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Brandon Sun By: Colin Slark Save to Read Later
Steve McMillan with VBJ Developments inspects a group of yellow lady’s slipper’s, part of the orchid family, in an ecologically sensitive area on the southeastern edge of Brandon. McMillan and Petro Mykytyn, a field representative with Altus Group Manitoba Land Surveyors, were confirming occurrence areas that were mapped in a 2019 study. (File)
Some of the preserved area for endangered orchids in Brandon’s south end was damaged a couple of weekends ago.
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Some of the preserved area for endangered orchids in Brandon’s south end was damaged a couple of weekends ago.
Brandon Sun By: Tyler Clarke
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A rare small white lady s slipper grows last year in an ecologically sensitive area on the southeastern edge of Brandon.
The City of Brandon is inching closer to allowing for the development of a south-end residential project.
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The City of Brandon is inching closer to allowing for the development of a south-end residential project.
It’s a long process complicated by the presence of small white lady’s slipper orchids an endangered plant that carries certain protections.
On March 30, the public is invited to attend one of two webinars to learn the latest on the city’s tentative intentions, including what’s being done to protect the orchids.