Families are a community’s backbone

By Kate Jackman-Atkinson

Neepawa Banner & Press

Community starts with family and this month, the Beautiful Plains Community Foundation (BPCF) is asking area families what the community means to them. This is one of 12 challenges the Foundation has been undertaking this year to better understand the needs, priorities and motivations of the community it serves.

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You and Your Health - To ice or heat - That is the question!

By Dr. Mark Perrett

BSCs DC Chiropractor

There is a lot of confusion regarding whether to use heat or ice when you have pain.  Both therapies are inexpensive and effective when used properly.  This article will reveal when it is appropriate to use either option.

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Farm site fatality near Amaranth

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RCMP Media Release

On Oct. 25, at 5:00 pm, officers from Amaranth RCMP received a report of a collision that occurred at a farm site located approximately six kilometres north of Highway 16 on Provincial Road 242 in the R.M. of Portage La Prairie.

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Take your MLA to Work Day

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Photo by Eoin Devereux

Left to right: Carreer Connections Inc. executive director Tracy Williams, Agassiz MLA Eileen Clarke, Mitchell Baryla and Salvation Army manager Amanda Naughton-Gale pose for a picture during the Take your MLA to Work Day tour.

By Eoin Devereux

Neepawa Banner & Press

Disability Employment Awareness Month has come to a close with its annual ‘Bring Your MLA to Work Day’. The event featured members of the Legislative Assembly (MLA) visiting a local workplace that has hired an individual who happens to have a disability. The employee then provides a tour of their place of work and discusses their duties in their position.

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NACI student honoured for volunteer efforts

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Declan Smith of NACI was one of five Manitoba youth selected to receive the Sovereign’s Medal for Volunteers. He received the award at WE Day in Winnipeg on Oct. 30.

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Neepawa Banner & Press

Declan Smith is a Grade 10 student from Neepawa, MB who was recently awarded the Sovereign’s Medal for Volunteers.  He was one of five Manitobans chosen to receive this prestigious award on Oct. 30 at a special breakfast event hosted by WE Schools prior to WE Day in Winnipeg.

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