Looking Back - 1978: Strike signs pop up at Neepawa’s liquor store

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Photo courtesy of the Banner & Press Archives. Liquor store workers stuck up this sign outside of the Neepawa Liquor Mart, going on strike in 1978.

By Cassandra Wehrhahn

Neepawa Banner & Press

110 years ago, Tuesday, October 13, 1908

On learning that theIsland of Crete has proclaimed its union with Greece, Turkey despatched a cruiser and three torpedo boats from Smyrna to the island of Samos.

Miss K. Garnier has completed her training in the general hospital here. A reception will be held at the hospital on Thursday afternoon, Oct. 15 from 3 to 5 o’clock during which graduating exercises will take place. Friends of the hospital are cordially invited to attend.

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Meet the mayoral candidates of Westlake Gladstone - Scott Kinley

 

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Mayoral candidate Scott Kinley.

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By Scott Kinley

Making the decision to run for Mayor was one that wasn’t taken lightly I asked myself several times why would I want to do this?

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Meet the mayoral candidates of Westlake Gladstone - Keith Arthur

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Mayoral candidate Keith Arthur.

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By Penny Rogers

Developing strong lasting relationships, engaging taxpayers, growing the region, initiating cost savings, testing new processes and technologies.

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Out of Helen's kitchen - Pina Colada Squares

By Helen Drysdale

Neepawa Banner & Press

Don’t expect many leftovers when you make this irresistible square.

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Neepawa Area Health Auxiliary over 100 years old

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Photo from Neepawa Land of Plenty history book. The original Neepawa Hospital building, finished in 1904 on the same grounds as the current hospital.

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1902 - JJ Hamilton and JA Davidson of Neepawa persuaded people of the need for a new hospital. A site was chosen on the north east corner, on a knoll overlooking Whitemud River, in the same area as the present hospital. Davidson donated the land. Sod turned in 1903.

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