My perspective - A proactive approach
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- Published on Friday, July 31, 2015
By Kate Jackman-Atkinson
The Neepawa Banner
Like hockey and maple syrup, universal health care is an identifiable feature of Canada. The problem is that, unlike hockey and maple syrup, there are shortages within the health care system that leave many people paying for services they can’t access. We aren’t just paying a little bit either. In 2015/2016, the province in planning to spend $6 billion on Health, roughly 38 per cent of the entire $15 billion budget.
View from the legislature - July 30
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- Published on Thursday, July 30, 2015
By Leanne Rowat
Riding Mountain MLA
Another session of the Manitoba Legislative Assembly wrapped up on June 30, but not to the benefit of Manitobans. The session that started with the budget address on April 30 was the shortest spring session since the last election. The government chose to sit only 35 days compared to the longest session sitting 90 days in 2013.
Right in the centre - Naysayers can paint or get off the ladder
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- Published on Thursday, July 30, 2015
By Ken Waddell
The Neepawa Banner
As I sat in my office on Saturday July 25, 2015, it was a much different July Saturday than the past 8-10 years. For most of those years, I was chairman of the Neepawa Area Lily Festival and I was involved for all 18 festivals.
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Influencing positive change
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- Published on Wednesday, July 29, 2015
By Vern May
Minnedosa & Area Community Development Corporation
Don’t touch that! Mind your manners. Look both ways before you cross the street. Think about how many times you’ve had to repeat these instructions in order to influence habit-forming positive behaviour. Dozens, probably hundreds of times, in different situations and contexts, I suspect. With any luck, after a few years you start to see the results you were hoping for.
Homebodies - Today I chose to wonder
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- Published on Sunday, July 26, 2015
By Rita Friesen
The Neepawa Banner
There are things in my daily life that could, and sometimes do, irritate me. Today, as I tackled the day, one chore at a time, I chose to wonder. The yard is looking presentable, the grass short enough for me to spot the mole hills.
