Leon’s Headlines Dec 15: New report for City of Brandon says “extraordinarily high tax increases” needed in 2024, among other revenue increases, to meet the needs of the city.
-Brandon Neighborhood Renewal Corporation withdraws plans to use church facility on 8th for an overnight drop-in centre days before launch Dec 20.
-Kinew follows through on pledge to deduct education tax from Manitobans’ bills instead of mailing cheques.
-MPI’s decision to put brakes on full-time remote work for employees disappointing, union says; have to come in 5 in every 10 days.
-Mixed feelings for some Ukrainians in MB about shift to celebrating Christmas to Dec. 25. Change comes after Ukraine passed law to ‘abandon the Russian heritage’.
-Provincial Ex of MB has Doc Walker ready for the President’s Dinner Feb. 22.
-Off-duty Wpg police officer facing impaired driving charges.
-CFL kicks off 2024 schedule with a Grey Cup rematch; Alouettes visit the Bombers June 6.
-Elkhorn Resort’s NEW “Klar So” Nordic Spa, a massive $10M expansion & rebrand of Solstice Spa, is ready in time for Christmas. The outdoor spa can be enjoyed year-round.
-HERE is where you are going to want to spend part of the winter! If you have to stay in a COLD Manitoba, there’s nothing better than a HOT TUB. But its more than that. With the spa there’s a bunch of ameneties and its simply stunning. Winnipeg has had one for almost a decade now at Thermaea and Kananaskis has one too! Now Westman has one at the Eklhorn Resort! Here’s the opening of the Nordic Spa in Winnipeg back in 2015.
And the Spa in Kananaskis has the mountains for a back drop. Another amazing spa inspired by the Nordic tradition!
HAPPY NATIONAL UGLY SWEATER DAY! In the early 2000s, what may have been the first ugly holiday sweater party was held in Vancouver. Sweater parties spread across the United States, and as the 2000s progressed, the sweaters once again gained in popularity. They were very popular again by the 2010s when they were seen as campy costumes. Ugly Christmas sweater contests were common, and the sweaters were used as merchandising gimmicks by various organizations. Ugly Christmas sweaters can regularly be found in resale and thrift stores, but many clothing retailers make them as well, including some higher-end companies.
Advent Calendars. Another door another treat. Look at this 10-Year-Old Boy Makes His Mom Lovely Advent Calendar Out Of An Old Pizza Box.
SPOILER ALERT: WON a gameshow, but didn’t get the PRIZE ‘Squid Game: The Challenge’ Winner Finally Getting Her Millions
The winner of “Squid Game: The Challenge” is inching closer to finally seeing her $4.56M payday, but by the terms of her contract the payday doesn’t have to come until 2024.
https://www.tmz.com/2023/12/15/squid-game-challenge-winner-prize-millions-next-year/
Brandon to the WORLD. WestJet Adds Calgary To Seoul Incheon Route. This after the only airline to fly out of my city added Tokyo direct from Calgary, the one place we can get to by air. It does really open things up for us!
Crumbl enters the world of Wonka with its latest cookie. There’s a new movie coming out and a food company willing to make a product to help promote it.
What do women want? Here’s what a massive study of single ladies reveals.
https://studyfinds.org/single-women-perfect-partner/
Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F Trailer Reveals Eddie Murphy’s Franchise Return After 30 Years. The first trailer for Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F has been released. Axel Foley was last seen nearly three decades ago in 1994’s Beverly Hills Cop 3.
But everyone is still talking about Leave the World Behind. Julia Roberts is back and this smash is causing a buzz for all kinds of reasons, including the wild ending.
Fans Go Wild After Clip of Melissa Joan Hart, 47, Playing a Grandma Goes Viral. Isn’t she Sabrina the Teenage Witch? So no wonder the internet is really going into freak out mode.
Dizy opens presents. Does your dog open presents. No surprise they love it. 1 in 5 believe their pet enjoys the holiday season more than them.
