Brandon MB - 10 storeys up - 4 pics - Page 3

vid · #41 Posted **Mar 13, 2007, 5:18 AM**

Fort William is flat. Does that count?

It was probably the flattest city in Ontario until amalgamation!

spiritedenergy · #42 Posted **Mar 13, 2007, 5:23 AM**

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Brandon has so much potential, but yet is one of the ugliest cities in all of Canada. I remember a thread on this topic a few months back.

I think some Winnipeggers (the cycling environmentalists) wish that our city looked more like Brandon does -- "scenic".

If Brandon looked more like Regina, then I'd be happier with that city.

well, i must say Brandon look prittier the Winnipeg. What Winnipeg has more is downtown.

harls · #43 Posted **Mar 13, 2007, 12:15 PM**

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Is that where CBC and CTV and Global broadcast from?

I know CBC's tower is south of town near some place called Hayfield.. which isn't really a place, it's actually a real hay field.

Don't know about CTV and Global.. I think CTV is north of town.

Global's signal always came from Winnipeg (when I was growing up out there).. some days it'd be pretty weak and fuzzy. Man I love satellite TV now..

rapid_business · #44 Posted **Mar 13, 2007, 1:19 PM**

Starbucks doesn't franchise. They own and control their own.

rrskylar · #45 Posted **Mar 13, 2007, 2:16 PM**

Brandon: 2006; 41,511 2001; 39,716 4.5

Looks like former mayor Atkinson truly was full of it when he said Brandon would grow to 50,000 after the Maple Leaf plant opened!

LilZebra · #46 Posted **Mar 13, 2007, 6:54 PM**

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That's the Westman Cable's tower, our local cable company.

This camera is attached to the tower.
http://webcam.manitobanet.com/

Hmmm... a new tab opens up, and nothing happens. I have NoScript installed and allowed the site temp. access to my computer... still nothing but a blank page.

LilZebra · #47 Posted **Mar 13, 2007, 6:57 PM**

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Global's signal always came from Winnipeg (when I was growing up out there).. some days it'd be pretty weak and fuzzy. Man I love satellite TV now..

How can that be when CKND-2 (Brandon), a retransmitter of CKND (Winnipeg), operates on channel 2 cable 9 since .... Sept. 1982?

harls · #48 Posted **Mar 13, 2007, 7:05 PM**

Hm..CKND was on channel 2, yes.. but I didn't think they had a tower in Brandon.. I always thought it was somewhere outside of Winnipeg because it was always a shitty weak signal, especially at night. Even WDAZ in Devils Lake would come in clearer sometimes!

LilZebra · #49 Posted **Mar 13, 2007, 7:08 PM**

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Umm, Regina is flat with no real topography. I'm glad it doesn't look like Regina.

But if Brandon had some taller buildings like Regina along with Brandon's "hills" then, IMHO, Brandon would be a nicer place. That's what I was trying to say.

Congrats. to Brandon for reaching 41 K. You need another 60 K to become a real city though.

LilZebra · #50 Posted **Mar 13, 2007, 7:10 PM**

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Hm..CKND was on channel 2, yes.. but I didn't think they had a tower in Brandon.. I always thought it was somewhere outside of Winnipeg because it was always a shitty weak signal, especially at night. Even WDAZ in Devils Lake would come in clearer sometimes!

WDAZ (channel 8), KVLY (channel 11), KNRR (channel 12), and KXJB (channel 4, also a rebr. on ch. 58 at Glasston) have some of the highest broadcasting towers in all of N. America.

vid · #51 Posted **Mar 13, 2007, 7:43 PM**

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Hmmm... a new tab opens up, and nothing happens. I have NoScript installed and allowed the site temp. access to my computer... still nothing but a blank page.

Try IE. If it still doesn't work, it's just being an asshole today.

That camera has a bit of a reputation. :/ I remember when it was aimed at CanadInn when it was under construction. Kept shaking, looks like Brandon was having an earthquake.

Andy6 · #52 Posted **Mar 13, 2007, 10:28 PM**

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Hm..CKND was on channel 2, yes.. but I didn't think they had a tower in Brandon.. I always thought it was somewhere outside of Winnipeg because it was always a shitty weak signal, especially at night. Even WDAZ in Devils Lake would come in clearer sometimes!

The CKND repeater was, and I assume still is, in Minnedosa, Izzy's home town.

CYBR · #53 Posted **Mar 13, 2007, 10:55 PM**

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But if Brandon had some taller buildings like Regina along with Brandon's "hills" then, IMHO, Brandon would be a nicer place. That's what I was trying to say.

Congrats. to Brandon for reaching 41 K. You need another 60 K to become a real city though.

What do you mean by "real city"?
Personally, I like the size of the city as it is now. It may eventually get up to 50,000.

If we want the city to be like Regina then we would move to Regina.

I like the fact that you can get from one side of the city to another in about 10 min.

BTW, Brandon was never a village or town, it was incorporated right away in 1882 as a city.

CYBR · #54 Posted **Mar 13, 2007, 10:57 PM**

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Hmmm... a new tab opens up, and nothing happens. I have NoScript installed and allowed the site temp. access to my computer... still nothing but a blank page.

Open in Media Player.

The shaking would be because of the wind.

vid · #55 Posted **Mar 13, 2007, 11:00 PM**

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It may eventually get up to 50,000.

!!

CYBR · #56 Posted **Mar 13, 2007, 11:12 PM**

On the local news, Brandon's population rose by 4.5%. It's below the national average. The mayor is pleased to see a steady growth and says many in the city can't see it becoming a metropolis.

newflyer · #57 Posted **Mar 14, 2007, 12:53 AM**

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On the local news, Brandon's population rose by 4.5%. It's below the national average. The mayor is pleased to see a steady growth and says many in the city can't see it becoming a metropolis.

In other news... Stienbach residents forsee a future where they become the second largest in the province. Growing at over 20% it might take them a while, they are eating other cities lunches. Giving themselves the title of "Paradise beyond the Perimeter".

vid · #58 Posted **Mar 14, 2007, 1:04 AM**

Just what the world needs: More Steinbach!

Andy6 · #59 Posted **Mar 14, 2007, 1:11 AM**

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In other news... Stienbach residents forsee a future where they become the second largest in the province. Growing at over 20% it might take them a while, they are eating other cities lunches. Giving themselves the title of "Paradise beyond the Perimeter".

They could surpass Portage in the next census, which would be the first time in 100 years, probably, that Portage fell below 4th place (discounting when St. Boniface, St. James, etc. were their own cities). Surpassing Selkirk is a big milestone. I remember when Steinbach went from the little half-filled circle on the provincial highway map to the yellow blob that signified that it had reached the largest population category known in Manitoba, 5,000+. Now it's over double that.

harls · #60 Posted **Mar 14, 2007, 4:09 PM**

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Personally, I like the size of the city as it is now. It may eventually get up to 50,000.

According to this, the Brandon Census Agglomeration is almost at 50k..