Right in the centre - Canada Day a good time to take stock

By Ken Waddell

Neepawa Banner/Neepawa Press

Today, Canada Day is a great day to be a Canadian. People who were born here may not appreciate Canada as much as or in the same way as someone who moved here. Canada, for all its faults, is a really good place to live. We need to “stand on guard” for Canada as it may continue to grow even greater.

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My perspective - Saturday hot spot

By Kate Jackman-Atkinson

Neepawa Banner/Neepawa Press

It was a bustling Saturday night, the shops were open until 9 pm, the restaurants were full and it was hard to find a parking spot on the main drag. This isn’t a scene from modern Toronto, London or New York.  This was Neepawa on a Saturday night in the 1950s.

It’s hard to believe.

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Thumbs up - To town upkeepers

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Submitted by Ineke Mack

The Neepawa Press

Not sure who keeps up the Trans Canada Trail within town limits, but whoever does deserves a great big Thumbs UP. We are extremely lucky in Neepawa to have such a great town to walk around in, from our shady streets with their well kept houses and yards, to the trails that have been kept clean and mowed. 

The Trans Canada Trail is one of our favourite trails to walk and it’s kept up beautifully year round.

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Faithfully yours - God calls us to live and let live

By Neil Strohschein

The Neepawa Banner

An act of domestic terrorism—that’s how law enforcement officials described the event that took place in Orlando, Florida’s Pulse nightclub in the early morning hours of Sunday, June 12.

It was the worst mass shooting in the history of the United States—50 dead (including the alleged gunman) and at least that many injured. There are no words to describe the magnitude of this tragedy or to adequately reflect the outrage that should be felt by everyone who either read about, heard about or watched news coverage of this event.

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Impressive new Cruze takes the fight to Civic

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By Ben Castle

Submitted Article

The new 2016 Chevrolet Cruze is the latest in a long line of Chevrolet compact cars, beginning with the long-lived 1982 Cavalier and culminating in the popular 2005 Cobalt.  These cars offered basic motoring and cheap running costs at an affordable price but lacked quality, performance, efficiency and sophistication compared to the competition from import manufacturers. However, the original Cruze of 2010 featured a significantly better quality interior and with new, more efficient engines and transmissions, it was also able to compete in terms of performance, fuel economy and refinement.  In 2015, its final year, the Cruze managed to outsell its domestic rivals from Ford and Dodge by over 50 per cent and put pressure on more modern rival products from Honda, Hyundai, Toyota and Mazda. With its sporty and sleek new 2016 Cruze, Chevrolet hopes to build on its success and tempt more customers away from these popular import brands.

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