Break & Enter
Brandon Police are still looking for a break & enter suspect who fled from a residence in Juniper Bay.
The incident happened this morning at 4:24am. The owner of the residence was woken to a man rummaging through the room.
Courtesy of shutterstock
The man entered the home through the patio door and fled out the front door of the house when he was confronted.
New Facility for ACC
A new training facility is underway at Assiniboine Community College’s Victoria East Campus.
The announcement was made this morning. A total of $640 000 was funded to ACC from industry partners and the federal & provincial government.
Photo courtesy of ACC
The program, Food Processing Centre for Animal Proteins (FPC), will commence next month. FPC is an eleven month course. Read More
New K-8 School
Premier Brian Pallister is following up on a promise to build a school in the Wheat City.
Courtesy of gov.mb.ca – Premier Brian Pallister
The new school – named Maryland Park – is scheduled to be open in the Fall of 2020.
Brian Pallister was quoted today saying that the new school was to accommodate the growth of Brandon during the last twenty years. He also thanked the City of Brandon and the Brandon School Division for their involvement.
Emerald Ash Borer Beetles
A possible infestation of the Emerald Ash Borer Beetle could happen in The Wheat City.
Courtesy of Natural Resources Canada
This week is the Invasive Species Awareness Week and the City of Brandon is requesting the public to learn more about how to help prevent the infestation of the beetle.
People are advised not to move firewood. The Emerald Ash Borer Beetle typically thrives and is transported from area to area within woodpiles. Citizens are also advised to buy and burn local firewood.
Located on trees throughout Rosser Ave and the Downtown area
Bike thefts and vehicle break-ins have been occurring at Brandon University during the last few years.
ACC Newsline interviewed Grant Hamilton – the Director of Marketing & Communications – at Old Clark Hall on Thursday, April 26th, 2018, to inquire about the bike thefts and break-ins that occurred since September 2017.
For first year students, deciding what field you want to specialize in can be a difficult decision. For Interactive Media Arts students, prior to registering for the program, there were two different sides: Interactive and Media. Now that we’re in the month of April, both the Media and Interactive students have another decision to make.
We first year students finally got to use our technical skills in a more real world situation at the Royal Manitoba Winter Fair. At the beginning of the year, most of us didn’t even know how to use a DSLR or Adobe Premiere Pro. It’s now the near end of the first year and we have learned much as Interactive Media Arts students.
The use of Google Classroom has made education more convenient than ever. It wasn’t that long ago when I attended classes where the professor would use actual chalk on an olden days object known as a “chalkboard” and used it to write down important notes. Google’s Apps for Education is a series of applications designed for schools to help them communicate with their students…and it is quite helpful.