Survey says…
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- Published on Friday, February 2, 2018
Town of Neepawa releases pre-budget survey results
Eoin Devereux
Neepawa Banner & Press
The priorities of the average Neepawa taxpayer are a little bit more clear, thanks to a recent budget survey. The Town of Neepawa recently unveiled the results of a questionnaire asking for ratepayers’ thoughts and suggestions on the 2018 budget. The survey had been available online on the town’s website. In total, 156 people filled out the survey, which averages out to a 3.3 per cent participation rate among the town population (as per the results of the 2016 Statistics Canada Population Census).
New preschool program launched in Neepawa
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- Published on Friday, February 2, 2018
Miranda Leybourne
Neepawa Banner & Press
A brand new program for young children and their caregivers launched in Neepawa on Feb. 1. Wiggle, Giggle & Munch is a free parent-child program that focuses on physical activity and nutrition for children ages five years old and under. It will include games, songs, crafts and snacks, and is being put on by the Town of Neepawa’s Recreation Services on Thursday mornings until Mar. 1 from 9:30 to 11:30 a.m. at ArtsForward.
Neepawa showcases rural option to future doctors
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- Published on Thursday, February 1, 2018
Photo by Eoin Devereux
Doctor Robert Poettcker (on right) explains a medical procedure to a pair of University of Manitoba med students during a workshop in Neepawa on Saturday, Jan. 28.
Eoin Devereux
Neepawa Banner & Press
Future doctors converged on Neepawa and Brandon last weekend to both hone their skills and learn about the benefits of working in rural Manitoba. The 48 first and second-year students from the University of Manitoba (U of M) were split into two groups; with half paying a visit to the Brandon Regional Health Centre and the other half assembling at Country Meadows Personal Care Home in Neepawa. In past years, other rural communities that have co-hosted with Brandon have included Killarney, Souris, Swan River and Virden.
Looking back - 1998: Bennet and Bailey awarded for Community Service
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- Published on Monday, January 29, 2018
Cecil Pittman
Neepawa Banner & Press
80 years ago
Friday, January 28, 1938
The thermometer registered 25 degrees below zero Thursday morning in town, the biggest toboggan slide the mercury has taken this winter; but nobody is complaining. It has been a fine season all told and even if this cold spell continues, it can’t last much longer.
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Faithfully yours - Good leaders know when to follow
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- Published on Sunday, January 28, 2018
Neil Strohschein
Neepawa Banner & Press
In this part of Canada, we rely on trucks and trains to move raw materials and manufactured goods from one place to another. Even though freight rates have increased significantly over the past few years (thanks in part to fuel surcharges and other taxes), trucks and trains are still the most efficient way to move goods from coast to coast.But in some parts of Europe, conveying goods by truck or train can be expensive and time consuming. For example, a drive from Stockholm, Sweden to Hamburg, Germany could take four days, maybe longer. There is only one route—west from Stockholm into Denmark; then south through Denmark into Germany and east to Hamburg. The trip by rail could take even longer; as freight trains in Europe are short and don’t have priority on the rails like they do here.
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