Right in the centre - Big decisions
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- Published on Friday, June 21, 2019
By Ken Waddell
Neepawa Banner & Press
Like many councils, the Town of Neepawa council is faced with big decisions, and soon. What has been rumoured for a while, that is major change in the Town’s cemetery perpetual care policy, is coming to a head. To many, a cemetery policy might seem like a small deal, but in Neepawa’s case, it is both an emotional and expensive policy to maintain. It has been said that the Town of Neepawa spends more on the care of graves, on the dead, essentially, than they do on the living, if you look at Neepawa’s somewhat skimpy recreation budget.
My perspective - Planting the seeds
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- Published on Friday, June 14, 2019
By Kate Jackman-Atkinson
Neepawa Banner & Press
Small businesses are the backbone of most rural communities, but maybe more important than the businesses a community currently has, is the ones it will have in the future. Will there be more, or fewer? As another class of graduates leaves school behind, how many of them plan to run their own businesses? How many have even thought about it?
Right in the centre - Obvious solutions often ignored
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- Published on Friday, June 14, 2019
By Ken Waddell
Neepawa Banner & Press
A number of events this past week have prompted a reaction in my mind. It seems strange to me that, as a society and with the governments we have in place, we can’t solve our problems much faster.
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My perspective - Seeing green? Or red?
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- Published on Friday, June 7, 2019
By Kate Jackman-Atkinson
Neepawa Banner & Press
If things seem a little tighter on the farm, it’s with good reason. Late last month, Statistics Canada released their report of 2018 farm income and while most people were expecting a drop, the magnitude of that drop came as a big surprise.
Right in the centre - You can’t believe everything you hear
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- Published on Friday, June 7, 2019
By Ken Waddell
Neepawa Banner & Press
The title of this column is an old expression. It has been often repeated and I have a longer version. It goes like this, “Don’t believe half of what you hear, half what you see and only a smaller portion of what you read.” This has never been more true.
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