Curling Championship – Men's & Women's World Curling Championship (1995) Canadian Olympic Curling Trials – Men's & Women's Olympic Curling Trials (1997) Canada Winter Games – Canada Winter Games (1979) Canada Summer Games – Canada Summer Games (1997) Special Olympics Canada – Canada Special Olympics Summer Games (2006) Memorial Cup - MasterCard Memorial Cup (2010) Sports venues Keystone Centre Brandon Community Sportsplex Andrews Field Ashley Neufeld Softball Complex Infrastructure Transportation Brandon is serviced by Brandon Municipal Airport. Rider Express provide intercity bus service from Regina and Winnipeg once a week, also Brandon Air Shuttle provide bus service from Winnipeg Airport 4 times a day. Taxi service is available from numerous local taxi companies. The city of Brandon runs Brandon Transit, which provides daily bus service throughout the city, with 10 routes that operate seven days a week. Brandon has a system of walking/bike trails throughout the city. The Canadian Pacific Railway runs through Brandon; the station is a historic landmark. Cando Rail & Terminals is headquartered in Brandon. Utilities Water and sewage services are provided by the City of Brandon. The city draws water from the Assiniboine River where it is then treated and fluoridated at the community's water treatment plant on McDonald Avenue. The Assiniboine River's flow is regulated by the Shellmouth Dam in order to ensure that communities on the river have adequate water supply. Brandon has two emergency groundwater wells to supply water in the event of an emergency situation with water supply or if there are issues with water turbidity or elevated organic water hardness. Like nearly every community in Manitoba, electricity is 98% hydro generated and supplied by Manitoba Hydro. The Brandon Generating Station was a coal powered plant that operated until about 2018. It is now natural gas fueled and runs only as a synchronous condenser to regulate grid voltage in southwest Manitoba. Media The Brandon Sun publishes daily newspapers. Music and the arts Brandon hosts many art festivals every year, including the Brandon Festival of the Arts, Brandon Jazz Festival, and the Brandon Folk Music Festival. In addition to the music festivals, the Brandon University School of Music hosts the annual 'Pro Series' which has included guests like Bob Brookmeyer, George Crumb, and the Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra. In 2009, Brandon hosted the Western Canadian Music Awards. The "Words Alive" was a yearly literary festival held in downtown Brandon, from 2007-2010. Authors that participated