Leons Headlines April 19: The City of Brandon closed the Red Willow Trail and the fat bike trail at Parker Boulevard and Sixth Street North on Thursday because of overland flooding from the Assiniboine River. The Assiniboine is forecast to peak between April 23 and 25.
-MB government will proceed with the expansion of Maryland Park School; construction will begin later this year.
-The province is ready to repair 18th Street and get the job done this year on the condition the City of Brandon completes underground work along the road first.
-The boards of Westoba, Caisse and Assiniboine Credit Union are seeking approval of members and employees on a merger to become one of the largest Credit Unions in Western Canada.
-The Electronic Recycling Assoc & Brandon Earth Day Committee will host a community cleanup and e-waste collection event Saturday at the Riverbank Discovery Centre 11 am to 3 pm.
-Gaming convention “PrairieCon” returns to the Keystone Centre in Brandon May 24-26, 2024 and this year’s theme is Dinosaurs.
-12th Annual Brandon Beer Tasting Festival will go again at Victoria Inn Saturday April 27.
-Jets close out regular season with 8th-straight win, clinch 2nd in west beating Vancouver 4-2.
Uh-Oh, it might be a good idea to use those Red Lobster Gift cards ASAP. Some are calling the chain “Dead Lobster” as the business loses money claw over fist. Bloomberg reports the seafood chain is heading for bankruptcy .
Have you ever lost a ring? Down the sink, or on a floor, but in food? Jason Kelce lost Eagles Super Bowl ring in pool of chili.
Brace yourself because Canada is right behind the USA. TIKTOK ban rapidly coming. GOP fast-tracking TikTok divestment bill. House Speaker Johnson plans to package TikTok legislation with critical aid for Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan, and send it to the Senate.
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/congress/us-likely-enact-law-soon-ban-tiktok-nationwide-rcna148391
Goodbye to the last remaining DVDs and CD’s and any other media that can be held in your hand. It’s being report that Target Will Stop Selling Physical Media in 2025. After Best Buy got out of the Blu-ray and video game scene earlier this year, it’s now being reported that Target will be doing the same.
https://collider.com/target-stop-selling-physical-media
Oh well. Was never going to be a scientist anyway. Junk Food Diet Can Cause Long-Term Damage to Brains according to a recent study led by USC researchers.
PREPARE to have your social media FLOODED with TAYTAY! Taylor Swift Floors Fans With Secret Double Album Just Two Hours After Tortured Poets Release.
Disney Plus is adding channels as streaming inches ever closer back to cable. I thought we were cutting cords. It looks like the cords have just moved to a different company.
https://www.polygon.com/24133387/disney-plus-streaming-channels-criterion-cable
