Neepawa teams serve as Model United Nations delegates

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Photos courtesy of  Shona Davidson, 2016 MUNA Photographer. From left: NACI’s Emma Gerrard and Graeme Chapman as  MUNA delegates to the Philippines.

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From left: NACI’s April MacDonald as a MUNA Delegate to South Africa with Counsellor Deva-Marie Beck. 

Submitted by Deva-Marie Beck

Neepawa Rotary and Inner Wheel

The 58th annual Winnipeg Model United Nations Assembly — also called MUNA — was recently convened, on May 13 to 15, at the Canadian Mennonite University and hosted by the Winnipeg Rotary Club. MUNA brings together regional high school students and their ‘counsellors’ to learn more about the workings of the United Nations and to serve and speak as ‘model’ UN Delegations — by studying their assigned nations’ politics, geography, history and culture. 

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Looking back - 1946: Birnie welcomes home returning soldiers

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Photo courtesy of Cecil Pittman Archives. Royal Winnipeg Rifle soldiers Bill, Frank and George Meakin cycling in London 1943. George and Frank were captured following the Juno Beach landings on June 6. They were both executed June 8, along with 23 other members of the RWRs.

By Cecil Pittman

The Neepawa Press

80 years ago Friday, June 9, 1936

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Volunteers needed for Canada Day

By Eoin Devereux

Neepawa Banner/Neepawa Press

Organizers of Neepawa’s Canada Day celebrations are hoping a few more people will come forward to ensure that this year’s event is one to remember. On Wednesday, June 1, the town’s Leisure Services manager Amanda Novak, along with representatives from several different community groups, met to go over the preliminary details for the day, which is set for July 1 at Riverbend Park.

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A lesson in genealogy

By Diane Kowalchuk

Do you know where you came from? Do you know who your grandmother was named after? Do you know which of your ancestors was the first to come to Canada and why he/she ended up here? Do you know what your great-grandfather on your father’s side did for a living? How he died? Where he is buried? 

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Rivers Police Report - May 2016

By Bruce Klassen

Rivers Police Chief

The month of May saw a total of 40 calls for service by Rivers Police Service, including the theft of groceries from Rivers Bigway Foods on Sunday, May 29. We also kicked off our annual Use Your Head campaign and we participated in a mock accident at Rivers Collegiate. The rest of our calls fell into the following categories.

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