Right in the Centre: Home grown solutions please

By Ken Waddell
Neepawa Bannner/Neepawa Press

Premier Brian Pallister was in Neepawa last Monday to attend a tribute for retired MLA Stu Briese. The accolades brought to Briese by Pallister and many others were well deserved. The large crowd in attendance paid a fitting tribute to Briese’s career as an MLA and as a long-time municipal councillor.

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Faithfully yours - Maybe we should look for the silver lining

By Neil Strohschein

The Neepawa Banner

I left Alberta (my home province) 20 years ago when I moved to Neepawa. I have now become thoroughly “Manitobaized (my term meaning that I think and act like most other Manitobans);” and will probably die and be buried in this province.

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Homebodies - Coffee talk...

By Rita Friesen

The Neepawa Banner

We live in Manitoba. Most of us by choice. Whenever folks meet the common ground topic is our weather. Coffee talk. Weather.

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My perspective - Changing tides

By Kate Jackman-Atkinson

The Neepawa Banner

The tide is turning and I hope it’s a sign of good things to come for rural businesses. After a decade of “more” and “bigger”, we are starting to see a real appreciation for “small”.

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Observation - Jan. 12, 2017

By Addy Oberlin

The Neepawa Banner

How is the year 2017 starting out for you? Just the same as the year 2016? Have you broken any resolutions yet or are you bravely trying to keep them. Starting out the new year being quite ill was not a good start for me.

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