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20012026 Brandon Mayor Jeff Fawcett speaks during an announcement at the Brandon Community Sportsplex on Tuesday. The provincial government announced over $1 million in funding for Brandon’s Eastview Landfill, Andrews Field and Brandon Community Sportsplex on Tuesday. The funding will allow the City of Brandon to reduce the 2026 property tax increase by two percent. Manitoba Premier Wab Kinew was joined by Rachelle Schott, MLA for Kildonan-River East, Minister of Municipal and Northern Relations of Manitoba Glen Simard, Mayor Fawcett and Eleysha Klaassen, executive director of Brandon Seniors for Seniors. (Tim Smith/The Brandon Sun)