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  WINNIPEG -- Residents in Brandon, Man. are getting a tax break after city council approved their 2021 operating budget after two days of deliberations. The budget includes a one per cent municipal tax cut, about $19 a year less for the average homeowner than in 2020. The $83.6M operating budget approved by Brandon city council is about $1.9M lower than the proposed budget. "In a very trying year, Council felt it was most important this year to help residents and businesses across the board by minimizing tax increases. We dug in and found a path to not only deliver a one per cent tax d...

After nearly 10 hours of deliberations on Saturday, Brandon City Council approved a municipal budget...

Brandon Sun By: Colin Slark Only a single change was made on Thursday to the new public health orders first proposed by chief provincial public health officer Dr. Brent Roussin on Tuesday, clarifying that the allowance for two people to visit another person must always be the same two people. Advertisement Only a single change was made on Thursday to the new public health orders first proposed by chief provincial public health officer Dr. Brent Roussin on Tuesday, clarifying that the allowance for two people to visit another person must always...

Keystone lost $1M in revenue in 2019-20 By: Colin Slark FILE/THE BRANDON SUN The set-up for Manitoba Ag Days at the Keystone Centre's main arena in Brandon in this file photo from January, 2020. It was a rough year for venues all over the world because of COVID-19 and the Keystone Centre was no exception. Advertisement It was a rough year for venues all over the world because of COVID-19 and the Keystone Centre was no exception. Financial information presented at the centre’s annual general meeting late Thursday evening said the centre ...

Brandon Sun Posted: Shared Health chief nursing officer Lanette Siragusa (left) and chief provincial public health officer Dr. Brent Roussin, shown here in October, were a constant fixture in the news in 2020 as the COVID-19 pandemic raged on. (File) Every year at this time, The Brandon Sun presents its top quotes of the year from the newsmakers, the pundits and our elected officials who have said something memorable, cynical, derisive, or just downright silly. Every year at this time, The Brandon Sun presents its top quotes of the year from the newsm...