Three of the four recent homicides in Brandon, a city of 51,000, occurred in the downtown core. The growing number of deaths in the community is creating a cycle of endless grief, says Janis Irvine, Brandon co-ordinator for Community Mobilization Westman, a network of social service providers.
Brandon Police Services inter-agency Project Banish operation led to the seizure of more than nine kilograms of cocaine, more than $450,000 in cash and multiple stolen guns.