Farmery fish fry fundraiser
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- Published on Saturday, July 29, 2017
John Drinkwater
The Neepawa Banner
Out of Helen's Kitchen - 1946
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Helen Drysdale
Neepawa Banner
This year Canada is celebrating 150 years since confederation (The Sesquicentennial). I thought I would spend the next several months showcasing some historic recipes in Canada’s honour.
The government predicted large-scale unemployment at the war’s end — as happened following the First World War. Political and economic factors prompted Prime Minister William Lyon Mackenzie King to have the Family Allowance Law passed in 1944, possibly as a vote-getting ploy in the next election as the Conservatives were making gains. The family allowance paid $5 per month for children under age five; $6 per month for six-to-nine-year-olds; $7 a month for 10-12 years; and $8 for 13-15. Family allowances were seen as a means of maintaining purchasing power.
Province announces municipal road improvement program projects
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Province of Manitoba
The Manitoba government is investing $12 million for municipal roads. On Tuesday, July 25, Indigenous and Municipal Relations Minister Eileen Clarke, made the announcement on the new investment, along with Chris Goertzen, president, Association of Manitoba Municipalities (AMM), and RM of Rockwood reeve Jim Campbell.
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Fighting poverty from sea to sea
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- Published on Friday, July 28, 2017
Eoin Devereux
The Neepawa Banner
Jim Beezhold’s first major involvement in cycling began in 2008, trekking 3,600 miles [5,793 kilometres] across the United States from Seattle to New York. He was 72-year-old at that time. Now, at 81, Beezhold has decided to go after an even bigger challenge and is doing it for an even better cause. The Pauma Valley, CA native is one of 52 cyclists who are biking an estimated 4,350 miles (7,000 km) from the west to east coast of North America, as part of the Sea to Sea Bike Tour.
‘This is what Neepawa is about’
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- Published on Thursday, July 27, 2017
Left to right: Bernadette Tripon, Rochelle Unico, Rrain Prior and Amanda Naughton-Gale share a moment after the completion of the walking parade.
Show of solidarity hits the streets of Neepawa
By Eoin Devereux
The Neepawa Banner
Diversity and inclusion swept through the streets of Neepawa on Saturday, July 22, as an estimated 600 people participated in a walking parade, street party and pot luck. Officially, this event capped off the day’s festivities for Jam Fest. But in a more informal way, it was a chance to show the world that Neepawa is a place that celebrates and accepts all cultures.
