Neepawa’s budget details unveiled
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- Published on Thursday, April 27, 2017
On Tuesday, Apr. 18, the Town of Neepawa’s 2017 financial plan were made public. (photo by Eoin Devereux)
By Eoin Devereux
The Neepawa Press
The Town of Neepawa has decided to go on a major spending spree with its new budget. Fortunately, local ratepayers, for the most part, won’t be the ones asked to pay that bill. On Tuesday, Apr. 18, the Town Council unveiled details for its 2017 financial plan, which has allocated $8,402,475.69 towards the general operating fund and $12,755,978.51 to the utility operating fund.
1947: Evans heads to California for bowling competition
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- Published on Thursday, April 27, 2017
1947: Tony Evans travelled to California to participate in the North American Bowling Championship. (Neepawa press archives)
By Cecil Pittman
The Neepawa Press
80 years ago:
Tuesday, Apr. 20, 1937
Buzz-saw radio programs are quite the thing in this town, but nobody seems to know where the interference comes from. It must be very comforting to listeners when in the midst of an interesting broadcast, they get the taste of the Spanish revolution.
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CWE returns to Gladstone
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- Published on Monday, April 24, 2017
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The countdown is on as we reach the final hours before Canadian Wrestling’s Elite (CWE) hits the road celebrates eight years of operations with a company record 16 live events in 16 days across four Canadian provinces. On May 4, they’ll be making a stop in Gladstone.
Temporary measures in place to protect Lake Dauphin walleye
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- Published on Saturday, April 22, 2017
The Province of Manitoba Media Release
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On April 19, Manitoba Sustainable Development announced that temporary conservation measures have been put in place to protect walleye populations in Lake Dauphin and its tributaries this spring, during the walleye spawning period.
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Changes coming to rural blood donors
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- Published on Friday, April 21, 2017
By Miranda Leybourne
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People in the Westman region who regularly or occasionally donate blood to the Canadian Blood Services (CBS) will have a harder time giving of the precious substance. CBS plans to shut down its Brandon, Man. clinic as of June 8. Mobile blood donor clinics that ran out of the Brandon clinic will also be no more.
