Right in the centre - Canada Post is in trouble
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- Published on Thursday, September 12, 2024
By Ken Waddell
Neepawa Banner & Press
The government of Canada has a number of financial disasters on its hands. Some are ongoing like the CBC that sucks up $1.3 billion a year in taxpayers money. Another is Canada Post as between 2018 and 2023 it has lost $3 billion. In the first six months of 2024 CP has reportedly lost $464 million. The Corporation has current loans and borrowings of $1 billion, of which $500 million is due for repayment in July 2025. At least $1 billion in new borrowings or other liquidity measures are required for 2025, including refinancing $500 million in existing debt.
Right in the centre - Fixing the problem
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- Published on Thursday, September 5, 2024
By Ken Waddell
Neepawa Banner & Press
Twice a year, we can be assured that food and nutrition shortages are raising their ugly head in communities across Manitoba. Each Christmas season, we are reminded of an ever increasing need for food and money donations to the local food banks and hamper programs. Now that schools are back in session, we are reminded of an increasing number of students who go to school hungry. To both these situations, I say let’s wholeheartedly support them and make sure no one goes hungry. It’s just the right thing to do.
Right in the centre - Canada needs an overhaul
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- Published on Thursday, August 29, 2024
By Ken Waddell
Neepawa Banner & Press
Canada has been dragged through yet another threatened railway strike. As usual, the unions picked grain harvesting season to pull the pin. With millions of tonnes of grain needing to be taken to storage and to export to terminals and to processing plants, the railway unions have always known that August is strike month. The postal workers always aim for Christmas for their regularly scheduled strikes and other unions are tuned to hit the most sensitive times for strikes.
Right in the centre - Staying on top of things
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- Published on Thursday, August 22, 2024
Ken Waddell
Neepawa Banner & Press
Keeping everything repaired and up-to-date is a challenge for every town, village and municipality. Mosts towns and villages have really bad roads. There are places in many towns where some of the paved roads are so cracked and pitted, they might as well be gravel.
Right in the Centre - If it's news it will likely appear in this paper
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- Published on Thursday, August 15, 2024
By Ken Waddell
Neepawa Banner & Press
It’s closing in on 35 years since I wrote my first column. When we started our first newspaper in 1989, I decided there were certain things I would not accept as advertisements even if they were legal. One decision was easy as cigarette ads had already been made illegal earlier that year.
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