Looking back - 1976: Neepawa family returns from down under
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- Published on Tuesday, January 12, 2016
Photo courtesy of Neepawa Press Archives. 40 years ago; Thurs., Jan. 8, 1976: The Bennet family recently returned from Australia.
By Cecil Pittman
The Neepawa Press
80 years ago, Tuesday January 14, 1936,
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Neepawa establishes new strategic plan
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By Eoin Devereux
Neepawa Banner/Neepawa Press
Neepawa has set its priorities for the future, as Town Council has approved a new strategic plan. The document received final approval at the Tuesday, Jan. 5 council meeting.
Neepawa’s New Year’s arrival
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- Published on Tuesday, January 12, 2016
Photo by Eoin Devereux. Carol Walker (standing right) of the Tangled Threads Quilt Guild presented a quilt to the Tibbett family on Friday, Jan. 8. Walker spent over eight hours putting together the special commemoration quilt for the New Year’s baby.
By Eoin Devereux
Neepawa Banner/Neepawa Press
Cam and Kristin Tibbett didn’t think their daughter would be the first born at the Neepawa Health Centre this year, so her sooner than anticipated arrival was very much an unexpected, but delightful surprise.
Taxi service has come to Neepawa
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- Published on Friday, January 8, 2016
Richard Bhantooa of 1st Call Taxi, based out of Brandon, is bringing a new cab service to Neepawa.
By Eoin Devereux
The Neepawa Press/Neepawa Banner
The wheels have been in motion to bring a taxi service to Neepawa. Late last year, 1st Call Taxi, based out of Brandon filed a business license request to establish the service within the town limits. Administration for the Town of Neepawa has reviewed the paperwork and approved the operation of the business. Two cabs were operational in Neepawa on a preliminary basis this past weekend.
Marijuana grow-op discovered
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- Published on Friday, January 8, 2016
By Eoin Devereux
The Neepawa Banner
A 52-year-old man from the R.M. of McCreary has been charged after Ste. Rose du Lac RCMP discovered a marijuana grow operation. RCMP said they seized 168 plants and a small amount of dried and cut marijuana on Jan. 6 in an area residence.
