The ''Westman Journal'', previously known as the ''Wheat City Journal'', was a weekly community

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printed in

Brandon, Manitoba Brandon () is the second-largest city in the province of Manitoba, Canada. It is located in the southwestern corner of the province on the banks of the Assiniboine River, approximately west of the provincial capital, Winnipeg, and east of the ...

. Its founder and former publisher is Bruce Penton. It provided Brandon-based, people-oriented news and sports. Last Publisher: Nancy Johnson Last Editor: Brandi Pollock The paper's first issue was released on April 25, 2002, under the name ''Wheat City Journal''. In 2004, the ''Wheat City Journal'' was purchased by

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. In 2009, the paper's name was changed to the ''Westman Journal''. It ceased its operations on April 29, 2019.

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Weekly newspapers published in Manitoba Mass media in Brandon, Manitoba Publications established in 2002 2002 establishments in Manitoba Defunct newspapers published in Manitoba Defunct weekly newspapers Publications disestablished in 2019 {{Manitoba-stub