A show of support for palliative care

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Left to right: Leah Hamm, Gladstone Palliative Care Coordinator, Mary-Ellen Clark, Neepawa Palliative Care Coordinator and Glenda Finkewich, Human Resource/Health & Safety Manager, Neepawa-Gladstone Co-op.

Eoin Devereux
Neepawa Banner & Press

The employees of the Neepawa-Gladstone Co-op understand the importance of having strong, well maintained palliative care programs available in rural Manitoba. That’s why they’re doing everything they can to support a pair of local initiatives. On Friday, Feb. 2, Neepawa-Gladstone Co-op conducted a cheque presentation for $2,089 to the palliative care units in Neepawa and Gladstone. The money will be divided equally in each community.  Neepawa Palliative Care Coordinator Mary-Ellen Clark and Gladstone Palliative Care Coordinator Leah Hamm accepted the donations.

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Delta Waterfowl expands banquet

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Photos by Christine Waddell
The first winner of the night at Minnedosa Delta Waterfowl Banquet was Dawn Robins.

Banner Staff
Neepawa Banner & Press

The 2018 version of the Minnedosa Canvasbacks Delta Waterfowl annual banquet saw a jump in numbers and a new location. Held this year at the Minnedosa Conference Centre on Feb. 3, two hundred people attended the banquet and auction. The evening was emceed by the dynamic duo of Brian and Richard Bramley. Dozens of raffle items were offered up by various sponsors and approximately 25 items went up for live auction including framed prints, various duck decoys and even a couple rifles and shotguns.

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MNP paying it forward to Minnedosa project

Eoin Devereux
Neepawa Banner & Press

A national accounting firm has decided to ‘pay it forward’ and nine charitable organizations in southern Manitoba are the beneficiaries. On Wednesday, Jan. 30, MNP announced details to its Reach Out/Pay it Forward program for 2018. Starting Feb. 1, and running until Jan. 31 2019, for every client referral provided to all of their southern Manitoba offices, MNP will donate five per cent of the new client’s first year fees to local charities and organizations.

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Looking Back - 1998: First ever Koats for Kids campaign

Koats for kids 1998

 

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In 1998 Leona Therrien was on hand to help with distributing winter clothing for the Neepawa and District United Way.

Jessica Morton
Neepawa Banner & Press

80 years ago
Tuesday, February 1, 1938
The Neepawa Midget hockey team has started out on what they contend is a victorious circuit of games by defeating Gladstone at that town Thursday night. The local Juveniles and girls hockey teams went to Minnedosa Friday night for friendly games but both came home humbled by defeats. Return games on all the above are planned to take place shortly.

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A busy January for Rivers Police Service

By Bruce Klassen

Chief. Rivers Police Service

Loyal readers of my monthly column may recall that in 2017 Rivers Police Service were called upon 618 times or less than twice a day. This year, even though it’s only one month of reporting, is not going to average so well. We attended to 82 calls in January, which is more than 2.5 each day. Here are the specific breakdowns.

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