Remembrance Day 2016

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Photos courtesy of Press Archives. Left: Aug. 4, 1914 Neepawa Press. Right: Nov. 15, 1918 Neepawa Press.

Key Canadian Events in World War I

August  4, 1914: Canada at War

When Britain went to war on August 4, all colonies and dominions of the British Empire, like Canada and Newfoundland, were automatically at war.

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Hockey mystery solved

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Photo courtesy of Court Brooker.

Last week, we asked for your assistance with tracking down some information on this hockey team. This was a Neepawa hockey photo taken circa the 1930s.

Several people contacted us online and in person to fill in the details. We thank you for the help on this effort.

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Big prizes for big ideas

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Photos by Tony Eu. The two big winners from this year’s event. Left: Tim Wiebe, of Eden, won $4,300 from three prizes on his pitch for his business, Avion Harvest. Right: Kim Burgess won four prizes for a total of $1,300, for her pitch on Valley Art Therapy.

By Tony Eu

Neepawa Banner/Neepawa Press

On Thursday, Oct. 20, hopeful entrepreneurs from the Neepawa and Minnedosa areas gathered at the ArtsForward building for the second annual ‘What’s The Big Idea?’ event.

The event is a chance for entrepreneurs to build connections with other individuals and organizations, as well as pitch their ideas to the public and a panel of judges for their chance to win cash awards.

This year, seven entrepreneurs stepped up to pitch their ideas, with four of them taking home prizes.

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The Dispatch - Speeder of the month clocked at 149 km/h

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Spruce Plains RCMP

On Oct. 15, at approximately 11:50 p.m., Neepawa RCMP conducted a traffic stop on Provincial Road 352 and Road 72N. During the traffic stop, police believed that the driver may be under the influence of alcohol. The male was compelled to produce a sample of his breath into a roadside screening device, which he failed. The male driver was subsequently arrested for impaired operation of a motor vehicle. The male was brought back to Neepawa detachment where he provided two samples of breath. The two samples were 160mg and 140mg of alcohol in his blood. Andrew Waldner of Glenella-Lansdowne has been charged with impaired operation of a motor vehicle and is currently before the courts.

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Finding the perfect fit

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Submitted photo.

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