Right in the centre - Budgeting for survival
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- Published on Thursday, September 28, 2017
Ken Waddell
The Neepawa Banner
The Manitoba government is holding pre-budget meetings all over the province. It is a process that has been happening for years. It makes sense. The NDP did it for years. It is a good and proper process.
My Perspective - Reference points
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- Published on Thursday, September 28, 2017
Kate Jackman - Atkinson
The Neepawa Banner
“Damned if you do, damned if you don’t” seems to be the take away from a Manitoba story that recently broke. The story sheds some light on the pitfalls of reference checks, from all sides of the employment relationship.
My Perspective - Questions and uncertainty
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- Published on Thursday, September 21, 2017
By Kate Jackman-Atkinson
The Neepawa Banner
Right in the Centre -Time to rethink health care funding
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- Published on Thursday, September 21, 2017
By Ken Waddell
The Neepawa Banner
The Province of Manitoba put out three fairly major announcements this past week.
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Right in the centre - Wanted: more thinking and planning
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- Published on Thursday, September 14, 2017
Ken Waddell
The Neppawa Banner
I think it is a good idea that the City of Winnipeg and the Province of Manitoba are seeking to have Amazon locate a second home base facility in the city. It would be a good thing for the city and the province. It is a long shot, but as the head of CentrePort Canada said in a radio interview, it is a very good exercise. It is the same thing as the communities of south-western Manitoba banding together to try and land a soybean processing plant. Both are huge projects and they might not happen. However, the lessons learned in the process should give valuable insight into the capacity for projects.
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