NACTV- A one year update
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- Published on Tuesday, September 5, 2017
Neepawa Press archives. An inside look at the NACTV office located at 423 Mountain Avenue the former Neepawa Press building.
By Micah Waddell
The Neepawa Press
A year has passed since Ivan Traill retired from his position as general manager for Neepawa Access Community Television (NACTV), so its time to look back and check up on how the station is doing today. Current vice chair of the NACTV board, Don Walmsley, said, “The station has made some progress over the past year, the time has given NACTV the opportunity to really find its role in the community.” Walmsley noted, “NACTV is one of the few remaining channels in Canada that is based around comprehensive community programming, instead of broader content distribution, and that really reflects on it as media outlet, it brings to the table more content that really matters to individuals in the community.”
RCMP respond to fatal collision
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- Published on Monday, September 4, 2017
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RCMP Media Release
On Aug. 27, just before 8:30 pm, Portage la Prairie RCMP were dispatched to a two-vehicle collision at the intersection of Highway 1 and Highway 16 in the RM of Portage la Prairie.
When police arrived on scene, they assisted EMS in providing medical care while the fire department extracted two individuals from a car. A 19-year-old female from the RM of Alonsa and a 17-year-old male from Portage were pronounced deceased at the scene.
Initial investigation has determined that a semi-truck was travelling westbound on the Trans-Canada Highway carrying a load of heavy pipes, when it ran the red light at the intersection and collided with the car, which was heading southbound on Highway 16.
Gurjant Singh, 23, from British Columbia, was arrested and charged with Dangerous Operation of a Motor Vehicle x2 and Criminal Negligence Causing Death x2. He remains in custody. Alcohol is not considered a factor in the collision.
“[On Aug. 27], RCMP officers had to go tell two families that their children were never coming home,” said Tara Seel, Media Relations Officer with the RCMP in Manitoba. “Now those families are reeling, and the bottom line is – they should not have to be. The tragedies we are seeing on the roadways are preventable. Drivers need to slow down and pay attention.”
‘I live in the real world, I’ll bring that to politics’
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- Published on Sunday, September 3, 2017
photo by Kate Jackman-Atkinson
Dougald Lamont is running for the leadership of the provincial Liberal Party.
By Kate Jackman-Atkinson
The Neepawa Banner
Dougald Lamont has a vision for the province’s future and the Winnipeg-based small business owner has been hitting the highways and byways to share his message. Lamont is one of three candidates vying to lead the provincial Liberal Party and he stopped in Neepawa on Aug. 24.
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Prairie Sunset chronicles change over the last century
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- Published on Sunday, September 3, 2017
Submitted by Dion Manastyrski
Dion Manastyrski’s book, printed in Manitoba by Friesens Printing, is a tribute to the people who have called the Prairies home.
By Kate Jackman-Atkinson
The Neepawa Banner
Over the last century and a half, as settlers have come and gone, the prairie landscape had retained the reminders of those who once called the land their home. Photographer Dion Manastyrski has recently published a book, called Prairie Sunset: A Story of Change, documenting rural communities.
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A new place to dine
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- Published on Saturday, September 2, 2017
photo by Kira McCormick-Adema
The easily recognizable Boston Pizza logo going up at the future location of the new restaurant in Neepawa, Manitoba
