City of Brandon Environment

Check out the article from the @brandonsunnews on the proposed pilot to test out organic food recyclers in Brandon! Copy & paste to view: /local/2026/01/02/city-eyes-organic-waste-pilot-project

🔌💡 Help Shape a More Energy-Efficient Community! 💡🔌 The Community Energy Efficiency Program Survey is now live and open until February 28! Efficiency Manitoba wants to hear from you about how energy is used in your home -- whether it’s electricity, natural gas or something else! ✨ Bonus: Complete the survey and enter your email for a chance to win a smart thermostat! One winner will be chosen for the City of Brandon! 👉 Take the survey here: https://efficiencymb.ca/community/community-energy-efficiency-program-survey/ Thanks for taking part! 🌱

If you're popping a bottle or two over the holidays, keep your corks and recycle them at Brandon Liquor Mart locations or the Brandon Shoppers Mall. Let's make the world a little brighter by reducing waste this holiday season! #happyholidays #reducewaste #putacorkinit @manitobaliquormarts www.liquormarts.ca/cork-recycling

Curious about how the City of Brandon is taking action on sustainability? 🌱 Check it out here! In one place, explore highlights from our Climate Change Action Plan, see the city's latest progress and discover how you can make a difference in our community. 💚✨ Ready to explore the full details and see what’s next for our community? Check out the complete report: https://shorturl.at/LlXbw

🌿 Congratulations to Livingstone Landscaping Ltd.! 🎉 They’re the 2025 winner of Brandon’s Green Business Award for their innovative electric vehicle (EV) fleet initiative - replacing seven gas-powered trucks with all-electric vehicles to reduce emissions, cut costs and lead the way in sustainable transportation. ⚡🚚 Their efforts have already achieved a 25% drop in emissions, saving the company $800–$1,000 per vehicle each month in fuel and maintenance costs - showing how going green is good for business and the environment. 💚 "At Livingstone Landscaping, our shift to an all-electric fleet in early 2025 was driven by a commitment to slash emissions and operational costs while delivering reliable service to our Brandon clients - proving sustainability can fuel both our bottom line and our community's green future,” said the Berg family, Owners of Livingstone Landscaping Ltd. ☕🏆 To celebrate, the Green Business Award committee presented the award and a Fair Trade Treat Break to the Livingstone team! Join us in congratulating them on their outstanding contribution to a greener Brandon! 🌍✨ #BrandonsGreenBusinessAward #Sustainability #GreenInnovation @livingstoneltd @bdnchamber @cityofbrandon 🔗/

Congratulations to the winner of the Fair Trade Chocolate Prize Holly Balcain ! 🍫🎁 Thanks everyone for your participation! Love to see all the community-minded people who care about the environment and want to do something a little fun! 🤸

⏳ Time is running out! The Brandon Green Business Award closes Oct 30 @ 11:30pm. Don’t miss your chance to show off your sustainable success 🌱✨ From reusable packaging to water conservation, you’re proving that local change and global impact matter🌍💚 Apply now! 👉 https://shorturl.at/cbA1a #BrandonMB #GreenBusiness #Sustainabilityleaders #GreenInnovation @cityofbrandon @bdnchamber

🎃🍫 FAIR TRADE CHOCOLATE GIVEAWAY! 🍫🎃 Halloween just got sweeter! 💛 The City of Brandon Environment team is giving away a Fair Trade chocolate prize pack valued at $100 - featuring a box of Camino Chocolate Minis (150 treats!) and four Camino Fair Trade chocolate bars 🍫✨ Here’s how to enter: 1️⃣ Follow the City of Brandon Environment account on Instagram or Facebook 2️⃣ Tag 5 friends in the comments below 👇 That’s it - you’re in! 🙌 🗓️ Contest closes: 10 a.m. CST on October 29, 2025 🎁 Prize draw: 11 a.m. CST on October 29, 2025 📩 Winner will be contacted via DM - be sure to check your messages! Spread the Fair Trade spirit and treat your friends to something good for people and the planet. 🌍💚 This chocolate has been generously donated by The Marquis Project to celebrate Fair Trade Month - . Open to City of Brandon residents only. #FairTrade #Giveaway #Contest #CaminoChocolate #ShopLocal @cityofbrandon @themarquisproject @caminoamigos Find all contest regulations here: https://shorturl.at/BO44u

Not sure if your green idea qualifies? 🌱 Here are just a few examples: 🚶‍♀️ Green commuting programs 💡 Energy-efficient lighting ♻️ Creative recycling/reuse 💧 Water conservation efforts 🌍 Fair trade workplace policy If your initiative goes beyond “business as usual,” we want to celebrate YOU! 🏆 📅 Deadline: Oct 30, 2025 👉 Apply today: https://shorturl.at/cbA1a #BrandonMB #GreenBusiness #Sustainabilityleaders #GreenInnovation @cityofbrandon @brandonparksandrec @bdnchamber

Hey Brandon! 👋 What if one evening could reconnect you with the wild? 🌲🦬🦉 Join the conversation about wildlife, wild places, and protecting nature at the Wilder Voices Speaker Series, happening October 29th at the Keystone Centre. 🍄💚 /take-action/wildervoices/

🌱✨ Calling All Brandon Businesses! The 2025 Brandon Green Business Award from @cityofbrandon and @bdnchamber is here! Is YOUR business leading the way in sustainability? ♻️ Waste reduction 💡 Energy efficient initiatives 💧 Water conservation 🌍 Sustainable transportation Show us how you’re making a difference! 🏆 📅 Apply by Oct 30, 2025 👉 Details & application form: https://shorturl.at/cbA1a 📧 Questions? [email protected] | 📞 204-729-2510 #BrandonMB #GreenBusiness #Sustainabilityleaders #GreenInnovation

🍫☕ Chocolate & Coffee Tasting – Fair Trade Month Celebration 📅 Saturday, October 11, 2025 🕚 11 AM – 2 PM · Come & Go 📍 Ten Thousand Villages, 829 Rosser Ave., Brandon Savor the rich flavors of Fair Trade Camino chocolate paired with Level Ground coffee at this special celebration! 🎉 ✨ Free tasting ✨ Games for all ages ✨ Exclusive discounts ✨ A fabulous door prize! 🎁 Hosted by the Brandon Fair Trade Town Committee with the City of Brandon, Ten Thousand Villages, The Marquis Project and the Manitoba Council for International Cooperation. Come taste, play & celebrate Fair Trade with us! 🌍💚@caminoamigos @levelgroundcoffeeroasters @villagesbrandon @fairtradecanada @cityofbrandon @mcic_ca #BrandonMB #FairTrade #ChocolateAndCoffee #CommunityCelebration #SupportFairTrade