Westman

Mischief to Property /Arrest Warrant  

On June 16th at 8:37AM police responded to a report of males going through yards in the 1000 block of 10th Street. A 31-year-old male, who also had an outstanding Warrant for Arrest, was located and arrested. He was later released via Appearance Notice with a court date of August 25th, 2025.

Assault /Failure to Comply

Construction to expand clinical spaces within the BRHC campus is entering the final stages of completion. Once completed the clinical spaces enhancement will feature:

Judge Shauna Hewitt-Michta has ordered a mental health assessment for the 16-year-old youth who was arrested in last week's physical attack against a fellow student Brandon's Neelin High School.

The mental health assessment will be conducted to determine the accused's mental state now and at the time of the attack. 

The Brandon Area Community Foundation (BACF), in partnership with United Way Brandon & District, is proud to mark the 20th Anniversary of the Youth in Philanthropy (YIP) program by granting over $36,000 to local charities.

The presentation, made by YIP students from Elton Collegiate, École Secondaire Neelin High School, and Vincent Massey High School, took place at Elton Collegiate in Forrest, MB on April 29th.

Funeral For:  Bill L. Rempel 
Funeral Date: June 23, 2025 
Bill L. Rempel, 95, of Steinbach formerly of Rosenort, passed away Tuesday, June 17th at Maplewood Manor. He is survived by 3 daughters, 7 sons, and their families. He was predeceased by his wife Janet and 1 daughter. 
The funeral service for Bill L. Rempel will be held Monday, June 23rd at 11am at Rosenort Church of God in Christ, Mennonite with burial at the church cemetery. 

Funeral For:  Yadwiga Nadia Dyck 
Funeral Date: June 23, 2025 
Yadwiga Nadia Dyck, 92, of Steinbach passed away Thursday, June 12th at Rest Haven Care Home. She is survived by 3 daughters, 1 son, 8 grandchildren, 3 sisters, 2 brothers, 3 sisters-in-law, 4 brothers-in-law, and their families.  
The funeral service for Yadwiga Nadia Dyck will be held Monday, June 23rd at 11am at Birchwood Funeral Chapel with burial at Grunthal Cemetery. 
Viewing will be at the chapel prior to the service. 
Donations may be made to MCC Ukrainian Crisis Response. 

Meet the newest (and cutest) member of the Brandon Police Service — Merit! 

Five-year-old Bo Kennedy had the winning name suggestion, and this week he got to meet Merit in person!

"Thank you, Bo, for helping us name our newest K9 partner," shared the BPS team on their social media page.

Merit will be working alongside her handler, Constable Nagorski, as part of their growing K9 team. "We’re excited to welcome her to the BPS family!"

Canada's Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food Heath MacDonald and Saskatchewan Agriculture Minister Daryl Harrison today announced $3.4 million over four years to support the development of two new facilities at the University of Saskatchewan (USask) which includes the Omics Resource Centre at the Western College of Veterinary Medicine (WCVM) and Beef Reprotech facilities at the Livestock and Forage Centre of Excellence (LFCE).

The Killarney Lake Action Committee has been delving into technology over the past year to seek out more ways to eradicate blue-green algal blooms from Killarney Lake.  Last Friday they installed a new system using nanobubble technology, in partnership with SWAT Water Technology for a 6-month pilot project.

A Statistics Canada reports says Canadians are spending less time with friends than ever, with the decline sharpest among the working-age demographic.

The data released Tuesday show that in 2022, only 19.3 per cent of Canadians saw friends on an average day, down from 47.9 per cent in 1986.

The questions to those in the survey asks if they were with a friend or family member in person, separate from communicating using technology such as phone, email, or social media.