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.
Neepawa resident will soon have a "Nurse Next Door"
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- Published on Friday, April 21, 2017
By Kate Jackman-Atkinson
The Neepawa Banner
Working as a director of care for a personal care home, Ann Chan used to get calls from people looking for help for their family members. The common story involved an elderly parent living in another community who needed a nurse or care giver’s help, or faced social isolation. “I could feel their frustration,” she said. As a charge nurse in a transitional unit in Winnipeg, Chan saw a similar story; patients who needed more support and weren’t really ready to go home. While there was government supported services, such as home care, patients and their families found that it didn’t meet all of the patients’ needs. Chan would try and find help for these patients, something she now does on a full time basis.
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Neepawa bowlers reflect on 5-pin Nationals
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- Published on Friday, April 21, 2017
Emma Gerrard and Gregory Eu of Neepawa were a part of Team Manitoba at the 2017 Canadian Youth Challenge Bowling Championship.
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A pair of local bowlers have returned from the Canadian Youth Challenge Bowling Championship with a new perspective on the sport. Emma Gerrard and Gregory Eu represented Manitoba at the national event, which was held in Ottawa from Mar. 23-26. Sanctioned by the Canadian Five Pin Bowlers’ Association, the Championship featured teams from every province, as well as the Northwest Territories.
Prenatal classes important opportunity for expecting families
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- Published on Friday, April 21, 2017
By Miranda Leybourne
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Prenatal classes are running in Neepawa on June 10 and Nov. 4 of 2017, put on by Prairie Mountain Health (PMH) and held at the First Baptist Church. The classes will focus on the topics of labour and delivery, infant feeding and postpartum information.
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My perspective - Piece by piece
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- Published on Thursday, April 20, 2017
By Kate Jackman-Atkinson
The Neepawa Banner
Changes are coming to local health care. Over the last couple of weeks, I’ve interviewed representatives from two companies expanding their private home care services into the Neepawa area. Looking at trends, I suspect this is something we are going to see more and more.
