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Ë®¹ûÊÓƵ Liberal leader sees opportunity in 2018

By Eoin Devereux

Neepawa Banner & Press

2018 has started off on a relatively positive note for the Ë®¹ûÊÓƵ Liberal Party. Earlier this year, it was announced that the party had paid off its debt from the 2016 provincial election. They’ve also found themselves polling extremely well, as of late, in Winnipeg constituencies against both the Progressive Conservatives and the NDP. While these are steps in the right direction, there are still major challenges to be faced in both rural and northern Ë®¹ûÊÓƵ. The north historically votes “NDP orange’, while the rural region normally is a safe zone for the Tories. Ë®¹ûÊÓƵ Liberal Party leader Dougald Lamont remains optimistic they can do something about that, though he understands that can’t happen without a whole lot of work.

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Harvest highlights - Riverdale Harvest Foodbank

By Sue Childerhose

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Riverdale Harvest food bank held its first meeting of 2018 on Jan. 10 in Prairie Crocus Regional Library. It was discussed how fortunate we are to live in a community that has organizations which work hard to reach their own goals, but still make the effort to support other organizations. 

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Neepawa supportive of NADCO credit request

By Eoin Devereux

Neepawa Banner & Press

Neepawa Town Council has approved supporting the Beautiful Plains Community Clinic Committee and Neepawa and Area Development Corporation (NADCO) in its request for an increase to their available line of credit.

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Gladstone to host the Derina Harvey Band

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Neepawa Banner & Press

Derina Harvey leads this Celtic rock group, whose rhythmic undertow is layered with guitars, fiddle, and topped by an undeniable voice. Derina has been compared with vocal powerhouses and Adele and K.D. Lang, and her vibrant personality is on full display throughout every show.

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Looking back - 1978: Appreciation shown for Bruce Pilkey

By Jessica Morton

Neepawa Banner & Press

80 years ago. Tuesday, February 15, 1938: The two day blizzard that struck the district Saturday and Sunday was the worst experienced here for several years. Few farmers ventured to town Saturday and some who did remained here for the weekend rather than chance being blown in on the road home. The highways were blocked in every direction and there will be a great deal of work done before traffic will open again. Thirty extra men were engaged by the local C.N.R. to send out with the snowplows to dig out the yards. In town, every householder had to bend his back to make paths to the thoroughfares and some business men had to engage trucks to cart away the banks that had heaped up on their properties. 

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