My perspective - A good place to visit
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- Published on Thursday, May 26, 2016
By Kate Jackman-Atkinson
Neepawa Banner/Neepawa Press
Last weekend, I ended up spending a few hours digging through some family history. It was an interesting trip into photo albums, scrap books, envelopes of old pictures and newspaper clippings. Most were from well before my time and I wished I knew the answers to my questions; Who are all the people in the photos? Where and when was the photo taken? What was significant about the event? Without context, they were just interesting novelties.
Homebodies - I did it! - part three, the final
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- Published on Sunday, May 22, 2016
By Rita Friesen
The Neepawa Banner
With reluctance but with wisdom, I chose to stay on the barge, the Elodie, for Wednesday. We had docked in Delft and first thing in the morning, we crossed the street and toured the Delft ceramic factory. Watching the craftsmen at work, meticulously hand painting the designs, I gained a clear understanding that the asking price for any true piece is fair. Another one of the tour group also stayed on board and we had a fantastic time, swapping stories and getting to know each other. The group arrived back at the barge, now at Leiden, by mid afternoon and so Marie and I went for a lengthy walkabout.
Faithfully yours - One step at a time
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- Published on Saturday, May 21, 2016
By Neil Strohschein
The Neepawa Banner
Every year I meet at least one person who has slipped on an icy patch of concrete or pavement and suffered a broken wrist or hand. Their stories are the same. It was an accident and accidents happen. The bone took less than a second to break. It will take weeks to heal.
Right in the centre - Firm but fair
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- Published on Friday, May 20, 2016
By Ken Waddell
Neepawa Banner/Neepawa Press
It was an impressive scene to watch the parade of 40 new PC MLAs parade into their swearing-in ceremony last week. Not since 1915 had such a large group of MLAs from one party been sworn into government. The throne speech was impressive this past Monday, but was basically a re-stating of the PC election platform. A look at the seat map for the legislature shows the 40 PC seats, the 14 NDP and the three liberals in their seating arrangement. It’s a massive majority for the PC party and Premier Brian Pallister.
My perspective - Canadian confession
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- Published on Thursday, May 19, 2016
By Kate Jackman-Atkinson
Neepawa Banner/Neepawa Press
I have a confession. Despite living in Ontario for my first 13 years and making many trips to Ottawa, until last week, I had never actually been to Parliament Hill. When I found myself in Ottawa with a couple of hours to kill, I made arrangements through our constituency office to check out this iconic Canadian landmark.
