After two years, Brandon University and the City of Dauphin have ended their partnership.

Mayor Allan Dowhan explains why he feels the program was shut down.

“It was our hope in the partnership that after the first year- it didn’t happen- and after the second year- it didn’t happen- that there would be funding for the administration costs of the program. Also, we could have had a little bit more enrollment to make a case in the program.”

Mayor Dowhan says he thinks there is a chance the program could be reinstated.

“I think so but I think it has to be driven by the community that they want such a program and also utilize the program.”

The program was a first year arts program from BU, which was a combination of various courses that would have filled a student’s first year.

There were talks between the city and Brandon University that eventually fell through in moving forward with the program.