My perspective - Too much of a good thing?
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- Published on Monday, July 2, 2018
By Kate Jackman-Atkinson
Neepawa Banner & Press
I hold a Commerce degree and during university, we had many chances to interact with those already in the workforce. Whether it was in-class presentations, networking events or hiring fairs, the message was always the same, “School is great, but you’ll learn what you actually need to know once you start working.” I don’t think that Commerce grads are unique in this experience.
Right in the centre - Recycling may be doomed
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- Published on Monday, July 2, 2018
By Ken Waddell
Neepawa Banner & Press
Recycling is a wonderful idea and everyone is in favour of it. For some it is a passion, for some, it is a duty, for some it is a begrudging obligation and for some, it is just a pain.
My perspective - Imposing old on new
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- Published on Monday, June 25, 2018
By Kate Jackman-Atkinson
Neepawa Banner & Press
Last year, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau was quick to shoot down a proposed tax on internet service providers to fund Canadian news media. This year, there’s a serious push to institute the same type of tax, this time, to fund the production of Canadian entertainment media.
Right in the centre - Shaped by hardship
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- Published on Monday, June 25, 2018
By Ken Waddell
Neepawa Banner & Press
If you are old enough to have been born in the Great Depression, you are now 80 years old. Few people alive today have adult level memories of those terrible years, 1929-39, when jobs were scarce, farm prices low, crop yields very poor and the combination of heat, dust and despair permeated every pore.
My perspective - Missed opportunity
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- Published on Monday, June 18, 2018
By Kate Jackman-Atkinson
Neepawa Banner & Press
The 2016 Canadian Census of Agriculture recorded 20,140 farm operators and 14,791 census farms in Manitoba. Only 37 of them provided input into the upcoming changes the province’s Agricultural Crown Lands (ACL) program, which took places earlier this year.
