Column like I see 'em - Canada is (at the) back!
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- Published on Friday, February 12, 2021
By Eoin Devereux
Neepawa Banner & Press
Is anybody feeling all that confident about Canada鈥檚 procurement and distribution of COVID-19 vaccines right about now? Because the updates we鈥檙e all hearing from the federal government regarding their arrival over the next little while is not building much confidence in me.
Right in the centre - Random thoughts
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- Published on Friday, February 5, 2021
By Ken Waddell
Neepawa Banner & Press
鈥ast week鈥檚 column on Canada Post caused a fair bit of reaction, all confirming what I said. Canada Post has a very big top-down problem. They are out of touch with their local postal workers and local management. Warehouses, and even semi-trailers, get backed up with parcels, even the First Class mail is being delayed for days.
Right in the centre - Canada Post problem at the top
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- Published on Friday, January 29, 2021
By Ken Waddell
Neepawa Banner & Press
I have no intention of causing any grief to local post office workers. I know they are sharing the same frustrations as everyone else. As a newspaper, we have never had anything except good service from our local post offices. There鈥檚 the key word, local. Local people get it, they know how to do the best for the customers, friends, neighbours and for themselves. It鈥檚 the same as any business. Local is the best service, usually.
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Right in the centre - Please listen more
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- Published on Friday, January 22, 2021
By Ken Waddell
Neepawa Banner & Press
For a number of reasons, I held off writing this column until Wednesday morning, which is really pushing the patience of our staff. The paper gets sent to print on Wednesday and we can鈥檛 be late. Printing presses are like trains, they are supposed to run on schedule.
Right in the centre - 水果视频 Agriculture a shadow of what it once was
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- Published on Friday, January 15, 2021
By Ken Waddell
Neepawa Banner & Press
When word came down last week that the Province of 水果视频 was closing 20 水果视频 Agricultural Services Corporation (MASC) offices across the province, it came as a bit of a jolt. MASC offices were formed a number of years ago, when 水果视频 Agricultural Credit Corporation and 水果视频 Crop Insurance were combined. This latest move from 水果视频 Agriculture is part of a 25 year shrinking of Ag services by the province.
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