Brandon Sun By: Tyler Clarke
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Although lacking in Westman-specific announcements, the provincial budget released last week carries a number of local implications.
So described Brandon’s three Progressive Conservative MLAs, who weighed in on a handful of criticisms and budget highlights during interviews conducted over the weekend.
Len Isleifson
In fairness to last week’s budget, the initial round of information tends to be broad in scope, with local announcements made in the weeks and months that follow.
From this big-picture viewpoint, Brandon East MLA Len Isleifson said the budget’s key feature is its ability to not just spend money, but spend it wisely.
Brandon Sun By: Kyle Darbyson
Bryce Eakins Collister lives with cerebral palsy and is currently enrolled in Inclusion Westman’s Inclusive Post-Secondary Education program at Brandon University. (Screenshot)
Barring a last-minute funding boost, the Inclusive Post-Secondary Education program at Brandon University will be shutting down by the end of the school year, leaving special needs students with a much harder path forward in their academic career.
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Barring a last-minute funding boost, the Inclusive Post-Secondary Education program at Brandon University will be shutting down by the end of the school year, leaving special needs students with a much harder path forward in their academic career.