Right in the centre - Looking to the south

By Ken Waddell

Neepawa Banner & Press

I know that things are done differently in the United States. The level of intensity for sports, even at the high school level is way beyond what we Canadians experience. Sports at all levels take on a whole new perspective when even high school football and hockey games can have thousands of fans in attendance.

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My perspective - No news here

By Kate Jackman-Atkinson

Neepawa Banner & Press

Last month, the release of the federal budget meant that details about the government’s support for the news media industry were unveiled. Despite the assertion that it would be something else, it looks like a program designed to benefit the country’s largest corporate newspaper chains.

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Right in the centre - Too many regulations– again!

By Ken Waddell

Neepawa Banner & Press

We Canadians are being badly duped by political parties and by many media outlets. Take, for example, the neat idea for an on-the-lake splash park at Minnedosa. It’s a really neat idea that will be a kid pleaser, for sure. Not sure if it will be financially viable, as that remains to be seen.

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My perspective - A strange choice?

By Kate Jackman-Atkinson

Neepawa Banner & Press

What constitutes agriculture? I wondered that last week when a press release came across my desk. In April 2018, the Canadian Agricultural Partnership (CAP) was launched to support the country’s agriculture and agri-foods sectors. It’s a $3 billion program, with $1 billion coming from the federal government and $2 billion to be cost shared by federal, provincial and territorial governments.

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Right in the centre - Life was harder, but simpler

By Ken Waddell

Neepawa Banner & Press

Seventy-one years ago today (March 29), I was born at Holland, Manitoba. A lot has changed in the intervening years. Some of the events and methods of that era would shock people today.

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