Leon’s Headlines Dec 18: The snow you have is the snow you got. Christmas forecast calls for Sunshine & temps between +4 and –5 through the holiday break.
-Canada will announce this week all new cars will have to be zero emissions by 2035.
-Brandon property taxes may take a steep rise next year as city releases a scenario where ratepayers see a 9% increase every year for a decade.
-1 in 4 Canadians cannot survive in today’s economy. A new survey from Edelman Data reveals 25% do not have enough income to cover their basic needs and 1 in 5 are eating less so their children or other family members could eat. 1 in 5 regularly skip meals.
-‘Pack your patience’: Wpg Airport Authority gears up for busy holiday travel season.
-Brandon’s YMCA expansion grows from 50K square feet to 62K to meet growing demands for fitness & childcare.
-Teenage girl dead after stabbing in downtown Wpg on Graham near Fort Street Friday.
-A Wpg high school is warning parents that explicit photos of students taken from social media, then altered with Ai are circulating online.
-Stars On Ice 2023 Holiday Tour made a stop in Brandon Sunday, and included performances by Elvis Stojko, Kaitlyn Weaver & others.
-NHL: Montreal is in Wpg tonight to play the Jets.
It’s BAKE COOKIES DAY! Fitting as we round the corner into the “Home Stretch” for the Holidays!
Electric Cars will soon be MANDATORY. Canada will announce this week that ALL NEW CARS must have ZERO emissions by 2035, as part of something called the Electric Vehicle Availability Standard, and the move to electric starts now, with British Columbia and Quebec already regulating sales targets. Zero-emission vehicles – which include battery electric, plug-in and hydrogen models – must represent 20% of new car sales in 2026, 60% in 2030 then 100% in 2035.
The area’s newest indoor water park IS OPEN JUST 88 MINUTES FROM BRANDON! And we got an EXCLUSIVE First look at the Turtle Island Indoor Water Park attached to Sky Dancer Casino in Belcourt, ND.
Built for families across North Dakota, Canada, and Minnesota thrill seekers will enjoy the waterslides, young guests will play at the splash pad, and parents can spend a relaxing day on the lazy river. Being attached to Sky Dancer Casino & Resort offers families easy access to lodging and dining, without ever having to step outside.
The water park is open Wednesday through Monday every week with a schedule available at turtleislandadventureparks.com. In addition to slides, a pool, and a lazy river, families can expect more exciting options in the area soon.
Turtle Island Indoor Water Park marks the first attraction opening as part of the new Turtle Island Adventure Park, as in the coming months a trampoline park, winter park, and arcade will join the water park to give families even more options for fun during a visit.
“You Don’t Do This And Go Swimming”: Experts React To Matthew Perry’s Ketamine Use. Matthew Perry dies from ketamine. Just before the cast of Friends, family and loved ones were able to say one last goodbye at Matthew Perry’s funeral on November 3, initial toxicology test results revealed that he did not have fentanyl or meth in his system at the time of his passing, but did have Ketamine, and lots of it.
https://www.boredpanda.com/matthew-perry-cause-of-death-confirmed/
Willy Wonka is the top movie, taking in $39M this weekend. Did you know there are 69 candies featured in the 3 movies from 1971, 2005 and this weekend? Which Wonka creation is the most delicious?
https://www.polygon.com/24001212/wonka-candy-ranked-chocolate-factory-willy-charlie
Mistakes in pronunciation. Here are some hilariously absurd mispronunciations people shared online.
https://www.boredpanda.com/horribly-mispronounced-words/
I love shopping at the dollar store. But really you can’t get much for just one dollar. But here are 10 notable things that were sold for one dollar. Often times in a way to be generous, as a symbolic gesture or because they had no clue what the thing they were selling might be worth!
https://listverse.com/2023/12/18/10-notable-things-that-were-sold-for-one-dollar/
Our fridges are FULL. But does that stuff really have to go in there? People sure tend to debate a lot about what to put or not put in the refrigerator. Woman talks about the foods you should never keep in your fridge, but some people aren’t buying it. Agree or disagree?
Tequila. God’s gift to us from Mexico. Apparently there is a wrong and a right way to drink Tequila, according to an expert, and that expert is NOT yours truly. haha.
https://www.tastingtable.com/1470035/right-way-drink-tequila-expert/
