My perspective - Selling outrage
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- Published on Thursday, August 24, 2017
Kate Jackman - Atkinson
The Neepawa Banner
We live in an interesting time for media, it’s certainly one of change. Much as the early printing presses allowed anyone with some space to start their own newspaper, the internet means that today, anyone with a smartphone can become a media outlet.
Homebodies -One pretty saucer
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- Published on Sunday, August 20, 2017
Remember when giving, or receiving, a china tea cup and saucer was exciting? Back in the day, a gift of such beauty was a cause for “ahs” and profuse thanks at a bridal shower. Most people of my generation – the leading edge of the Baby Boomers– can recall a series of fine china safely housed in the proper china cabinet.
My perspective -Trying times for justice
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- Published on Thursday, August 17, 2017
How long should the legal process in Canada take? One year? Three years? Five years? There’s a crisis brewing in the Canadian courts and Manitoba might have a solution, though it’s not without its detractors.
In July 2016, the Supreme Court ruled that from the time a charge is laid, to the conclusion of a trial, Superior Court cases will have up to 30 months to be completed and provincial court cases will have 18 months, or 30 months if there is a preliminary inquiry. Their decision added that any delays beyond this time frame violate the accused’s Charter right to be tried within a reasonable time. The time limits don’t apply if the delays are a result of the defence team.
Right in the centre-Choosing change
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- Published on Thursday, August 17, 2017
Just about every election is run on a promise to change. Most town and municipal councils, provincial and federal governments get elected promising to do a better job than their predecessors. For certain, the Manitoba government lead by Premier Brian Pallister was given a huge mandate to change. After 17 years of NDP government, it wasn’t hard to see the need for change.
Right in the centre - Manitoba has the second highest number of VLTs in Canada
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- Published on Thursday, August 3, 2017
Ken Waddell
The Neepawa Banner
A reader and friend called last week and he was somewhat amazed at how much money gets poured into slot machines in rural towns. That raises the question as to how much do the slot machines return to the winners, to the facility owners and to the government? In 2016, the Town of Neepawa received $57,562.14 which was a $5,000 base fee and the rest on a per capita basis. But that figure pales in comparison to how much money goes out of the community.
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