Update on new Neepawa housing proposal

By Eoin Devereux

The Neepawa Banner

New details have been unveiled for a proposed 55-plus seniors housing project slated for downtown Neepawa. Around 80 people gathered at the Yellowhead Hall on Tuesday, June 30, to hear the latest from Zen Developments, which is planning a four floor building north of the former Neepawa-Gladstone Co-op grocery store. The proposed complex would feature eight suites on each of three levels above the ground floor parking garage.

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Neepawa cemetery behind schedule

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By Ken Waddell

The Neepawa Banner

The Banner has received a few complaints about the condition of the Neepawa cemetery (see the letter to the editor in the July 10 edition of the Neepawa Banner.)

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Barrel racing raises $6000 for Crohn's and Colitis Canada

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Submitted photo. The 2nd annual It Takes Guts Charity Barrel Race 1D Champion Michelle Davey (right) from Brandon. Erin Cathcart (left) presented Davey with her prize.

By Kate Jackman-Atkinson

The Neepawa Banner

Decked out in purple, for the second year in a row, the rodeo community stepped up in support of Crohn’s and colitis. On June 21, the It Takes Guts charity barrel race returned to Neepawa and raised a total of $6,247 for Crohn’s and Colitis Canada.

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Dog park, road repairs & subdivisions on recent Neepawa Council agenda

By Eoin Devereux

The Neepawa Banner

It was a very busy agenda for Neepawa Town Council at its most recent meeting, held on Tuesday, July 7. Councillors received an update from Manitoba Infrastructure and Transportation on proposed upgrades to the section of Provincial Highway 16, which passes through Neepawa. MIT has informed Council that the entire road surface from the west junction of PTH 5 to just past the east junction of Highway 5, will be milled and filled starting at the end of July.

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Neepawa Rotary Club welcomes new president

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(L to R) Outgoing Neepawa Rotary Club president Dave Bennet welcomes incoming president Rrain Prior. Photo courtesy of Kate Jackman-Atkinson  

By Kate Jackman-Atkinson

The Neepawa Banner

On July 3, outgoing Neepawa Rotary president Dave Bennet presented the president’s pin to Rrain Prior, marking the beginning of her term. Prior is the service club’s 67th president and the first women to head the club. 

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