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36 THE BRANDON SUN • WESTMAN BUSINESS • OCTOBER 2017

Downtown like you’ve never seen it before

BY TYLER CLARKE then they might start to see it in a different light
and see the possibilities that are there,” she said.
Sometimes it takes a fresh set of eyes to put Although the Sneath family relocated to
things into perspective, which is exactly what Brandon less than four years ago, they’ve already
Robyn Sneath provided the local business com- managed to set up four companies, including
munity regarding Brandon’s downtown core re- Fraser Sneath Coffee and SKIN Clinics on
cently. Rosser Avenue, Bowerbird Holdings and
Speaking to a Brandon Chamber of Com- Sneath Projects.
merce audience at the Victoria Inn Hotel and These last two businesses centre on property
Convention Centre, Sneath outlined her and development and construction, which have been
husband Jason’s efforts downtown and encour- working toward the renewal of a handful of his-
aged others to see the potential that they’ve toric downtown buildings.
found in the area. This summer saw the Sneaths open Prairie
Pumped up following Sneath’s presentation, Lofts; eight high-end apartment rentals that
Brandon Chamber of Commerce president line the top floors of two historic downtown
Tami-Rae Rourke said the couple’s efforts to buildings.
help renew the city’s downtown were "ab- Meanwhile, several businesses are itching to
solutely" in keeping with those of her organiza- get into another historic building they’re reno-
tion. vating at the unit block of 10th Street, including
“We need to support it and get involved and a bakery, bridal boutique, photographer and var-
help her out,” Rourke said, adding that she ious others.
planned on meeting with them in the near fu- During her presentation, Sneath said there is
ture in order to see how the chamber might as- plenty of potential in the city’s downtown core
sist in developing their ambitious visions. that not everyone seems to recognize.
Milling around with people who’d lined up to Between Brandon University and Assini-
speak with her following her presentation, boine Community College, she said. “There’s
Sneath said she was encouraged to see others already a critical mass of vibrant young adults
enthused about the city’s downtown. living in the city. Downtown needs to do a bet-
Brandon business woman and entrepreneur Robyn Sneath narrates a slide show as she speaks to a “I’m hoping it will inspire other people to se ter job of attracting them to live and work and
packed house at the first Brandon Chamber of Commerce luncheon of the season recently.(File) what is actually possible in the downtown, and play right in the heart.”

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