 rating is considered a “moderate risk.” The scale goes from level 1 to 10+. Christi Climenhaga, a scientist with Environment and Climate Change Canada, said Westman hasn’t had a lot of smoke compared to the rest of the province.
City to review heritage incentives

1 week ago | brandonsun.com | Alex Lambert

The City of Brandon is set to review its Municipal Heritage Incentive Program. The program offers a reduction or exemption on municipal property taxes for sites that have significant value to Brandon’s heritage. Senior planner Andrew Mok said the city is mainly looking for feedback from heritage site owners right now but is also open to public comments on how the system functions. Mok said the main reason the program is being reviewed is that it hasn’t had any changes since 2017.
Sports complex field openings delayed

1 week ago | brandonsun.com | Alex Lambert

The opening of parts of the Maple Leaf Foods Sports Complex in northeast Brandon is more than a month delayed. Scheduled to be completed on Saturday, the soccer fields at the corner of Veterans Way and First Street North are now expected to be open sometime in July, according to City of Brandon acting director of sports and recreation services Heather Reimer. In May 2024, the city said part of the work would be done by May 30 of this year.
Reid says Spruce Woods can do better than PCs

1 week ago | brandonsun.com | Alex Lambert

The Manitoba Liberal Party candidate in the Spruce Woods byelection says he can do better than the Progressive Conservatives who have represented the riding since it was established in 2011. “I think my chances are really good if people realize what’s been happening,” Brandon teacher Stephen Reid said on Wednesday. “The past few MLAs in the riding have not done much for the riding.”Reid teaches at Vincent Massey High School and lives in Brandon, although not in the Spruce Woods electoral district.
3 Westman roads make province’s 10-worst list

1 week ago | brandonsun.com | Alex Lambert

Three Westman roads have been named in CAA Manitoba’s 10 worst roads list this year. Provincial Road 349 north of Souris finished fifth, and two Brandon streets made the list — 26th Street finished sixth and Richmond Avenue came in ninth. Overall, nine out of the top 10 were outside of Winnipeg, the highest total ever. “To see (rural roads) show up in the way that they did is interesting, but not necessarily surprising,” said Ewald Friesen, manager of community relations with CAA Manitoba.
Riding Mountain MP named Conservative party health critic

1 week ago | brandonsun.com | Alex Lambert

The federal Conservative party has appointed Riding Mountain MP Dan Mazier as its health critic. “It’s an honour to take on this significant responsibility,” Mazier said in a press release. “Canadians are waiting too long for care, health-care workers are burnt out and families have lost faith in a system clogged by government gatekeepers.
Driver Z students turned away in droves

1 week ago | brandonsun.com | Alex Lambert

Dozens of tired teenagers and parents waited out in the cold Wednesday morning, equipped with hoodies, blankets, lawn chairs and paperwork — all for a shot of getting a spot in Manitoba Public Insurance’s Driver Z program. “Terrible system,” said 41-year-old Shad Clisby after his son was turned away at Guild Insurance Group on Victoria Avenue.
City’s costs for building repairs rise to $1 million

1 week ago | brandonsun.com | Alex Lambert

The cost to the City of Brandon for repairs to the Civic Services Complex, which suffered a gas explosion, is now up to $1 million. Brandon City Council voted on May 20 to approve an additional $200,000 to relocate a standpipe, a connection firefighters use during emergencies. The standpipe was placed in the wrong spot during the start of reconstruction and has to be moved to a different part of the building. The Civic Services Complex, a city building located at 900 Richmond Ave.