Farmery fish fry fundraiser

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Published on Saturday, July 29, 2017

John Drinkwater

The Neepawa Banner

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Out of Helen's Kitchen - 1946

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Published on Saturday, July 29, 2017

Helen Drysdale

Neepawa Banner

This year Canada is celebrating 150 years since confederation (The Sesquicentennial). I thought I would spend the next several months showcasing some historic recipes in Canada’s honour. 

The government predicted large-scale unemployment at the war’s end — as happened following the First World War. Political and economic factors prompted Prime Minister William Lyon Mackenzie King to have the Family Allowance Law passed in 1944, possibly as a vote-getting ploy in the next election as the Conservatives were making gains. The family allowance paid $5 per month for children under age five; $6 per month for six-to-nine-year-olds; $7 a month for 10-12 years; and $8 for 13-15. Family allowances were seen as a means of maintaining purchasing power.

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Province announces municipal road improvement program projects

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Published on Friday, July 28, 2017

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Province of Manitoba

The Manitoba government is investing $12 million for municipal roads. On Tuesday, July 25, Indigenous and Municipal Relations Minister Eileen Clarke, made the announcement on the new investment, along with Chris Goertzen, president, Association of Manitoba Municipalities (AMM), and RM of Rockwood reeve Jim Campbell.

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