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Brandon cathedral transforms into donation hub to serve hundreds displaced by fires

Joelle Kidd — Fri, 25 May 2018 13:31:09 +0000

A massive fire that swept downtown Brandon, Man., coupled with wildfires in Western Manitoba that caused the evacuation of Sapotaweyak Cree Nation, have caused hundreds to be displaced from their homes.

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Brandon priest receives 22-month conditional sentence for theft

Joelle Kidd — Tue, 09 Jan 2018 19:35:22 +0000

Noah Njegovan, a former executive archdeacon of the diocese of Brandon, who pleaded guilty in December to stealing more than $190,000 from the diocese, was handed down a 22-month conditional sentence Tuesday morning, January 9, by Justice John Menzies of the Court of Queen’s Bench in Brandon, Man. Under the terms of his sentence, Njegovan […]

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Federal government and railway owner face off, Brandon bishop just wants line to Churchill fixed

Joelle Kidd — Tue, 14 Nov 2017 21:08:18 +0000

Diocese of Brandon Bishop William G. Cliff is “very pleased” to see the government taking legal action over northern Manitoba’s washed out railway, but says it “doesn’t fix the line to Churchill.” The rail line, which has been inoperable since May, has turned Churchill, a popular tourist destination for fishing and polar bear sightings, into […]

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Former Manitoba priest sued for alleged sexual exploitation

Tali Folkins — Thu, 05 Oct 2017 20:26:40 +0000

A former dean of the Anglican diocese of Brandon is being sued for allegedly sexually exploiting a former parishioner. According to a CBC story published Wednesday, October 4, a woman (unnamed by CBC because of the nature of the allegations) alleges in a September 19 statement of claim that Nigel Packwood “exploited and misused the […]

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Bishop of Brandon calls on federal government to fix rail line to Churchill

Joelle Kidd — Tue, 03 Oct 2017 14:47:56 +0000

Bishop William G. Cliff of the diocese of Brandon has written a letter to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau calling on the federal government to make provisions for the repair of a Manitoba rail line. The line, which runs to the northern Manitoba town of Churchill, was washed out in May by severe flooding. It is the […]

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