My perspective - Imposing old on new
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- Published on Monday, June 25, 2018
By Kate Jackman-Atkinson
Neepawa Banner & Press
Last year, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau was quick to shoot down a proposed tax on internet service providers to fund Canadian news media. This year, there’s a serious push to institute the same type of tax, this time, to fund the production of Canadian entertainment media.
Right in the centre - Shaped by hardship
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- Published on Monday, June 25, 2018
By Ken Waddell
Neepawa Banner & Press
If you are old enough to have been born in the Great Depression, you are now 80 years old. Few people alive today have adult level memories of those terrible years, 1929-39, when jobs were scarce, farm prices low, crop yields very poor and the combination of heat, dust and despair permeated every pore.
What does it take to support a good cause? It takes guts
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- Published on Friday, June 22, 2018
Photo by Diane Warner
By Eoin Devereux
Neepawa Banner & Press
A charity rodeo event is once again saddling up to the Beautiful Plains Agricultural Fairgrounds in Neepawa. The fifth annual It Takes Guts barrel races have been scheduled for Sunday, June 24.
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Neepawa Natives implement a travel fee
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- Published on Friday, June 22, 2018
By Eoin Devereux
Neepawa Banner & Press
The board of directors for the Neepawa Natives has approved the implementation of a new travel fee for the 2018-2019 MJHL season. In a media release discussing the decision, the board indicated that the $1,600 fee will be used to help cover bus costs, road meals and motel accommodation when it is needed.
