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Three of the four recent homicides in Brandon, a city of 51,000, occurred in the downtown core. The growing number of deaths in the community is creating a cycle of endless grief, says Janis Irvine, Brandon co-ordinator for Community Mobilization Westman, a network of social service providers.
Brandon Sun By: Tyler Clarke Past Brandon University School of Music dean Glen Carruthers is seen at Wilfrid Laurier University, where he took a job in 2010. (Wilfrid Laurier University) He left Brandon University 10 years ago, but faculty members say Glen Carruthers’ legacy lives on in various ways. Advertisement The past School of Music dean died recently at age 66 as a result of cancer. Flags were to be lowered to half-mast at both Brandon University and Wilfrid Laurier University, where he most recently served as dean of the Faculty o...