MCPA Ask When?
The question now for the Manitoba Cattle Producers Association is when?
Calls have been flooding the MCPA office asking when financial aid will come to cattle producers.
President Major Jay Fox says they can't wait much longer.
Octoberfest coming to Brandon
A German Festival is taking place in Brandon this weekend.
Westman German Society President Manfred Wicht says Octoberfest is to make up for them missing out on the Winter Festival.
8th Street Bridge Closed
The 8th Street bridge will be closed Wednesday.
City Engineer Ted Snure says they are doing some repairs.
Dauphin teens face charges
Two Dauphin girls have been arrested and are connected to various thefts within the city.
On Tuesday morning they were arrested for breaking into a home and causing extensive damage.
It was later found out they were also responsible for a large number of thefts from vehicles within the city last Friday.
The two girls, aged 14 and 15 appeared in court on Wednesday.
Three other youths have been arrested in relation to these crimes and will appear in court in October.
Hundreds Tour Firehall
Westman residents turned out by the hundreds to get a glimpse inside the new firehall Wednesday.
Most people say they're very impressed with it.
Ernie Wilcox says the building is beautiful but it's in the wrong place.
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Others say the building is a great use of space.
Jessiman Happy
Brandon councillor Don Jessiman is a happy politician.
Jessiman was at the ribbon cutting for the new firehall and has been on council for the 15 years that the debate about the facility went on.
Ribbon Cut at Firehall
Good things come to those who wait.
That's what Brandon fire chief Brent Dane told a crowd at the official opening of the new firehall Wednesday
Dane says it took 15 years and three chiefs to get to the ribbon cutting
BAPD Stats
The number of building permits is up, but the dollar value is down
The Brandon and area planning district has issued 629 permits to the end of August, worth 65 million dollars.
Thats 40 permits more but 35 million less in value.
The biggest drop is in the education sector.
There's also a drop in the number of residential units
Master Plan Needed
Cornwallis and Brandon agree...a master plan covering annexation is needed.
The Municipal Board recently ruled that 300 acres from Cornwallis can be annexed, but it was a long process.
Cornwallis reeve Reg Atkinson says a plan has to be in place
Brandon mayor Dave Burgess says they put forward a plan three years ago
Money Talks Continue
Talks between Brandon and Cornwallis regarding compensation will continue.
300 acres from Cornwallis will be annexed into the city now that the Municipal Board has approved the request of the 4 developers who applied.
Cornwallis reeve Reg Atkinson says the amount of money involved isn't large