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  • Daly House Museum
    The general store within the museum Built in 1882 for Thomas Mayne Daly, who was Brandon’s first mayor and lawyer, it remains to be one of the oldest buildings in Brandon and the oldest building on 18th st. After Daly had moved away it became a children’s shelter and in 1978 it became a museum with the help of Brandon Museum Inc.. The museum consists of three...
    by admin at May 14th, 2010 at 11:05 am
  • Brandon Public Library
    The Brandon Public Library was founded in 1967 and is the largest public library of of Southwestern Manitoba and one of two libraries in Brandon. Library cards are free of charge and available to all residents of Brandon and the surrounding area, and allow you to access not only the books in our library but books can also be taken on loan from nearby libraries in Neepawa,...
    by admin at May 6th, 2010 at 11:05 am
  • Art Gallery of Southwestern Manitoba
    Dating from 1907, the Art Gallery and it’s supporters have provided a venue to exhibit the art of the prairies. By 1959 a permanent place was established to exhibit the art and to provide art lessons. It was named the Brandon Allied Arts Council. In 1989 the gallery was moved again to the now Convergy’s building on Princess and was renamed to the Art Gallery...
    by admin at May 4th, 2010 at 02:05 pm
  • Restaurants
    Brandon has a huge amount of restaurants for a city it’s size and each comes with it’s own assortment of flavours and menus. Whether it’s a Chinese buffet, a steak bar or a casual family diner, you’ll find it here in Brandon. Since Brandon is a city of modest size, all these restaurants are always within a few minutes driving distance. Well priced...
    by admin at May 3rd, 2010 at 03:05 pm
  • Where are all the Pictures?
    As you may have noticed, a bunch of the newer posts do not seem to have any pictures. This is due to my misplacement of a specialized usb cable. Once found, all the appropriate pictures shall be uploaded. If you have any pictures of any of the location or attractions and you’d like them to be used for the website, please use the contact form. We’d love to have...
    by admin at May 3rd, 2010 at 09:05 am
  • Royal Canadian Artillery Museum
    The RCA museum is located in CFB Shilo, only 26 km East of Brandon. It serves to represent a vital part of the history of Canada’s armed forces. The museum also tells the story of Canadian gunners over the years and how that aspect of war has evolved and made Canada a leading example for peacekeeping throughout the world. Since the first world war, over 100 000...
    by admin at May 2nd, 2010 at 02:05 pm