International company buys Prairie Forest Products
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- Published on Thursday, February 22, 2018
By Ken Waddell
Neepawa Banner & Press
Neepawa’s second largest private employer has changed hands. Prairie Forest Products, Neepawa’s wood treatment plant at the west end of the community has been bought by Stella-Jones, a large Quebec based company. The Prairie Forest highway sign came down recently and company employees emails have changed to the Stella Jones address. Prairie Forest at Neepawa has been owned by the Prendiville family of Winnipeg (Prenidiville Industries) for many years.
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Neepawa deals with its surplus
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- Published on Thursday, February 22, 2018
Neepawa Town Council - Tuesday, Feb. 20, 2018
By Eoin Devereux
Neepawa Banner & Press
The Town of Neepawa closed out 2017 with some money in its pocket. During its most recent Council meeting, it was confirmed that for the fiscal year ending Dec. 31, 2017, they had an non-audited surplus of $576,000 from the general operating fund and $425,000 from the utility operating fund.
ArtsForward Patrons Program
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- Published on Tuesday, February 20, 2018
By Jessica Morton
Neepawa Banner & Press
Have you ever wanted to help out the community but didn’t know where to start? The Neepawa ArtsForward Patrons Program would be a good choice. The Patrons Program started in 2016 and it offers funding for many after school activities. This program operates by giving the people a chance to sign up to become a patron and give back to the community. As a patron you are asked to contribute $100 a year for a 5 year commitment.
Manitoba Liberal leader sees opportunity in 2018
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- Published on Monday, February 19, 2018
By Eoin Devereux
Neepawa Banner & Press
2018 has started off on a relatively positive note for the Manitoba 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 Manitoba. The north historically votes “NDP orange’, while the rural region normally is a safe zone for the Tories. Manitoba 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.
Harvest highlights - Riverdale Harvest Foodbank
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- Published on Monday, February 19, 2018
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.
