A remarkable woman is recognized
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By Sheila Runions
Rivers Banner
Sara McLean of Rivers won the young woman (ages 22-29) category of the 31st annual YWCA Women of Distinction ceremony in Brandon on Thursday, March 8. She was the lone young woman winner, who joins 10 adult and one youth (aged 16-21) winner from among 22 females nominated. She received the award primarily for her efforts to raise money for cancer awareness/care. In October 2015 Sara’s son Sora was diagnosed with acute myeloid leukemia.
Agricultural Crown land leases to be awarded by tender
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Photo By Kate Jackman-Atkinson. The process by which long term leases for provincial agricultural Crown lands are awarded is changing this fall. Under the new Agricultural Crown Lands Leases and Permits Regulation, which came into effect Jan. 1, 2018, leases for hay and grazing Crown land will be awarded by a tender process. The provincial government is looking for feedback from the livestock industry until April 6.
Kate Jackman - Atkinson
Neepawa Banner & Press
Across Manitoba, 1.45 million acres of provincial Crown land is rented by livestock producers for hay and grazing. Starting this year, the process by which that land is rented and how it’s priced will change as part of the provincial government’s efforts to modernize access to agricultural Crown lands.
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Manitoba budget cautiously optimistic - Finance Minister Friesen
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Ken Waddell
Neepawa Banner & Press
The Manitoba PC government has set out its budget for the 2018-19 fiscal year. The new $25 per tonne carbon tax going to be used to cover the cost of raising the Basic Personal Income Tax rate by $1000 on Jan. 1, 2019 and again on Jan. 1, 2020. They are projecting that the deficit will come down. The deficit is the amount the government spends over the amount of income that it has.
Read more: Manitoba budget cautiously optimistic - Finance Minister Friesen
Career Trek - A walk into your future
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Career Trek award recipients from NACI (from left) Karl Viloria, John Allen Dionzon, Toines Ignacio, Francheska Kabigting, Alyza Sadiamona, Kate Bulusan, Ranzis Pangan, Peter Esclamado and Sziane Dequito, some of the recipients are not shown.
Jessica Morton
Neepawa Banner & Press
On Saturday, March 10, Neepawa Area Collegiate Institute (NACI), grade 6 students graduated from their Career Trek Wonder of Work program at the Western Manitoba Centennial Auditorium held in Brandon.
Ski shack trashed
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The interior of the vandalized ski shack, the table has been torn from the wall and the windows smashed.
Micah Waddell
Neepawa Banner & Press
On the evening of Mar. 1, 2018, sometime after 11:00 p.m., a group of people went into the ski shack at the Neepawa and area cross-country ski club trails and proceeded to damage the property. Windows were broken, the small table was torn off the wall and all area maps and paper on the walls were burned.
