Leons Headlines May 20: Frost overnight as Brandon dropped to -3°C, but warm weather is coming this weekend with highs expected to climb into the +30s early next week.
-Rising food costs & property taxes push MB inflation to highest in Canada at 4.3% last month.
-New Manitoba education data shows more early-years students needing extra support; schools are reviewing EA staffing for the fall based on growing needs.
-Staff at Brandon’s Western Manitoba Cancer Centre won a provincial nursing excellence award for collaborative, compassionate patient care.
-RCMP are warning of a SIM-swap scam in Virden where fraudsters impersonated a Telus rep, took over a couple’s phone accounts & stole $20K from their bank accounts.
-Residents can preview Brandon’s new $20M K-8 school at an open house tonight at Massey High School.
-MB reopens its Innovation Growth Program to help local businesses develop new products; applications open until June 30.
-Westman adult learning receives an extra $750K in provincial funding.
-Brandon deputy mayor Glen Parker won’t run again in October after serving 3 terms.
-Manitoba is surveying residents on whether to end the twice-yearly clock changes for daylight saving time, following other provinces that have moved away from the practice. SURVEY LINK HERE: https://engagemb.ca/time-change?
-Manitoba has lifted several spring road restrictions across Western Manitoba as conditions dry out, allowing farmers and haulers more flexibility to move equipment and goods.
-Canada’s Snowbirds jets grounded until 2030s as replacement aircraft identified.
CHECK THOSE LOTO TICKETS, Westman might have a winner. A $46M Lotto 6/49 ticket was purchased in Manitoba outside Winnipeg, and the winner has not yet come forward.
https://www.ctvnews.ca/winnipeg/article/check-your-tickets-46m-jackpot-winner-purchased-in-manitoba
End of an era. The Snowbirds aerobatic team has been retired for now, but there are plans for them to return in the future, but not everyone is thrilled with the new choice of airplanes.
I didn’t think wine “went bad” in fact I thought wine got better with age. Apaprently it gets old? MLCC is selling off what’s left of US booze for charity, saying they need to clear it out before it “expires”.
https://www.liquormarts.ca/retail-marketing/us-liquor-update
Vegas just isn’t the same post Covid. Tourists are reacting with disappointment over the closure of the Heart Attack Grill in Las Vegas.
Is Pizza Hut saved in the USA? Is a retro Pizza Hut revival the key to saving the struggling chain? Nostalgic reaction online is “off the charts” and we’re hoping leads to more renovations for fast food that has gotten cold and plain.
The “Cars for Kids” jingle is annoying sure, but deceptive? Apparently so. People who gave their cars thinking it was going to charity ended up being something totally different.
Too expensive to fill a regular car, so maybe a Barbie car is cheaper? Not sure how road worthy this is, but he’s got it supped up to go the speed limit!
