Barn collapses at HyLife Foods
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- Published on Thursday, January 19, 2017
Banner Staff
Neepawa Banner/Neepawa Press
On Tuesday, Jan. 10 a portion of one of the barns at HyLife Foods in Neepawa collapsed due to a combination of wind and snow load. The incident occurred at approximately 11 p.m. and no people or animals were injured.
Roof collapses in Kelwood
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- Published on Thursday, January 19, 2017
A centre piece of the community of Kelwood has been severely damaged. On Saturday, Jan. 14, the roof of the Kelwood skating rink caved in. No one was injured. An excess amount of recent snow may have caused a domino effect on the roof. (Photos by John Drinkwater)
Neepawa businesses awaiting return of dumpsters
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- Published on Thursday, January 19, 2017
By Kate Jackman-Atkinson
The Neepawa Banner
A short turn around in the change of garbage contractors is being blamed for the unsightly piles of commercial garbage collecting around Neepawa this month. Without curbside pickup, most of the town’s commercial properties depend on communal dumpsters, located in central locations around town, to dispose of their garbage. However, businesses have been without dumpsters since the beginning of January.
A special salute to Stu Briese
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- Published on Thursday, January 19, 2017
Premier Brian Pallister and Stu Briese share a laugh during a get-together at the Neepawa Legion on Monday, Jan. 16. (photo by Eoin Devereux)
By Eoin Devereux
The Neepawa Banner/Neepawa Press
Political contemporaries and long-time friends gathered in Neepawa on Monday, Jan. 16 to offer a special sendoff to former Agassiz MLA Stu Briese. In 2014, Briese announced he would not seek re-election for the position he had filled for nearly a decade. That position would ultimately be filled by Eileen Clarke, who won the riding in the 2016 provincial election
