Quarantine Activities and Resources
Resource Documents
Quarantine Activities
- Explore Brandon and the surrounding area virtually with ebrandon’s free tours
- Check out our campus with Assiniboine virtual tours
- Visit Museums virtually with Google Art & Culture or Get Your Guide
- Learn more about Manitoba with virtual tours of the Manitoba Museum
- Explore Manitoba from your home with Travel Manitoba’s Virtual Events
- Enjoy a virtual concert.
- Play games online
- Keep a Journal – Here are some tips
Preparation for living in Brandon
- Sim card: you can refer to “International Handbook”
- Accommodations: refer to “International Handbook”
- Bank account: refer to “International Handbook”
- Library card – You can access ebooks while in quarantine: Western Manitoba Regional Library
- Driving license – Complete your written knowledge test online: Manitoba Public Insurance (MPI)
- Family doctor: Family Doctor Finder
- Bus information: Brandon Transit
- Order food: Door Dash and Skip the Dishes
Food Security
- Helping Hands Centre of Brandon Inc. 111 7th Street 204.727.4635 - Hot meals are served between 12:00 and 1:00 p.m. Monday to Friday.
- Everyone Eats Brandon – Fresh, chef-prepared meal – FREE or by donation. Frozen meals - $5
Preparation for School
- MyACC Account: MyACC
- Health Insurance: Health Insurance FAQ, Guard.me and Student VIP
- What is the next step of student acceptance
- Students' Association: Assiniboine Community College Students’ Association and Students’ Association Information
- Student Success Advisors
Shopping and Recreation for after quarantine
- Shoppers’ Mall
- Order Grocery- Instacart
- National Park – closest to Brandon (1 hour driving) is Riding Mountain National Park
- Provincial Park – closest to Brandon include Rivers, Spruce Woods, Oak Lake, Turtle Mountain
- Minnedosa Lake
- Souris Swinging Bridge