Right in the centre - Random thoughts
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- Published on Friday, February 5, 2021
By Ken Waddell
Neepawa Banner & Press
•Last week’s column on Canada Post caused a fair bit of reaction, all confirming what I said. Canada Post has a very big top-down problem. They are out of touch with their local postal workers and local management. Warehouses, and even semi-trailers, get backed up with parcels, even the First Class mail is being delayed for days.
Right in the centre - Canada Post problem at the top
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- Published on Friday, January 29, 2021
By Ken Waddell
Neepawa Banner & Press
I have no intention of causing any grief to local post office workers. I know they are sharing the same frustrations as everyone else. As a newspaper, we have never had anything except good service from our local post offices. There’s the key word, local. Local people get it, they know how to do the best for the customers, friends, neighbours and for themselves. It’s the same as any business. Local is the best service, usually.
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Right in the centre - Please listen more
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- Published on Friday, January 22, 2021
By Ken Waddell
Neepawa Banner & Press
For a number of reasons, I held off writing this column until Wednesday morning, which is really pushing the patience of our staff. The paper gets sent to print on Wednesday and we can’t be late. Printing presses are like trains, they are supposed to run on schedule.
Right in the centre - Manitoba Agriculture a shadow of what it once was
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- Published on Friday, January 15, 2021
By Ken Waddell
Neepawa Banner & Press
When word came down last week that the Province of Manitoba was closing 20 Manitoba Agricultural Services Corporation (MASC) offices across the province, it came as a bit of a jolt. MASC offices were formed a number of years ago, when Manitoba Agricultural Credit Corporation and Manitoba Crop Insurance were combined. This latest move from Manitoba Agriculture is part of a 25 year shrinking of Ag services by the province.
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Right in the centre - We need hope and fairness
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- Published on Friday, January 8, 2021
By Ken Waddell
Neepawa Banner & Press
The seemingly never-ending battle against COVID-19 is grinding everyone down. Now, the C-19 battle is nowhere as bad a the 1918 Flu, at least not so far. The C-19 battle pales in comparison to the desperation and losses in the Battle of Britain or the Siege of Stalingrad. We all get that, or at least, I hope we do.
