Westman

It is with profound sadness that we share the news of the sudden passing of K9 Storm, loyal partner to Constable Shawn Haggarty, and a treasured member of the Brandon Police Service family.

Storm passed peacefully in his sleep last Friday, leaving a void not only in our unit but also in the hearts of those who knew and loved him—especially Shawn and his family. Storm was more than a working dog; he was family.

The WADO Field Day is taking place tomorrow near Melita and there still might be some room on the tour buses that will be transporting local farmers, presenters and representatives of Manitoba Agriculture to the local test plot sites. But you better jump on that fast!

The annual event is hosted by the Westman Agricultural Diversification Organization (WADO) in mid-summer, where multiple crops and their varieties, pests and disease, challenges and accomplishments are shared with stakeholders in the ag industry.

Today is Tim Horton's Camp Day where 100 percent of hot coffee and iced coffee sales go towards sending local kids to camp through the Tim Horton's Foundation Camp initiative.

Tim Horton's Canada Camp Day provides camp experiences and year-round programming for youth from under-served communities across Canada and the United States.

This summer 17 kids from the Westman Region will be attending camp through the Tim Horton's campaign, says Rhonda Pardy, owner of the Tim Horton's Westman locations franchise.

Thousands of Manitobans remain out of their home communities due to wildfires.

With recent cooler weather — accompanied by rain in some areas — there was no word of additional evacuations as of Tuesday afternoon.

But the 13,000 residents of Thompson were still being told to be ready to evacuate if necessary as the forecast called for drier weather and strong winds.

The Canadian Red Cross was already housing evacuees in Winnipeg.

"So far things are looking really, really good in that field!" says Field Manager of the Killarney Foodgrains Grow Project, Myron Peters. "Particularly, there's been a couple of timely rains that have come through and we've gotten a little more out in that field than what we've gotten in town.  And so just as a reference, it's roughly about 6 or 8 inches higher than stuff around town. And so, the crop is actually looking very, very good!"

Brandon-Souris Conservative EDA Announces Retirement Celebration for Larry Maguire

Media Release - July 15, 2025

The Brandon-Souris Conservative Electoral District Association is proud to announce a special event honoring the retirement of long-serving Member of Parliament and former Member of The Legislative Assembly of Manitoba, Larry Maguire.

The celebration will take place on September 6th at 5:00 PM in the hangar at the Commonwealth Air Training Plan Museum in Brandon.

RCMP say they've arrested the pilot of a small aircraft that was allegedly hijacked from Victoria and flown to Vancouver International Airport, where other flights had to be temporarily halted.

RCMP in Richmond, B.C., say in a statement that a report came in just after 1 p.m. Tuesday about a Cessna that "had been hijacked" and was on its way to Vancouver.

Police say the "sole occupant" of the plane was arrested after it touched down. 

The company that owns a rail line and port in northern Manitoba has increased its capacity to transport goods, as governments eye potential growth in trade through Hudson Bay to overseas markets.

Officials with Arctic Gateway Group said Tuesday a new dedicated critical mineral storage facility has been built at the Port of Churchill, tripling the port’s storage capacity for critical minerals.

It's been decided. Mennonite Collegiate Institute (MCI) is permanently closing its doors.
    
In June, the board of directors announced it was pausing operations of the private school in Gretna. That led to a meeting with the school's society church delegates earlier this month where a motion to permanently close the school and liquidate all assets passed with a majority vote of 26-21 with four abstentions.

This decision ends a 136-year legacy of developing young peoples’ God-given gifts in an Anabaptist Christian setting 

It's been an incredible run for the Cartwright Twins the last few seasons in the Border Baseball League, and player/manager Drew Haight believes the group is poised to do it again.

With playoffs in full swing, Haight says this is the time of year the team really looks forward to. "We love it," he says with a laugh. "Every year, you play the regular season, and those games are fun, but you're always working toward the playoffs. This time of year, we tend to try and bring out 'A' game every night and it's the time you want to be playing."