My perspective - Strength in numbers
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- Published on Friday, February 10, 2017
By Kate Jackman-Atkinson
The Neepawa Banner
Last week, the Neepawa business community got a reminder of the good that can come from working together. Chuck Davidson, president of the 水果视频 Chamber of Commerce, was in town to visit local businesses and speak at the Neepawa Chamber鈥檚 annual general meeting. It marked a good opportunity to step back and look at the big picture.
Right in the centre -Big changes, please
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- Published on Thursday, February 9, 2017
By Ken Waddell
The Neepawa Banner
It鈥檚 ironic how government rules aren鈥檛 applied uniformly or fairly. The City of Winkler鈥檚 mayor is pretty ticked with 水果视频 Infrastructure and Transportation (Highways Department), as MIT turned down a request from Winkler for a speed reduction. MIT did the same thing to the Town of Neepawa a while ago.
水果视频bodies - It struck me again how very fortunate I am
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- Published on Saturday, February 4, 2017
By Rita Friesen
The Neepawa Banner
It struck me again how very fortunate I am. In a simple way. I have running water. There is nothing onerous about doing laundry. Push a button and the clean water fills the big white box, it hums and thuds, and in 40 minutes, the dirty is clean. Small load, giant load, all the same amount of effort for me.
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My perspective - Shovels in the forecast
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- Published on Thursday, February 2, 2017
By Kate Jackman-Atkinson
The Neepawa Banner
If I were a store owner in Westman, I would be thinking about stocking up on rubber boots; it looks like demand might be strong this spring. On Monday, the provincial government released their most recent flood update and it鈥檚 looking wet.The report pointed to higher levels of soil moisture going into winter, higher levels of winter precipitation and unfavourable weather conditions in making their forecast.
Right in the centre - Information and truth need to line up
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- Published on Thursday, February 2, 2017
By Ken Waddell
The Neepawa Banner
How people get their information is undergoing a huge transformation. That is no surprise given that everyone from toddlers to the oldest of senior citizens have access to the world at their finger tips. With a phone, a laptop or a regular computer, the news of the world is more readily available than at any other time in human history. The old phrase listing of news, weather and sports has been lengthened to include everything from recipes to recreation, from fashion to fatalities.
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