Ong: ‘Medicine is politics’
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- Published on Thursday, March 24, 2016
By Kate Jackman-Atkinson
Neepawa Banner/Neepawa Press
While other communities have struggled with service cutbacks and doctor shortages, Neepawa is one of the few rural communities that has been able to recruit doctors and retain its medical services. On March 10, long-time Neepawa physician Dr. George Ong spoke to the Neepawa Rotary Club about the town’s medical community. With many communities facing severe doctor shortages, Ong talked about some of the steps Neepawa has taken to be proactive about doctor recruitment and retention.
Search continues for Chase Martens
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- Published on Wednesday, March 23, 2016
Photo courtesy RCMP media release. Chase Martens
RCMP Media Release:
8:30 pm update:
Earlier in the evening, an RCMP aircraft was on scene helping with the search for Chase Martens. The search continues, with no new updates from the RCMP.
4:38 pm update:
The search continues at this time for Chase Martens. Hundreds of volunteers remain at the scene, searching nearby fields. Air support from Winnipeg police and the RCMP also remains in the area.
A line of volunteers search a nearby field for Chase Martens. Photo property of John Dietz.
Business buzz around Rivers
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- Published on Wednesday, March 23, 2016
By Sheila Runions
Banner Staff
Rivers has seen several changes recently and all are significant improvements to town and worthy of reporting.
Riding Mountain candidates come to Rapid City
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- Published on Wednesday, March 23, 2016
By Bob Christie
Rapid City and District Chamber of Commerce would like to extend an invitation to participate in their candidate night scheduled for 7 p.m. at Rapid City Legion Hall on Tuesday, April 5. The chamber is presenting candidate night as a venue for residents in Riding Mountain Constituency to learn about how the different candidates and their party platforms best represent what they believe in for the next provincial government of Manitoba. Rapid City and District Chamber of Commerce has a history of hosting successful candidate nights to past elections and the community’s location provides an ideal central location for communication to the south-central part of the constituency.
Agreement struck for study of wastewater lagoon
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- Published on Tuesday, March 22, 2016
By Eoin Devereux
Neepawa Banner/Neepawa Press
March 15 Neepawa Town Council Briefs
Wastewater lagoon study
The Town of Neepawa has agreed to a cost sharing agreement with the Manitoba Water Services Board. The deal will cover the cost of a wastewater lagoon study. The expense will be shared on a 50/50 basis to a project value of $200,000.
