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22 stories exploring westman across the city.
A quieter prairie renaissance is unfolding across Westman: rising housing demand, new industry links and a reimagining of rural-urban ties are changing daily life in Brandon and neighbouring towns.
In Westman, entrepreneurs combine prairie ingenuity with new networks—turning storefronts, farms and garages into hubs of innovation that revive local economies, forge social ties, and imagine futures for young residents rooted in place.
Along the Assiniboine, Brandon residents are stitching together a new environmental ethic: river restorations, regenerative farming and grassroots composting that guard livelihoods while imagining a resilient, shared future for Westman communities.
Across Brandon and surrounding towns, small businesses are knitting local economies together—turning barns into bakeries, tech ideas into agri-solutions, and community ties into sustainable livelihoods for future generations.
A historical look at how innovation in Westman agriculture — from research stations to farmer-led practices — transformed Brandon's landscape, economy and community life, and what it means for a changing climate.
From grain elevators to digital farms, Westman's entrepreneurs have long braided livelihoods and civic life. Their shifting strategies—family shops, co‑ops, tech pivots—reveal how rural business sustains identity, services, and future prosperity.
In Brandon, entrepreneur Maya Leclerc turned a childhood canning habit into PrairieLoop, a humble processing hub that rescues surplus produce, creates jobs for newcomers and youth, and alters how Westman thinks about food resilience.
Amara Redsky’s Prairie Roots Learning Co-op has transformed adult education in Brandon, offering culturally grounded training, digital skills, and trades bridging programs that have retrained hundreds and linked local businesses to a skilled, community-rooted workforce.
Evelyn Martens turned a Brandon garage into Prairie Root Labs, pioneering field-tested sensors and regenerative practices that cut inputs, trained local youth, and offered rural farms practical tools for climate resilience and economic survival.
At the recent Westman Ag Innovation Days, rural residents and researchers explored technologies and practices—from drone scouting to soil carbon accounting—that are changing how families steward land and imagine farming’s future in Manitoba.
At a packed evening in Brandon, entrepreneurs from across Westman traded prototypes, recipes and business cards. Their stories reveal how small-scale innovation—rooted in place, culture and cooperation—is creating jobs, expanding services and renewing rural pride.
A historical look at Westman's environmental evolution from settler agriculture to modern sustainability initiatives in Brandon and surrounding towns, revealing how local people, policy, and place shaped resilient practices and future possibilities.
This retrospective traces Westman’s educational evolution — from one-room schoolhouses to Brandon’s community colleges — revealing how schools shaped local identity, opportunity, and civic networks still driving learning and economic renewal.
In Westman, volunteers are redefining civic life—bridging generational gaps, supporting newcomers, and adapting to digital demands. This investigation traces the human stories and organizational shifts reshaping community service in Brandon and nearby towns.
A coalition of residents, planners, and Indigenous leaders in Westman is remaking neglected riverfronts and vacant lots into affordable homes, green spaces, and economic opportunities — a measured model of rural regional development with human stakes.
From micro-bakeries to agro-tech startups, Westman's small towns are cultivating a new entrepreneurial ecosystem, reshaping livelihoods, holding onto young people, and building economic resilience across Brandon and surrounding communities with distinct local character.
In Brandon and surrounding towns, entrepreneur Nadia Rahman has turned a small clinic, a mobile unit and pragmatic partnerships into a community health lifeline — reshaping care for thousands across Westman.
An in-depth look at Westman's rich artistic history, the people who shaped it, and its role in forging a strong, connected community.
Experience the transformation sweeping Westman's farmlands, where innovation fuels both the region's agriculture and its communities' resilience.
A vivid exploration of Manitoba's flourishing arts scene and how it cultivates community spirit, bolstering identity and fostering resilience.
Unearthing the alchemical potency of arts and culture in community building, regeneration, and awakening, amidst the rustic beauty of Westman.
In Westman, a transformation is underway. Fueled by innovative educators and resilient communities, learning is being reshaped.