Mayor Shari Decter Hirst - 729-2202 - City of Brandon

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Mayor Shari Decter Hirst - 729-2202 Phyllis Miller, Executive Assistant - 729-2202 ________________________________________________________________________________________ On Monday, we relaxed the “international rules of librarians” and had our Coffee with the Mayor in the Brandon Public Library. A big thank you goes to Kathy Thornborough and her team for suggesting the idea. It was well attended by people who live in the downtown area. Council met Monday evening. On Tuesday, I met with American Consul, Tim Cipullo, to talk about issues of mutual interest. Later that afternoon, I toured the Women’s Resource Centre which is undertaking a variety of projects to raise awareness of Domestic Violence Week. Tuesday evening was a fruitful meeting of the Pedestrian “Hub” Steering Committee. We have a very solid plan coming forward and a strong commitment to downtown. Wednesday I participated in “Take Our Kids to Work Day” and was joined by Neelin Grade 9 student, Sonia Somersall. Our day started at the Municipal Adaptation Planning Workshop where I brought greetings and spoke of the impact on Brandon of extreme weather events brought on by climate change. Flood mitigation, drought, water conservation, greenhouse gas emission reduction, storm water drainage management were all on the table for discussion with lots of good ideas from participants. Sonia then met with senior staff at City Hall to get a sense of how the Mayor’s office worked. At noon, we had a lunch meeting with the GM of the Provincial Exhibition to discuss the economic impact of major events in Brandon, and the vision of the Dome Building. Most of our afternoon was spent in a Canada Games meeting. We also attended ACC’s National Technology Week Tech showcase, and the Whitehead Foundation meeting as the mayor is a member of that board. Because Sonia had a math test on Thursday, she did not attend the Volunteer Appreciation Event organized by Community Development, which was too bad as the energy in the room created by 300+ volunteers was amazing. Well done CD staff, it was an outstanding evening. Councillors Isleifson, Roberts, and Blight and I had a marvellous time. Thursday evening had lots on the go with a Brandon Area Planning meeting, a joint ward meeting of Richmond and Green Acres, and the Provincial Ex’s Taste of Beef event. Fortunately, cloning technology is available. On Friday, I attended the MPI 40 th Anniversary Luncheon. On Saturday, I will be attending the Art Gallery of South Western Manitoba’s Fascinator Tea Party Fundraiser. Fascinator’s are those tiny hats that are found perched at a jaunty angle on the side of the Duchess of Cambridge’s head. Saturday evening, I attended the 26 th Field Artillery Regiment’s Military Ball. Of course, these events were amongst the many meetings dealing with building a prosperous community that are part of the Mayor’s schedule.
Scott Hildebrand, City Manager - 729-2204 Kathy Vandale, Executive Assistant - 729-2204 ________________________________________________________________________________________ The group charged with creating an effective and engaging communication strategy had their first meeting this week. A number of actions to enhance both internal and external communications, using a wide variety of mediums, were discussed. Allison Collins will be moving forward with creating a document to capture the discussions. Having a culture of open communication conveyed in a number of ways, in order to reach as many people as possible, is a priority of this Council and Administration. CONTACTS: Allison Collins - 729-2590 ___________________________________________________________________________________________ Hello all! This is my first opportunity to contribute to council updates since beginning my job with the City of Brandon on Oct.19. By way of background, I have spent the past nine years working in Brandon’s news media, first as a reporter/announcer at CKLQ/STAR FM Radio and then as a political/city hall reporter with the Brandon Sun. Yet, even with such a solid ‘Wheat City’ background, I have been pleasantly surprised with how seamless the transition has been for me into my new role as Director of Communications with the City of Brandon! Over the past few weeks, I have worked with city staff to publicize, among other things, a new solar light initiative in the East End Dog Park, an exciting economic development partnership with Ukraine, a huge morale win for Brandon at the National Communities in Bloom competition in Quebec City and the launch of a spiffy new website for Brandon Fire & Emergency Services. I have also met with a number of departments to discuss how I can help them best promote their messages to the public. In addition, preliminary work is already underway for the creation of a comprehensive, effective and engaging Communications Strategy for both internal and external use by the City of Brandon. With the vision, passion and determination to make this city great that I have already witnessed from city staff and council, I must say it’s a very exhilarating time to be joining the City of Brandon team!
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