Right in the centre - Manitoba– How do we measure up?
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- Published on Friday, June 25, 2021
By Ken Waddell
Neepawa Banner & Press
Last week, I posed this question to Manitoba Health: “If Manitoba had the same ratio of population to ICUs as North Dakota, there would be over 400 ICUs in Manitoba instead of 72. Do you know why Manitoba numbers of available ICUs varies so much from North Dakota?”
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Right in the centre - Overhaul needed
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- Published on Friday, June 18, 2021
By Ken Waddell
Neepawa Banner & Press
For what it’s worth, I believe our criminal justice system needs a major overhaul.
Right in the centre - Keep it polite
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- Published on Friday, June 11, 2021
By Ken Waddell
Neepawa Banner & Press
Every so often, a comment or a letter comes along that’s a bit discouraging. We have received a lot of letters lately and most have been very well thought out and reasonably well composed. In addition, we also get a large number of submitted columns. We don’t have room for many submitted pieces but we try our very best. We have to make decisions, right or wrong, we have to make decisions.
Right in the Centre - Crisis should drive changes
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- Published on Friday, June 4, 2021
By Ken Waddell
Neepawa Banner & Press
Every day, we hear that Intensive Care Units (ICUs) in Manitoba are nearly full, largely due to COVID-19 cases. In response to a question from the Banner & Press about ICUs, a Manitoba Shared Health spokesperson said, “As of May 31, there have been 820 COVID patients admitted to ICU since the start of the pandemic. This includes 246 so far for the month of May, 2021, which is about five times the 50 COVID patients admitted to ICU in April. To date, 71 patients remain in ICU, 543 patients have been discharged or transferred out of ICU and 206 have sadly died while in ICU.” We all know an ICU is a very serious place to be and with C-19 in Manitoba, the death rate in the ICUs is 25 per cent, one in four.
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Column like I see 'em - Real change in sports doesn’t come easily...or cheaply
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- Published on Friday, June 4, 2021
By Eoin Devereux
Neepawa Banner & Press
What’s in a name? For many modern sports franchises, both at the professional and amateur level, it’s quite a lot. It can be the difference between popularity and irrelevance. Perhaps more importantly, however, it could be the difference between having a few extra dollars in the bank and being constantly strapped for cash.
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