Plumas UCW welcomes new foster child for 2016
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- Published on Thursday, February 25, 2016
Submitted Article
The Neepawa Banner
The Plumas UCW met in the church office with four members present. They reported 15 visits made to those sick or shut in. The minutes of the November meeting were read and adopted/seconded by Laura.
Farmery to begin brewing in Neepawa this spring
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Banner file photo. Last September, Chris (left) and Lawrence (right) Warwaruk stood with Bob Mazer (centre) to announce the purchase of the former Mazergroup building in Neepawa. Brewing equipment will be installed in the building starting in April.
By Kate Jackman-Atkinson
Neepawa Banner/Neepawa Press
Chris and Lawrence Warwaruk’s dream will come one step closer to reality this spring. In 2011, the brothers set out to build Canada’s first estate brewery, which they called Farmery, and at the end of April, they will take delivery of their new brewing equipment. Not only is Farmery a microbrewery, all of the inputs used to make the beer are grown on their Arden-area farm.
NACI group gets the right experience
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Submitted photo. A group of NACI students and their exchange partners from Quebec experienced the Human Rights Museum earlier this month.
Submitted by Nora Heschuk
Neepawa Area Collegiate
On Feb. 8 and 9, 17 Grade 9 NACI students and their 18 exchange partners from Quebec participated in workshops and tours at the Human Rights Museum in Winnipeg. Sponsorship from Great West Life as well as a partnership between Experiences Canada (formerly “SEVEC”) and the Canadian Museum for Human Rights made this opportunity possible.
Winkler clinic celebrates year of growth with added staff and space
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By Steven Sukkau
The last year saw more space and staff for the C.W. Wiebe Medical Clinic, which recently opened a nearly 4,000 sq. ft. addition.
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Residents offered a say in municipal priorities
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By Eoin Devereux
Neepawa Banner/Neepawa Press
A pre-budget consultation, set for Monday, Feb. 29, will allow Neepawa taxpayers to have their say on what the spending priorities should be in the 2016 municipal budget. Councillor and chair of the Finance and Administration committee, Bill Stilwell, said this gathering has been arranged to allow the public an opportunity to say where their tax dollars are spent.
