Brandonites

We hear from Enver Naidoo, Executive Director of Westman Immigrant Services.

We hear from Keith Waterfield, Administrator at the Brandon General Museum & Archives.

We hear from Sarah Schira, Professional Knitter.

We hear from Jeff Fawcett, Mayor of Brandon.

We speak with Renee Cronley, a local author, and hear her read an original poem and short story

We speak with Alysha and Danielle about storytelling

We speak with Erin Coleman from the Community Health and Housing Association.

We speak with Miles Crossman, local film maker, producer, and director.

We speak with Teague Luhr from Ask Auntie and the Blue Door Program.

We speak with Reverend Craig Miller, Minister at Knox United Church.

We speak with Bernie Whetter, owner of The Green Spot Home & Garden

We speak with Sunday Frangi, city councillor for the Meadows-Waverly ward.

We hear from local teacher Ryan Flannery, also known as drag queen Flora Hex.

You can catch up with Flora Hex here:

Instagram: @floraorhex

TikTok: @florahex

We speak with Rick Chrest, mayor of the city of Brandon. 

September 5th, 2021 marks the 75th anniversary of the Brandon Public Library's opening. We are celebrating with this special episode of our podcast, in which we hear a little about the history of the library and hear from patrons and staff about what the library means to them. 

We speak with Lisa McMaster about community engagement.

We speak with Curt Shoultz, a local artist and educator. You can keep up with his art at the link below. You can also check out the two writers he mentioned at the links below.

https://www.facebook.com/curt.shoultz

https://www.instagram.com/tomking_tk/

https://geneyang.com/

We speak with Emma and Grace of Solstice Apiaries.

You can connect with them on Instagram via @solsticeapiaries, @goosebeetle, and @boogiewoogiebugs.

We speak with Teri Jenkins of Brown Sugar Produce.

You can check out her market garden here: https://brownsugarproduce.wordpress.com/

We speak with Danielle Hubbard, director of the Western Manitoba Regional Library.

We speak with Dave Barnes of the Assiniboine Food Forest Initiative.

You can check out the project here: https://www.assiniboinefoodforest.ca/

We speak with local author and former mayor, Sherilyn Decter.

You can check out her books here: sherilyndecter.com

We speak with local painter Weiming Zhao.

You can check out his art here: https://www.facebook.com/weimingart