My perspective - Fighting the resistance
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- Published on Friday, January 18, 2019
By Kate Jackman-Atkinson
Neepawa Banner & Press
Sometimes it鈥檚 easy to forget, but the livestock sector doesn鈥檛 operate in a vacuum. Producers were reminded of that late last year, when new regulations came into effect regarding the purchase of antimicrobials, commonly known as antibiotics.
Right in the centre - Will election overload allow the important issues to emerge?
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- Published on Friday, January 18, 2019
By Ken Waddell
Neepawa Banner & Press
We 水果视频ns are in for a lot of electioneering over the next 12-18 months. We just got through the municipal elections, which saw major changes in many towns and RMs. It was almost inevitable that the day would come in some communities when a number of younger people would come out and get elected. It happened in many communities.
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My perspective - Bridging the digital divide
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- Published on Friday, January 11, 2019
By Kate Jackman-Atkinson
Neepawa Banner & Press
Our future is connected, but Canadians outside urban centres are already being left behind. Rural residents know a thing or two about poor cell service, but the problem is even worse when it comes to rural broadband. Despite a 2016 promise to close the digital divide that separates those with access to cheap and plentiful broadband internet from those without, the Trudeau government has done little to make this a reality.
Right in the centre - Learning from the past, looking to the future
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- Published on Friday, January 11, 2019
By Ken Waddell
Neepawa Banner & Press
Iam told, or more precisely, I have read that Canada鈥檚 first public pension plan was introduced in 1927, with the passing of the Old Age Pensions Act. That legislation established a means-tested pension for men and women 70 years of age and over, who had little or no income. I remember hearing about 鈥渕eans tests鈥� in my younger days, but I really don鈥檛 know when Old Age pensions became unconditional.
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My perspective - Friendlier skies?
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- Published on Friday, January 4, 2019
By Kate Jackman-Atkinson
Neepawa Banner & Press
Air travel, it鈥檚 something many Canadians dread. While travellers may be excited to reach their destinations, the process of getting there鈥� which involves the general feeling that you鈥檙e no longer being treated as a human鈥� isn鈥檛 part of that excitement. That could be changing.
