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OCTOBER 2017 • WESTMAN BUSINESS • THE BRANDON SUN 37
Her dream vision of Brandon’s downtown
would find it full of people living, working, eating,
shopping and cycling along the south side of the
Assiniboine River. Condominiums would over-
look the river valley and the area would be made
more affordable and business-friendly.
While longtime Brandon residents might get
tied up by their memories of what Brandon used
to be, Sneath said they should be considered just
that — memories.
“Obviously, it will never be again what it was,
but that doesn’t mean it can’t be something, maybe
even better,” she said.
Brandon’s downtown is a unique centre, in that
it will never attract the big box stores that appear
in other areas of the city, and it still carries a num-
ber of historic buildings.
There’s much that can be done to create a
bright future for the city’s downtown, with the
Sneath couple playing an ongoing role in the ef-
fort.
Even so, Sneath took a moment during her
presentation to remind the audience that although
she was invited to speak during the luncheon in
order to share her story and insights, she and
Jason have been far from alone in working toward
the same goal.
Although they’ve been getting attention as the
“new kids on the block," she said. "There are
many, many downtown champions who have been
at this far longer than we have. We’re only one
small piece of the puzzle.”

» tclarke@brandonsun.com
» Twitter: @TylerClarkeMB Since moving to Brandon three and a half years ago, Robyn — together with her husband and business partner Dr. Jason Sneath — has started Fraser Sneath
Coffee, Bowerbird Holdings, Sneath Projects, and SKIN Clinics. (File)

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