Looking Back - 1996: $1,000 stolen from home
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- Published on Tuesday, November 15, 2016
Photo courtesy of Cecil Pittman archives. Location of future five-plex located behind the Bank of Commerce.
Week of November 16, 2016
By Cecil Pittman
Neepawa Press
80 years ago, Friday, Nov. 13, 1936
Lesley Gunn had his right hand badly cut Monday afternoon while sawing wood north of Springhill. He was brought to Neepawa hospital and had his thumb amputated.
70 years ago, Thursday, Nov. 21, 1946
Mr. Herbert Cottingham, chairman and general manager of the Manitoba Power Commission since 1933, retired Oct. 31 and Mr. W.D. Fallis, formerly comptroller, has been appointed general manager.
Mr. W.D. Fallis, who now holds the position of general manager of the commission, was born in Neepawa and completed his education in Portage La Prairie, where he was residing when he joined the construction staff of the commission in 1930. He later held various positions in the held office staff, including that of statistician.
Saluting their sacrifices
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- Published on Tuesday, November 15, 2016
Photo by Eoin Devereux. Members of the RCMP led the march during the conclusion of the annual Neepawa Branch 23 Royal Canadian Legion Remembrance Day service.
Hundreds pack Yellowhead Hall for Remembrance Day ceremony
By Eoin Devereux
Neepawa Banner/Neepawa Press
The Yellowhead Hall was filled to capacity on Friday, Nov. 11, as Neepawa paid tribute to those who have served and sacrificed to protect our freedom. Hundreds of people, running the gamut of nationalities, ages and religious beliefs, paused in respectful silence during the annual Remembrance Day ceremony.
Construction on the rise in Arden
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- Published on Thursday, November 10, 2016
Photo by John Dietz.
