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Brandon s newest city councillor, Sunday Frangi (Meadows-Waverly), smiles after officially being sworn in at Monday s virtual council meeting. Frangi won the May 5 byelection to replace John LoRegio.
Brandon City Council’s ranks were bolstered on Monday with the swearing-in of Sunday Frangi as the new councillor for Ward 5, Meadows-Waverly.
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Brandon City Council’s ranks were bolstered on Monday with the swearing-in of Sunday Frangi as the new councillor for Ward 5, Meadows-Waverly.
Frangi prevailed in a May 5 byelection by a margin of 50 votes to 42 against competitor Gordon McRae in the race to replace John LoRegio, who stepped down to focus on his fight against multiple myeloma cancer.
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Brandon City Council voted to approve approximately half a million dollars in improvements and repairs to the city’s water system on Monday.
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Brandon City Council voted to approve approximately half a million dollars in improvements and repairs to the city’s water system on Monday.
Under the contract, contractor Allen & Bolack Excavating will abandon the wet well and associated pumping a the Hilton Lift Station, install a water service to the Biogas Building at the Water Reclamation Facility and install knife gate valves at the Kirkcaldy Lift Station for a price of $489,672.26.
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LEFT: City of Brandon treasurer and acting city manager Dean Hammond said that the city’s debt burden is below the maximum imposed by the province, but the city’s use of debt is likely to increase over the next few years. (File)
RIGHT: Coun. Shawn Berry (Linden Lanes) said at Tuesday’s city council meeting that there is a fine balance trying to address crime while managing protective services costs appropriately. (File)
Despite dealing with COVID-19 and the losses of revenue that it caused, the City of Brandon reduced its operating expenditures for 2021 compared to 2020.
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This updated map included in the agenda for Tuesday s Brandon City Council meeting shows what the development at the corner of 18th Street North and Braecrest Drive would look like with the number of units reduced from five to three. (Screenshot)
A proposed condominium development at the corner of Braecrest Drive and 18th Street North finally got the green light from Brandon City Council meeting on Tuesday after compromises were made to address nearby residents’ concerns.
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A proposed condominium development at the corner of Braecrest Drive and 18th Street North finally got the green light from Brandon City Council meeting on Tuesday after compromises were made to address nearby residents’ concerns.
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Coun. Shaun Cameron (University), helped provide Brandon City Council with an update on the status of the Western Manitoba Centennial Auditorium in his role as chair of the venue s board of directors on Monday evening.
The Western Manitoba Centennial Auditorium lost out on $220,686 in revenues due to being closed because of COVID-19, general manager Tom Crook told Brandon City Council on Monday.
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The Western Manitoba Centennial Auditorium lost out on $220,686 in revenues due to being closed because of COVID-19, general manager Tom Crook told Brandon City Council on Monday.
Crook and auditorium board chair Coun. Shaun Cameron (University) were on hand during the council meeting to outline what challenges the venue faced in 2020 and what was done to keep things afloat, calling it a tough year.